| | CREATIVE PROCESSESWelcome to this demonstration version of FNDT 108 Creative Processes
Online. This course was developed by Renee Van Halm and has been offered since the Fall of 2005. "Creative Processes is a required Foundation course that introduces
methods of constucting and discussing works of art and design.
Particular attention is paid to the process of making works and
developing the ideas behind them. This course can also be taken out of
general interest or for professional development."This
version, the first two weeks of the course, is presented here without student content in the Forums (where
asynchronous discussions take place), the Chats (for synchronous meetings)
or student assignments. For more information about enrolling return to
the main page. Go...
- Here are a few Resources and a Book to tell you more about the course and the online environment.
 CLICK HERE TO OPEN THE INTRO BOOK TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS TO TAKE CREATIVE PROCESSES ONLINE Resource- When you have finished this Introductory Section of the course go on to Week 1, just below this text.
 News forum
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WHO AM I? WHO ARE YOU?Over the next few weeks while getting to know each other we will look at the subject of identity, how we define ourselves and others define each of us based on cultural and social criteria.
You probably have already made some pretty clear observations about the woman you see portrayed below. You may well have applied some stereotypes to her, you will have associated her with a particular group. This kind of stereotyping, objectification has been the subject of this artist's work for close to 30 years; she is Cindy Sherman. Not only is she the artist she is also the model. You'll find out more about her in this week's Book.
Cindy Sherman,Untitled, 2003Lamda C-print, Ed. 350 66 x 41cm/source
Begin by opening this week's Book and reading the contents of all the Chapters and Subchapters - this contains some of the visual and text-based material of the course.
So now you are ready to work your way down the material below ending up with the Assignments, etc at the bottom. The information to read and look at will always be at the top of the list, the assignments (exercises, projects, critiques, etc) at the bottom. It will take you awhile to become familiar with the Creative Processes (CP) Website but have fun exploring it. Learning to work with the Website is what we are going to concentrate on this week; this includes short activities and exercises that will take you to many parts of the Website.
- Here are this week's Book and related Resources, read them through and follow up on the links. There is also a Glossary that introduces terms used throughout the course. If you don't understand a term look it up there first. Still don't understand - leave me a message here (go to my profile) or send my an email rvanhalm@eciad.ca.
- Self (and Other)/Identity Book
 Searching the Web file- Copyright Links Resource
- About Process Resource
 Main Glossary- Here are the assignments for this week. Most of you who have logged in to the CP Course Site will know what group you are in your by now. You are required to complete the Activity; only Red group is required to complete the Identity Project. Post it in Week 3 Project Forum (you won't be able to see it until Monday) as an Assignment. See the Assignment for further instructions. Assignments can also be found at the end of each book.
For this week post the Edit your Profile Activity as part of your profile under Participant menu; this includes uploading an image of yourself (an avatar), post a copy in the Introductions Activity Forum plus add an image here so we find out a little more about you. Also post the same file as an Assignment here:  Activity: Edit Profile/Introduction.
- Main Discussion Forum
- INTRODUCTIONS ACTIVITY FORUM
 Activity Identity/Introduction Assignment- Project 1 - Identity - Red Group Assignment
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If you have not already done so please hop over to the News Forum for the latest important updates and announcements.
Objects, the things that surround us, can be natural, handmade, manufactured; actual or may, ever increasingly, be virtual. As artists and designers we may well be the creators of objects or as you encounter in this project often the transformers of existing objects. Here we'll look at how objects can convey diverse meanings.
|Meret Oppenheim's Objet (le dejeuner en fourrure);1936. MOMA, New York
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