THIS IS IT. THE TIME IS NOW.

So, As we begin to re-define, question and realize the power of what we are capable of doing, I want to urge each of you to focus on what we spoke about during last class. What is your role as a student, what is your role as a designer? If you are tired of the BS being spoken, what can you do to change the intention? Is one mind larger than one, yes, it is, and collectively, we can make a dint in this system we all are a part of. It will take commitment, it will take pride, it will take us breaking the norms and we can take joy in the ripping of the syllabus into small pieces.

The point of this class is to teach you about image graphics. What is image graphics? Can we redefine how we learn about image graphics by changing the typical? What will impact you the most as you leave here, what will linger in your mind as you make critical and moral decisions about design in our world, and how can we begin to understand that change is commitment and doesn't happen over night (Regardless of what Bruce Mau speaks)?

As some of you may already have: These could be our rules of the class: This is no longer about vector masks and clone stamping.


RULE ONE: Find a place you trust, and then try trusting it for awhile.

RULE TWO: General duties of a student - pull everything out of your teacher; pull everything out of your fellow students.

RULE THREE: General duties of a teacher - pull everything out of your students.

RULE FOUR: Consider everything an experiment.

RULE FIVE: be self-disciplined - this means finding someone wise or smart and choosing to follow them. To be disciplined is to follow in a good way. To be self-disciplined is to follow in a better way.

RULE SIX: Nothing is a mistake. There's no win and no fail, there's only make.

RULE SEVEN: The only rule is work. If you work it will lead to something. It's the people who do all of the work all of the time who eventually catch on to things.

RULE EIGHT: Don't try to create and analyze at the same time. They're different processes.

RULE NINE: Be happy whenever you can manage it. Enjoy yourself. It's lighter than you think.

RULE TEN: "We're breaking all the rules. Even our own rules. And how do we do that? By leaving plenty of room for X quantities." (John Cage)

HINTS: Always be around. Come or go to everything. Always go to classes. Read anything you can get your hands on. Look at movies carefully, often. Save everything - it might come in handy later.