University of Michigan School of Art & Design

Winter 2008 Elective Studio Courses

300.015 Post-Optimal Objects (P.O.O.)

John Marshall

This course focuses on designed objects and their cultural contexts. Students explore the territory between fine art and design and address approaches for developing the aesthetic and critical possibilities of objects outside a commercial context. Students also investigate various ways of creatively communicating ideas about objects, such as making appearance models, mock-ups and storyboards. The creative works made in Post-Optimal Objects may be shown as prototypes or communicated via publication (online or print). Participants think conceptually about what they want to achieve, translate these ideas into visualizations, and develop some of these into fully executed and documented works. Digital 3D modeling, scanning, laser cutting, and rapid prototyping are used together with traditional media such as wood, metal, and plastics.

Prerequisite: Junior or senior A&D major or permission of instructor.

TTh 8:30-11:30am

http://hehe.org.free.fr/

http://snibbe.com/

http://www.aether.hu/

http://www.artlebedev.com/

http://www.ateliervanlieshout.com/

http://www.auger-loizeau.com/

http://www.oboiler.com/

http://www.bootleg-objects.com/

http://www.boym.com/

http://www.brokenoff.com/

http://www.christian-moeller.com/

http://www.coin-operated.com/

http://www.damianosullivan.com/

http://www.danieleatock.com/

http://www.davidsmall.com/

http://www.demakersvan.com/

http://www.dialog05.com/

http://www.dillerscofidio.com/

http://www.dominicwilcox.com/

http://www.droogdesign.nl/

http://www.dunneandraby.co.uk/

http://www.earstudio.com/

http://www.eelkomoorer.com/

http://www.electronicshadow.com/

http://www.eliocaccavale.com/

http://www.erichginder.com/

http://www.ericklarenbeek.com/

http://www.fiftytwothousand.com/

http://www.flong.com/

http://www.fredriksonstallard.com/

http://www.frontdesign.se/

http://www.futurefactories.com/

http://www.goldinsenneby.com/gs/

http://www.greyworld.org/

http://www.guineapigdesign.com/

http://www.guixe.com/

http://www.haque.co.uk/

http://www.helmutsmits.nl/

http://www.humanbeans.net/

http://www.industreal.it/

http://www.jasonbruges.com/

http://www.jorislaarman.com/

http://www.julialohmann.co.uk/

http://www.jurgenbey.nl/

http://www.karinvanlieshout.nl/

http://www.loop.ph/

http://www.lozano-hemmer.com/

http://www.marcelwanders.com/

http://www.maywadenki.com/

http://www.miam-miam.org/

http://www.michaelsans.com/

http://www.nadinejarvis.com/

http://www.noamtoran.com/

http://www.objectsofvirtualdesire.com/

http://www.ons-adres.nl/

http://www.ora-ito.com/

http://www.owlproject.com/

http://www.philipperahm.com/

http://www.selfmadeobjects.net/

http://www.release1.net/

http://www.simonheijdens.com/

http://www.stephenhendee.com/

http://www.studiojob.nl/

http://www.suck.uk.com/

http://www.sweetdreamssecurity.com/

http://www.tarazistudio.com/

http://www.thwartdesign.com/

http://www.timorousbeasties.com/

http://www.toyo-ito.com/

http://www.troika.uk.com/

http://www.vogtweizenegger.de/

http://www.waldemeyer.com/

http://www.xs4all.nl/~notnot/

http://www.yael-mer.com/