Workshop Leader: John Howrey

Description

Live data and social media have sparked the development of today’s information-driven culture. Every day we do nothing but create data. We spend a lot of times worrying about the data being captured by Facebook, WhatsApp, and TikTok, but what about the other data that we are letting pass by. The bird your dog barked at on his walk. Your giggle at that silly joke. The leaves falling in your yard. You are a dynamic data set. You will gather yourself. Your Spotify playlists. Your Twitter timeline. What you like on Instagram and/or Reddit. The movies you watch (or haven't watched.) The books on your shelf or the cars you have own. The things that make you cry, or smile. In this class, we will collect it. We will be creative and generous and create a unique dataset that is a portrait of you.

Objectives

In this studio course, students will explore the phenomenon of big data on a small scale and identify opportunities to use personal data as an element of expressive visual communication. By harnessing the power of dynamically chaining content, students will craft persuasive, experiential, and experimental time-based narratives.

Content

Course content will be delivered in the form of short class lectures with example projects. Students will be required to prepare presentations of their process and participate in critiques.

Portfolio / Outcomes

Students will develop a concise body of process and work that demonstrates the unique making skills they’ve brought to the workshop. Painters, drawers, designers, motion media arts, typographers, and all visual media skills will be put on display in time-based media. Each student can specify their media and may run the gamut from high-fidelity prototypes to fully completed experiences.

Required Tools, Materials, Equipment & Software

The typical designer’s toolkit including materials for analog mark making and sketching. Plenty of paper and a pencil are enough to get started.

Fees

Participation in this workshop is free for students and 160NZD (approx. 95EUR / 115USD / 430PLN) for professionals. Have questions? Please email our event organiser at exhibition2021@motyf-festival.com.

Professional tickets are on sale now. Student tickets will go on sale March 31, 2021 at 9:00PM (NZDT) / 9:00AM (CET).

Workshop Leader

Widely known for creating design that is theatrical, crystal clear, and arresting, John Howrey inspires others in his roles as teacher, mentor, thought leader, and expert craftsman. He is at home working with multi-disciplinary teams to bring innovative experience to the market. At IBM, he helped lead product design across multiple teams with a focus on the practice of design at the speed of business and meeting user needs with self-service experiences for even the most technically challenging work. As Professor of Graphic Design at Savannah College of Art and Design, he focuses on innovation and creativity while providing a strong foundation of detail and craft.

About Motyf 2021

This workshop is presented as part of the Motyf Festival 2021.

Motyf is an International Symposium and Media Art Exhibition that explores current and future forms of interactive and motion typography expressed through art, design, space and technology. The theme of the 2021 Festival is “Communicating Complexity” and will broadly explore how the elements and principles of visual, motion and interactive design can be leveraged within sequential, interactive, spatial or experiential works to authentically inform our understanding of society, elucidate complex concepts or aid in the communication of data. Please visit the Motyf 2021 Website for more information about our workshops, symposium and exhibition.