256a-fall-2024/hw1

Homework #1: Reading Response + Design Etude + ChucK Exercise

• due date: Tuesday (10/01) 11:59pm

Part 1: Reading Response

• Reading response to Artful Design Prelude + Chapter 1
  • if you are still waiting for your copy of the book, here are PDFs of the Prelude and Chapter 1 (please do not distribute)
    • Prelude
    • Chapter 1 (PDF password on Canvas)
  • see guidelines | check out sample response boilerplate

Part 2: Design Etude

• Design Etude #1 (see online PDF OR AD Chapter 1 pg. 54)
• Make sure to do all three parts of the etude (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3).
• Think as broadly as possible about your examples of "artful design"! they can be objects, but also experiences, organizations, policies, interactions...anything you would consider to be designed!

Part 3: Programming

• Create a ChucK program that makes sound!
• link this from your reading response webpage.

Part 4: Creating your 256a/476a CCRMA webpage

• to make your 256a/476a CCRMA webpage, check out this snazzy guide
• for new CCRMA system users, check out CCRMA user account guide

Deliverables

• upload to Canvas:
  • the URL to your reading response + design etude
  • a PDF file of your response + design etude
  • your ChucK file(s)
• come prepared to present and discuss your work in class