Senior Project in Digital Media is the capstone course for the Integrated Design and Media program. Students research, develop, test and document a semester-long creative work, mirroring the creative process that professional artists, designers, creative technologists, and entrepreneurs practice throughout their careers.

ASSIGNMENTS

You to work on your senior project every week and document your process on a website or blog. From week 4 onwards, part of this work should be making something each week that relates to your project. Weekly submissions via the Weekly Work Submission Form.

Homework exercises are due throughout semester to help you reflect on your process. See descriptions.

  • Project Brief
  • Weight: 10%

    • Concept description, background research, timeline, and work plan. Presented in class in Week 4 and updated throughout the semester.

    In-progress project demo with invited guests, critique participation, and self-assessment.

    Final project presentation and critique. Participation in IDM Showcase.

    Complete project documentation, project website, and final self-assessments.

    CLASS LINKS

    CLASS INFO

    Instructor: Tega Brain
    Email: brain@nyu.edu
    Office: 370 Jay St, Room 358
    Office Hours: By appointment

    Class: Wednesdays, 2:00–3:50 PM
    Location: 370 Jay St, Room 311

    Acknowledgements


    New York University stands upon the homelands of the Munsee Lenape.

    Parts of this syllabus have forked from or inspired by: DeAngela Duff, Alex Nathanson, Marina Zurkow and Sarah Rothberg and the ITP team behind Critical Experiences. Class website inspired by Mindy Seu.

    Wed Jan 21 · Week 1
    Synchronous Class
    • Syllabus Q&A
    • Letters from Previous Cohort
    • Previous Senior Projects
    • From Nothing to Something exercise

    Homework for next week:
    • Read through the syllabus and the briefs for Assigment 1, 2 and 3.
    • Pecha Kucha presentation
    • Set up project blog or journal (see details in Assignment 1 sheet)
    • Welcome survey
    • Watch: How to Stop Screwing Yourself Over by Mel Robbins.
    Wed Jan 28 · Week 2
    Synchronous Class
    • Pecha Kucha presentations
    Homework for next week:
    • Book appointment time for meeting next week
    • Fill out this meeting prep form before next week's meeting.
    • Project work, work towards Wk 4 proposal deadline and weekly post
    Mon Feb 2
    • Last day of add/drop
    Wed Feb 4 · Week 3
    One-on-One Meetings
    Homework for next week:
    • Project work and weekly post
    • Project proposal presentation and plan
    Wed Feb 11 · Week 4
    Synchronous Class
    • Project proposal presentations

     Deliverables:
    • Project plans due
    Homework:
    • Project work and Weekly post
    • Book an appointment time for next week
    • Cultural Environment Exercise
    Wed Feb 18 · Week 5
    Short synchronous Class and Meeting
    Deliverables:
    • Cultural Environment Exercise Due
    Homework:
    • Project work and weekly post
    • Low-resolution project demos to present next 2 weeks
    Wed Feb 25 · Week 6
    CLASS CANCELLED
    Homework:
    • Project work and weekly post
    Wed Mar 4 · Week 7
    Synchronous Class
    • Low-resolution project demos & critiques
    (8 students presenting)
    • Grace
    • Jonathan G
    • Julie H
    • Sutton
    • Semehal K
    • Joseph Kang
    • Jullie Chung
    Homework:
    • Prep for mid term demo
    • Project work and weekly post
    Wed Mar 11 · Week 8
    Synchronous Class
    • Low-resolution project demos & critiques
    (7 students presenting)
    • Jackson King
    • Fraser
    • Jackson R
    • Kayla
    • Josep D
    • Elan Herbert
    • Jacqueline
    • Kay
    Homework:
    • Prep for mid term demo
    • Project work and weekly post
    Wed Mar 18
    Spring Break — No Class
    Wed Mar 25 · Week 9
    FORMAT TBD - CHECK EMAILS
    • Midterm demo & critique (with guests)
     Deliverables:
    • Midterm demo due
    Homework:
    • Midterm deliverabls
    • Project work and weekly post
    Wed Apr 1 · Week 10
    Synchronous Class
    • Documentation workshop

    Deliverable:
    Midterm Deliverables
    Homework:
    • Updated production plan
    • Project work and weekly post
    Wed Apr 8 · Week 11
    Synchronous Class
    • Project critiques with guest critic
    • Project prototypes and shots/image/recordings for video
    (5 students presenting)

    >> 5 students presenting to guest critic Craig Fahner
    • Kay Dib
    • Elan Herbert
    • Jackson King
    • Joseph Dunlap
    • Fraser Lintott
    Deliverables:
    • Production plan homework due
    • Project prototypes and shots/image/recordings for video
    Homework:
    • Project work and weekly post
    Wed Apr 15 · Week 12
    Synchronous Class
    • Project critiques with guest critics
    • Project prototypes and beginning shots of video

    >> 5 students presenting to guest critic Claire Hentschker
    • Julie Chung
    • Jonathan Gu
    • Kayla Rodriguez
    • Grace Jang
    • Julienne Huang

    >> 5 students presenting to guest critic Ramsey Nasser
    • Sutton Fritz
    • Joseph Kang
    • Kidan Semehal
    • Jackson R
    • Jacqueline Wang
    Homework:
    • Project work and weekly post
    • Finish 1 min video documentation draft
    Wed Apr 22 · Week 13
    One on one meetings Deliverables
    • Project work and weekly post
    • Documentation homework (1 min video documentation draft)
    Wed Apr 29 · Week 14
    Synchronous Class
    • Final project presentations (5 min each)

     • Attend the 4pm IDM guest artist lecture in 325.

    Deliverable:
    Final presentation, blog update with project link posted
    Wed May 6 · No class - show preparation
    FRI MAY 7th
    IDM Student Showcase
    Opening Night · 5:00–8:00 PM
    370 Jay St, 2nd Floor Media Commons
    Wed May 13
    REMOTE
    All final project deliverables due
    Submit via final submission form