Fabricio BREEZE Olsson; DANM MFA project proposal; 12/13/2007
Index | DescriptionOfConcept | PracticeContextAudience | RelatedWorks | DesignBrief | ConclusionGoals | BibliographyNotes
This project proposal is written as a combination of two project proposal models, Sharon's 210 guidelines and Luci's project proposal format.
This page is a table of contents, linking to each topic discussed in the proposal.
Proposal Guidelines (from 210 syllabus)
1. Narrative DescriptionOfConcept
* a. Outline major issues, areas of scholarly or creative practice engaged
* b. Social context of the proposed project
* c. Identify and describe audience and intended impact of project relative to this audience
2. Design Brief – should answer the following questions (not in form of Q&A)
*What Problems Challenges are you are addressing
o What activities do you want to support (PracticeContextAudience)
o What do you hope people will learn/experience (PracticeContextAudience)
o Existing approaches (RelatedWorks)
o What’s already out there (RelatedWorks)
o How existing approaches informed your work (RelatedWorks)
o How are they lacking (RelatedWorks)
o Design principles/rationale (DesignBrief)
o What guides your design (DesignBrief)
*Design Elements
o Design constraints (DesignBrief)
o Design process: how it evolved/evolves (DesignBrief)
o Description of key features (DesignBrief)
o Design docs - mockups (DesignBrief)
o Scenarios - Provide concrete example (or two) of how your project will engage users/participants/audience (ConclusionGoals)
Luci's Model:
Thesis Statement: DescriptionOfConcept
One paragraph summarizing the piece: layout, event, output.
Motivation and Goals:
‘bout a page. Former experiences and interests; intended audience and impact;
Two examples; two paragraphs each – description or project, similarities and differences to my project
Design Details of the Installation: (DesignBrief)
Three paragraphs describing the installation layout, soft/hardware
Steps/background Research for the Written Thesis: (PracticeContextAudience)
One paragraph discussing goals of research and theories presented.
One paragraph describing goals and intentions of installation.