Tasks and Task Committees for Practicum, Art 496A

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We will determine who will be working on each task during the second class. Take some time to review the postmortem reports from the previous classes in the binders in senior studio.

Class Coordinator, and keeper of the Timeline

Treasurer

Transparencies / Slides Coordinator + Assistant/s

Interview Coordinator

Color Printout Coordinator and Assistant

Web Page Coordinator and Assistant

Field Trip Coordinator and Assistant

Visiting Critic Coordinator

Senior Show Coordinator

Press Release Coordinator

Promotion and Poster Design Coordinator / Team

Installation Committee

Receptions Committee

Clean-up Committee

After assignments are made each student must e.mail a report of their understanding of the responsibilities associated with that task. Task descriptions should build innovative thinking about the quality of the task and reviewing the reports of previous experience should prevent us from revisiting the same problems.

Task reports will be presented when needed, during class. Group meeting place/times and targeted due dates for activities must be posted on the timeline. It is everyone's responsibility to review the timeline regularly.

A postmortem report must be prepared and presented to the Juniors at the end of the year party. Consider that these task responsibilities can be entered onto your resumes.

The following provides a brief description of the tasks. Refer to the postmortem reports for a more comprehensive view of the tasks.

Class Coordinator, and keeper of the Timeline

Will keep in contact with each of the task committees and make sure all activities are on schedule. This individual will also create and maintain the timeline based on input from Task Coordinators.

Treasurer

Reviews estimates with each committee and collects the money throughout the three quarters for practicum tasks.

Transparency Committee

Researches 35mm photographers, who will copy work properly, framed in closely, on inky black background, able to shoot cropped details and in a timely fashion.
Will need to identify the current sources for photographing 3-D and oversized flat pieces on 4"x5" transparencies and the current processing locations.
Interface with IMS for slides for binders.

This committee will set up the slide binders in the slide library. They will help collect the slide sleeves, slide descriptions, and place them into a binder in the Slide Library before graduation.

Interview Coordinator

Arranges the orientations and mock interview in front of class. Sets up the interview rehearsals with Career Services as well as with the professor.

Color Output Committee

Interface with Bob Church and the Graphic Design printing system or set up connections with a service bureau in New York, or in Columbus

Web Page Coordinator and Assistant

Sets up orientation sessions for those unfamiliar with the technology. Also works with the School of Art pagemaster for interfacing and featuring the show and other events.

Field Trip Coordinator and Assistant

Interfaces with professor, travel agent, design studios to coordinate the trip.

Visiting Critic Coordinator

Visiting Critic's arrangements for: lodging, travel, the reviews, and Thank You letter from class plus confirm the thank you letters from those interviewing.

Senior Show Coordinator

Coordinates and works with all the sub-committees to make sure all parts of the show are on schedule. The buck stops here! You will arrange for someone to watch the gallery. Coordinate the key at all times.

Press Release Coordinator, (perhaps the Show Coordinator)

Makes calls to publication outlets this Fall Quarter to check on interest in publishing an article on OU student work or the senior show. Creates a press release kit and sends to targeted publications. Including information on the visiting critic, the work in show, the program, images of samples, etc. This will be followed by follow-up calls to confirm receipt and interest level.

Promotion and Poster Design Coordinator / Team

Create the posters and invitations, coordinating the design, writing the copy, complying with budget, post office regulations, get printing estimates. A copy of the final design before film must have the sign off by the Chair of the Design Program and the Director of the School of Art. Dates must be confirmed with Trisolini Gallery coordinator. Attend press checks, coordinate the mailing, getting the mailing list and taking the labeled mail to the OU post office, list must include Glidden/Tymas-Jones/Boothe, local vendors, faculty, friends, families, designers, alumni . . .

Installation Committee

Establishes the philosophy of the show, the number of pieces, how to include team projects, computers or performances. i.e. Should each Degree Project be presented? Or one multi part piece each, or coordinated to show the macro picture of program.

This committee is solely responsible for: securing the computers for the show, labeling the show, getting the guest book with mailing address lines. They collect the physical parameters of Trisolini to create a scale model, hanging concept (align/2"/level), also lighting, review 3 weeks prior as a dry run walk around, prototype of hanging system, getting keys and hanging it, lighting, clean-up, poster in hall and outside.

Receptions Committee

Determine the dates, the type of and the number of Receptions, opening Mom and Pop reception and an awards reception, try to arrange so that the director can come to awards presentation, arrange for Juniors to serve,

Clean-up Committee

Works with the installation and reception committees as well as the custodians at the end of the spring quarter. Activities occur after installation, after receptions, after the show is taken down, and most importantly when room 406 is vacated at the end of year.

The following list elaborates on the individual's responsibilities:

• Daily Planner and e.mail

• Throughout the remaining three quarters you will need to have a daily planner with you. Your OU e.mail account is the only address I will use to contact you. If you wish to use another server, please have your e.mail forwarded from your oak account. These two organizational devices will affect your grade for participation.

• Degree Project

• Review the the project brief through the DP link.

• Web Space

• We are obviously immersed in an e.world. Web technology must be a part your vocabulary. Not knowing it could inhibit your chances for placement. Therefore, you need to activate and place a resume page on your oak account. Use PageMill as a simple program to create a text document. Cut and paste the text from any word processing program.

• Portfolio

• Realize the variety of uses your book/portfolio has to pacify: the Senior Trip interviews, a diverse and/or a focused potential employer, the Senior Show, the visiting critic interview, drop-offs, etc. Establish your point of view, or areas of interest. Build the philosophy of your primary book and then consider abbreviated versions: Disks/CD's with QuickShow, the Web, also the more traditional leave behind slide sleeves, 35mm and 4x5 transparencies with a slide description sheet.

• Resume

• We will review the copy for the resume in this class, however the layout will be determined by the atmospheric grid established by the letterhead designed within the next couple weeks. Please review RitaSueSiegel's guide. She is one of the major design headhunter in NY.

• Reworking two projects

• Select two projects when we review the portfolios during the 4-5 week to rework before the senior show.

• Interviews

• Practice the presentation of your portfolio and discussion of your abilities on video. This may require two to three attempts and coordinating with the Interview Committee. I will conduct one formal interview with each of you prior to the Senior Trip. Presentation of your portfolio consisting of five pieces including one process piece to a professional. Those interested in the field trip will have interviews arranged. Others will have to arrange their own, however if you can tell me where your interested in locating I will try to search for contacts for an interview in that city. If you arrange the interview, inform me of the location and the name of a contact person or the interviewer.

• Graduation

• Application for graduation usually occurs in early April

• Correspondence

• We need to work on defining your desirable job parameters: geographic location, area of interest, etc.
• We will create the communication system in Senior Studio. This system will be utilized to complete the 30 initial contact cover letters and resumes that are required to be sent; introducing yourself; requesting an interview; and inviting them to your web page. A copy of this typical letter and a list of the firms you have contacted must be submitted by the end of Winter Quarter. Follow-up calls, leaving multiple messages with receptionists, message machines, e-mail, Thank You letters etc. are up to you.
• Finalizing the resume/CV (Curriculum Vitae), adding your references.

• Slides

• One set of 10-20 slides is required to fulfill the parameters of the spring class. These need to be labeled with your name, year, and accompanied by a sheet providing a brief description of each slide. Please review the archive in the slide library. Please treat these with respect and return them directly after use.

 

Graphic Design Program
School of Art
Ohio University

Fall Quarter '2K/01

Wednesday 6-9 PM
406+ Lab in 405 +Lecture room 403

Professor Don Adleta
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