Overview:
The series is called Design, Grammar and Digital Media". It examines the role of patterns, rules and contingency in architecture, product design and art. It argues that a 'grammatical view' of designing enhances creativity and through 'reflective practice'. The impact of recent advances in digital media on the design process will be illustrated with reference to on-line, animation and visual effects. The lecture series argues that in times of global crisis, digital media has an increasingly important part to play to develop vital and efficient design outcomes for a better world.
Schedule
| Number | Time | Speaker | Title | Venue |
| 1 | Nov.22nd,Monday, 9:00pm-12:00pm | Doctor Dean Bruton | Why should I care about design, grammar and digital media? | Multimedia classroom, first floor of Number 27 building, North of SCUT |
| 2 | Nov.23rd, Tuesday, 9:00pm-12:00pm | Doctor Dean Bruton | How does contingency disrupt architectural design rules? | Multimedia classroom, Second floor of Number 27 building, North of SCUT |
| 3 | Nov.24th, Wednesday,9:00pm-12:00pm | Doctor Dean Bruton | Are there ways to facilitate creativity in architectural design? | Multimedia classroom, first floor of Number 27 building, North of SCUT |
| 4 | Nov.25th, Thuesday, 9:00pm-12:00pm | Doctor Dean Bruton | How do grammar and context interplay in different fields of design? | Multimedia classroom, first floor of Number 27 building, North of SCUT |
| 5 | Nov.26th, Friday, 9:00pm-12:00pm | Doctor Dean Bruton | Can we reveal a sense of grammar in work of celebrated designers? | Multimedia classroom, first floor of Number 27 building, North of SCUT |
Intruduction of speaker
Dr Dean Bruton is an Australian artist, Senior Lecturer and Postgraduate Coordinator in the field of Digital Media Art, Architecture and Design. He is responsible for developing the Masters Digital Media Program in the School of Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Urban Design at The University of Adelaide. This post-professional program offered the Master of Design in Digital Media. The program uses a 'grammatical lens' to bring together an exciting new collaborative interdisciplinary approach to the pedagogy and practice of art and design with digital media. His specialist research interests include various aspects of digital media production such as 3D animation for architectural visualisation, on-line interactive presentation and computer game design development. Cultural heritage, social on-line networking and historical aspects of design and digital media practice for professional production are topics involved with his supervision of the PhD research program. He is a research member of the Australian Centre for Visual Technology, CAADRIA, Creative Education Foundation, ASCILITE and Chair/Treasurer of the Adelaide Chapter of ACM SIGGRAPH (2005-2010).
