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2013 summer session :: open for enrollment

Monday, June 24, 2013 - 5:30pm to Saturday, August 31, 2013 - 1:00am

 

Enrollment is open for the 2013 UCSC Summer Session! DANM is offering six wonderful, informative and fun classes! Several of them are accepted in your major as electives. Just ask danm@ucsc.edu.

To learn more and enroll: summer.ucsc.edu

 

DANM 136
Mapmaking for Environmental Activism
Session One: June 24 to July 26
MW 6-9:30 
Matthew Jamieson
5 units

Introduces the basic principles of geographic analysis and visual communication through mapmaking. Projects will focus on environmental issues, and class will discuss best practices for distributing information and communicating ideas. Satisfies the PE-T general education category.

 

DANM 138
Procession: Where Sculpture Meets Costume Meets Performance
Session One: June 24 to July 26
TTH 10:30-5
Eve Warnock
5 units 

Designed to teach students techniques to animate sculptures, such as wearables/body art, mobility, puppetry, sound, light, or projection. Covers building techniques and how to incorporate individual creativity in a collaborative setting to create a common theme for the procession. Satisfies the PR-C general education category.

 

DANM 140 
3D Alchemy: 3D Design /  Rapid Prototyping / 3D Printing / CNC Milling / Laser Cutting
Session One: June 24 to July 26
TTH 11-6
Gene Felice
5 units

Learn to design functional objects, sculpture and other digitally inspired forms in a  variety of 3D applications (Cinema 4D, Maya, AutoCad, Rhino, SketchUp), then produce those models as physical objects with a variety of rapid prototyping methods including: Additive 3D Printing, CNC Milling, Vacuum Forming, and Laser Cutting. Satisfies the PR-C general education category.

 

DANM 141 
Introduction to Soft Interactions: Fiber Arts and Reactive Technologies
Session One: June 24 to July 26
MW 11-6
Laura Wright
5 units

Learn how to create interactive artwork through the combination of fiber arts and reactive technology. Explore electronic art that is worn or touched, and discover new developments in eTextiles that allow for this interaction. Satisfies the PR-C general education category.

 

DANM 133 
Introduction to Electronics and Physical Computing
Session Two: July 29 to August 30
TTH 11-6
Gene Felice
5 units 

Introduces electronics using the open-source Arduino platform. Learn how to build interactive circuits through hands-on tutorials. In a workshop environment, students acquire the technical skills required to create electronic artwork. No previous experience required. Satisfies the PR-C general education category.

 

DANM 135 
Kinematics: Motion and Machine Art
Session Two: July 29 to August 30
MW 11-5:30
Derek Franz
5 units 

Explores the history of machines. Kinetic art is presented including: animatronic puppetry, balance mobiles, light compositions, logic and mechanical art, interactive sculpture, and resonance cymatics. Students utilize automation techniques to create art projects using a modular set of gears, linkages, cams, belts, and springs. Discussion of technological advances in the field of kinetic art and its impact on society. Satisfies the PE-T general education category.