長庚大學工業設計系所 艾倫諾 Eleanor-Jayne Browne講師
Travel is said to be the greatest educator. The design climate is not only fiercely competitive, but global, designers and those working in related industries must have enough creativity, finely tuned skills, broad knowledge and the confidence to compete in an international arena; therefore exposure to new and different cultures and contexts can only enhance an individual’s chances of achieving success in this new design environment as well as enrich their thinking and design philosophies.
We hope that the CGID Industrial Design Department will become a powerhouse of new ideas, pioneering talent and exciting business ventures and therefore the CGID Summer Design Camp has been created to glean and mix creativity and inspiration from the arts, communication, design and travel with the worlds of science, technology, economics and philosophy to educate and inspire the next generation of young Taiwanese designers.
Art galleries, museums, archives, libraries, places of cultural interest and even high street shops have an important role to play in promoting knowledge and understanding of diverse cultures and in fostering a sense of identity. Cultural institutions can reflect the existence and contribution of all sections of the community and show the transformative effect that design can play in society.
The CGID Summer Design Camp draws on the rich creative community of one of the most vibrant and exciting cities in the world – London and aims to provide students with an inspiring, multi-cultural and diverse environment and experience.
Students who have participated in past Summer Design Camps have studied/are currently studying Masters courses at the educational institutes listed below –
The Royal College of Art, London
Brunel University, London
Cranbrook Academy of Art, USA
CGID BA Industrial Design course arrangements comprise of traditional design research, integrated with practical study in the domains of culture, high technology and welfare. Students learn the tenants of analysis, creation and product design by means of a systemic training to resolve design problems. We are one of the few design education departments in Taiwan who can boast a truly international faculty with students being taught solely in English, and significantly, we are the only department to host an annual Summer Design camp where our students study in London for 1 month followed by a cultural tour of various other European countries.
The CGID Summer Design Camp has been integrated into our study curriculum thus offering students the chance to increase their understanding of design-related practices by giving them the space and chance to reflect and further expand study horizons during this event.
EIFFEL TOWER, UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS, LONDON
Central Saint Martins provides specialist education and research in the fields of fine art, fashion & textiles, film, video and photography, graphics & communication design, three dimensional design, theatre & performance and interdisciplinary art & design. Study opportunities range from foundation through undergraduate and postgraduate to research degrees; a vibrant research community and a large short course programme. As well as permanent academic staff, all of whom are active artists or designers, employed are a large number of associate lecturers who are professional artists, designers or performers. Students are from diverse cultural backgrounds, 65 different countries and all age groups.
CSM has a distinguished international reputation and offers one of the most diverse and comprehensive ranges of undergraduate and postgraduate courses in arts and design in the country. It is, in essence, the complete arts College. Through the work of staff and students, Central Saint Martins continues to build on the success of its past by pushing the boundaries of both the arts, performance and design practice, and of arts, performance and design education.
Students are encouraged to challenge the prevailing ethic and graduate as leaders and innovators. The College is determined to sustain and enhance quality to provide an unrivalled opportunity for students to select their career pathways, enabling them to realise their potential and make a significant contribution to the 21st century.
Central Saint Martins builds on the distinctive traditions of its four founding colleges: St Martin's School of Art, Central School of Art and Design, Drama Centre London and Byam Shaw School of Art. The College provides specialist education in fine art; fashion and textiles; communication design; media arts; 3D design including jewellery, ceramic, industrial and furniture design; theatre design and performance; and interdisciplinary art and design.
University of the Arts, London consists of 5 internationally renowned colleges, Camberwell College of Arts, Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, Chelsea College of Art and Design, London College of Communication and London College of Fashion. Drawing upon more than 150 years of experience, it is Europe's largest university for art, design, fashion, communication and the performing arts. Its mission is to be at the forefront of learning, creativity and practice in its specialist subjects.
Comprising more than 24,000 students from over 100 countries, the University offers a range of academic programmes from further education through to undergraduate, postgraduate and research degrees.
WEEK 0.1 Introduction to Cartooning and Comic Strips
Tutor Matt Abbiss
Room TBC
Date 19th July – 23rd July
Time 10am – 4pm
Monday Drawing - facial expression, body language, characters
Tuesday Lettering, word balloons, panels
Wednesday Ideas, word and image combinations
Thursday Composition, perspective, inking
Friday Project Presentation
Rationale Each day we will look at examples and discuss the issues, then get on with drawing.
Materials Sketchbooks and pens, pencils, brushes, ink.
Introduction to Cartooning and Comic Strips, TUTOR MATT ABBISS
WEEK 0.2 Manipulating Glass
Tutors Julian Ewart and Valerie Olleon
Location The workshop will take place in the glass department, which is situated in the basement.
Date 26th July – 30th July 2004
Time 10am – 4pm
Day 1 AM Introductions + Cutting glass demonstration + practice
PM Fusing Glass (using window / float glass)
Demonstration and practice/experiments. 1st kiln firing of students’ work
Day 2 AM Discussion of previous day’s work + results. Fusing coloured glass (theory and practice)
PM Impressions: slumping glass into plaster, using found objects brought in by students.
Demonstration + practice. 2nd kiln firing of students’ work.
Day 3 AM Discussion of previous day’s work + results. Slumping into moulds: Theory + practice
(moulds provided by the college)
PM Students practice skills/make slumped work for 3rd kiln firing.
Day 4 AM Discussion of previous day’s work + results.
Demonstration: Painting Glass using traditional and contemporary techniques; the emphasis is on fusing. Students practice skills learnt.
PM Demonstration: Surface decoration using frit (powdered glass).
Students practice skills learnt. 4th glass firing
Day 5 AM Students make work using techniques learnt earlier in the week.
PM As above+. 5th kiln firing. Group discussion: assessing results
Materials Work clothes and shoes (no open toed sandals), a variety of found objects, sketchbook + pencil case.
MANIPULATING GLASS COURSE
Tutor Tony Quinn - Senior Lecturer BA Ceramic Design
Location Ceramic design workshops 3rd floor Red Lion Square
Date 2nd August – 6th August
Time 10 am – 4pm
Schedule 1. Skill development 2 days
We will begin with an in “at the deep end” workshop were the students will be given an induction to the process and then through the use of supplied tools experience first hand the making process. The students will work in pairs to support each other during the learning stage when people often comment that, ”you need two pairs of hands”. Through this first hand experience we will be able to develop the students skill and understanding of the technique quickly.
2. The challenge
The students will then develop a design for each pairing. They will be taken through the planning and preparation stage through to tool making and finally into the generation of their own design in three dimensions.
Upon completion of the course the students will understand how -
- to generate forms using the “sledging” technique
- to make use of this process in the context of ceramic design
- to use this process as a prototyping technique within product design.
Materials Sketchbooks + pencil case.
CERAMIC DESIGN AND MODELMAKING CLASS
WEEK 0.1 Introduction to Cartooning and Comic Strips
A comic strip is a short strip or sequence of drawings, telling a story. Drawn by a cartoonist, they are published on a recurring basis (usually daily or weekly) in newspapers or on the Internet. They usually communicate to the reader via speech balloons.
WEEK 0.2 Manipulating Glass
A short practical course teaching the basic techniques used in fusing (bonding glass with heat) and slumping (bending glass in 3D forms). We will also demonstrate surface decoration through the use of glass paints, enamels and frit (powdered glass).
WEEK 0.3 CERAMIC DESIGN + MODELMAKING
“Sledging” or Profiling is a traditional modelling technique that has been used within the ceramic industry for hundreds of years. This is an old technique that has a versatility of form generation beyond the ability of machine making. Using hand made tools you will work with Plaster of Paris in its wet state to generate a range of forms or models. The beauty of this technique is its transferability, not only is it a fundamental ceramic making process but it can also, with a bit of wit and ingenuity by the designer be applied to prototyping for other types of design.
Thursday 15 July Depart Taiwan
Friday 16 July Arrive England
Saturday 17 July Explore London - Visit Places Of Interest
Sunday 18 July Explore London - Visit Places Of Interest
Monday 19 July Comic Strip Course Begins
Tuesday 20 July Comic Strip
Wed 21 July Comic Strip
Thursday 22 July Comic Strip
Friday 23 July Comic Strip Course Concludes
Saturday 24 July Visit Places Of Interest
Sunday 25 July Visit Places Of Interest
Monday 26 July Glassmaking Course Begins
Tuesday 27 July Glassmaking
Wed 28 July Glassmaking
Thursday 29 July Glassmaking
Friday 30 July Glassmaking Course Concludes
Saturday 31 July Explore London - Visit Places Of Interest
Sunday 01 Aug Explore London - Visit Places Of Interest
Monday 02 Aug Ceramics Course Begins
Tuesday 03 Aug Ceramics
Wed 04 Aug Ceramics
Thursday 05 Aug Ceramics
Friday 06 Aug Ceramics Course Concludes
Saturday 07 Aug Explore London - Visit Places Of Interest
Sunday 08 Aug Depart London
Monday 09 Aug Arrive Paris
Tuesday 10 Aug Paris
Wed 11 Aug Depart Paris, arrive Belgium
Thursday 12 Aug Depart Belgium, arrive Amsterdam
Friday 13 Aug Amsterdam
Saturday 14 Aug Depart Amsterdam, return To Taiwan
Sunday 15 Aug Arrive Taiwan
GETTING READY TO DEPART FROM BELGIUM
London
TATE MODERN www.tate.org.uk/modern/
Tate Modern is the national gallery of international modern art located in London, it is one of the family of four Tate galleries which display selections from the Tate Collection. This comprises the national collection of British art from the year 1500 to the present day, and of international modern art. The other three galleries are Tate Britain, also in London, Tate Liverpool, in the north-west, and Tate St Ives, in Cornwall, in the south-west. The entire Tate Collection is available online. Tate Modern displays the national collection of international modern art. This is defined as art since 1900. International painting pre-1900 is found at the National Gallery, and sculpture at the Victoria & Albert Museum.
The DESIGN MUSEUM www.designmuseum.org/
The Design Museum is one of London's most inspiring attractions. Concerned as much with the future as the past, a programme of critically acclaimed exhibitions captures the excitement of design's evolution, ingenuity and inspiration through the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.
The V + A MUSEUM www.vam.ac.uk/
The Victoria and Albert Museum enables everyone to enjoy its collections and explore the cultures that created them; whilst being inspired by those who shape contemporary design. Focus in this museum is placed on beautifully designed displays, collections and expertise as resources for learning, creativity and enjoyment by audiences within and beyond the United Kingdom.
- architecture (www.greatbuildings.com/places/london.html)
- design shops (www.conran.com/shop/index_conran_shops_home.html)
- Camden Market (www.camdenlock.net/markets.html)
- Portobello Road market (www.portobelloroad.co.uk/)
-Cambridge (www.cambridge.gov.uk/ccm/content/arts-and-entertainment/visit-cambridge-feat.en)
Paris
The LOUVRE www.louvre.fr/llv/musee/mission.jsp
The Louvre embodies the concept of a truly universal institution in terms of its scope of collections and universal in its appeal to 6 million visitors every year, it is a 21st-century museum rooted in 200 years of innovation.
RODIN MUSEUM www.rodinmuseum.org/
Rodin brought monumental public sculpture into the modern era. His aim in his work was to be absolutely faithful to nature. His uncanny ability to convey movement and to show the inner feelings of the men and women he portrayed, and his extraordinary use of similar figures in different mediums, have established him as one of the greatest sculptors of all time. The Rodin Museum was the gift of movie theater magnate to the city of Philadelphia.
PICASSO MUSEUM www.musee-picasso.fr/
The Musée Picasso is situated in the heart of historic Paris and has a collection of several thousand works of Pablo Picasso. During his life he created diverse works: painting, sculpture, drawing, ceramics, engraving, and even poetry. After his death in 1973, many of Picasso's works went to the French state, which decided to form a museum with the collection. The collection is housed in a seventeenth-century hotel situated in the Marais. This is the Hôtel Salé that was built in 1656 for the general Aubert de Fontenay. Before housing the musée Picasso, the hotel was already well-known. Today, there are 203 paintings, 191 sculptures, 85 ceramics, and over 3000 drawings, engravings and manuscripts in the museum.
THE POMPIDOU CENTRE www.cnac-gp.fr/Pompidou/Accueil.nsf/tunnel?OpenForm
The Centre national d'art et de culture Georges Pompidou was the brainchild of President Georges Pompidou who wanted to create an original cultural institution in the heart of Paris completely focused on modern and contemporary creation, where the visual arts would rub shoulders with theatre, music, cinema, literature and the spoken word. Housed in the centre of Paris in a building designed by Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers, whose architecture symbolises the spirit of the 20th century, the Centre Pompidou first opened its doors to the public in 1977.
- Eiffel tower (http://www.tour-eiffel.fr/teiffel/uk/)
- Champs Elysee (http://www.parisdigest.com/promenade/champselysees.htm)
- Art Nouveau Metro (http://www.urban75.org/paris/paris118.html)
Belgium
RENE MAGRITTE MUSEUM http://www.magrittemuseum.be
Magritte spent most of his life in Brussels where he occupied, from 1915 to his death in 1967 no less than seven different places. The period spent at the rue Esseghem, the only house which is now open to the public, remains the most fascinating one for anybody who wishes to approach the painter. The museum houses a permanent exhibition spread out on 2 floors which displays more than 400 original documents over a biographical journey; the main stages of Magritte's life are recalled through most varied documents: mascots, surrealist brochures, adverts and correspondance.
GRAND PLACE – GROTE MARKET www.trabel.com/brussel/brussels-town_hall.htm
When entering the Market Place from one of the seven side-streets, one's eyes are drawn automatically to the gothic tower of the town hall pointing skywards. Up to this day the "Hotel de Ville", or "Stadhuis" is considered to rank among the most beautiful city halls in the Low Countries.
THE HORTA MUSEUM www.trabel.com/brussel/brussels-museums-horta.htm
This is not a museum in the traditional sense: a building where the objects exposed draw all the attention. Here it is the reverse : the building itself is the museum. The Horta Museum was actually the house that Victor Horta built for himself in the late 1890's. It's a true example of the architectural style that made Horta into one of the most acclaimed architects in Belgium.
- Art Nouveau Architecture (http://art-nouveau.kubos.org/en/pays/belgium.htm)
- Market Square (www.trabel.com/brussel/brussels-grand_place.htm)
- Palace of Justice (www.trabel.com/brussel/brussels-palace_of_justice.htm)
- Royal Palace (www.trabel.com/brussel/brussels-royal_palace.htm)
- Cathedral (www.trabel.com/brussel/brussels-ch-churchstmichael.htm)
- Basilica (www.trabel.com/brussel/brussels-ch-churchbasilica.htm)
MAGRITTE MUSEUM, MONTY DESIGN HOTEL, TAKING A TRAM RIDE - BELGIUM
Amsterdam
THE VAN GOGH MUSEUM www.vangoghmuseum.nl/bisrd/top-1-1.html
The Van Gogh Museum is a unique experience as it contains the largest collection of paintings by Vincent van Gogh in the world. It provides the opportunity to keep track of the artist's developments, or compare his paintings to works by other artists from the 19th century in the collection. The museum also holds an extensive offer of exhibitions on various subjects from 19th century art history.
THE ANNE FRANK MUSEUM www.annefrank.org
The former hiding place, where Anne Frank wrote her diary, is now a well-known museum. The museum tells the history of the eight people in hiding and those who helped them during the war. Anne Frank's diary is among the original objects on display. In addition to Anne Frank's history, there is also a central current theme at the museum. The exhibition 'Out of Line' displays how basic rights may clash: the freedom of speech versus the right to be protected against discrimination.
- architecture (www.amsterdam.info/architecture/)
- Waterlooplein flea market (www.amsterdam.info/markets/)
- canals (www.bmz.amsterdam.nl/adam/uk/intro/intro.html)
- bicycle culture (www.canal.nl/)
EXPLORING AMSTERDAM, LOCAL MARKET, INTERESTING INTERIOR - AMSTERDAM
In conclusion, the continued success of the CGID Summer Design Camp can be attributed to its continual refinement and evaluation process. Each successive camp has offered students more content, possibilities, travel and multi-faceted experiences.
Success is measured on three levels -
A. the quality and delivery of the study/education experience provided by CSM
B. student experience in terms of gaining independence/maturity
C. the logistics of group travel.
A. The CGID Summer Design Camp has returned to CSM for the second time primarily because of its continued high quality education. 2 new courses forming this year’s study curriculum are ‘Manipulating Glass’ and ‘Introduction to Cartooning and Comic Books’; these new courses were included to provide variety and also to broaden the spectrum of courses students studied to form a more comprehensive choice of classes selected in the future. Traditionally, the CGID Summer Design Camp has comprised mostly of first year Industrial Design students, thus they bring back to our department new skills learnt, therefore in terms of long term planning it is more fruitful if participants bring back different kinds of experiences and knowledge, also this annual updating reduces the element of boredom ie. subjects/classes remain interesting and fresh.
Also at this time, the Summer Camp allows our department to use the experience as a ‘benchmarking’ exercise where we can compare our tutors’ and students’ performance, results, know-how and practice. We aim to be a powerhouse of new ideas, pioneering talent and exciting business ventures and use this time to ensure that we are on track with the best and rest of the international study community.
B. By participating in the CGID Summer Design Camp students are given the opportunity to ‘grow’ in 2 ways, firstly in terms of intellectual development, the study curriculum exemplifying this and secondly in terms of maturity. Self-sufficiency and self-motivation are critical characteristics needed to survive away from home as successful performance at just about anything requires that you be able to keep yourself motivated.
The travel experience harnesses and nurtures such personality traits two examples being that students must travel to and from CSM each day unaccompanied, prepare and budget their weekly food shopping. Further travel (the Cultural Tour) to other countries requires the negotiation of public transport and navigating new spaces, interaction with other people who speak English as a second language and dealing with unpredictable events. Such experiences help a person to become more mature and responsible, also the constant interaction between other group members demands patience, teamwork and tolerance – all characteristics needed when working and participating in the workplace and society.
Time spent away from home allows self-reflection and allows you the time to become the kind of person you want to be, it is hoped that this special experience will encourage individuals to become the future leaders of Taiwan design and industry society.
C. Travelling in a large group undoubtedly poses many problems (not unsolvable), efficiency and team work are paramount. Vigilance in terms of time-keeping and meeting deadlines and watching baggage for thieves are also key tenets to practice. However lessons learned from previous summer travel cannot deter theft regardless of how watchful groups of people are. Factors that can reduce difficulties include -
i listing relevant Embassies’ contact data (Taiwan Trade Offices) in order to report and process stolen documentation
ii databasing/backing-up all important data such as passports, ID cards, airline tickets etc to assist local police and Embassy officials in issuing/preparing documents
iii becoming familiar with modes of transport such as metros, trains, buses in the event that a visit to a local police station or Embassy might be necessary
iv increasing travel insurance to fully cover stolen items
v separating important documents such as passports, air tickets etc ie. do not keep them in the same bag
vi recommending individuals to use security devices to protect their luggage.
It is clear because of the continued interest from students at Chang Gung University and other educational institutes in Taiwan (2 of this years participants came from other Universities) that the Summer Design Camp will continue and preparations for the CGID Summer Design Camp 2006 have already commenced. Future recommendations include –
A group number will remain 12 students
B study curriculum will follow that of CGID Summer Design Camp 2004
C one new course will be incorporated (to be confirmed).
D the cultural tour will focus on one country – Italy, in order to eliminate the chance of theft - travel around Europe leaves groups of people vulnerable to theft and other unwanted attention
E to continue the inclusion of students from other Taiwanese Universities
F increase number of CGID faculty (adults) supervising the Summer Camp to 2.