Taking a Line for a Walk: Assignments in design education

by Nina Paim (Contributor), Emilia Bergmark (Editor), Corinne Gisel (Editor)

Assignments can give instructions, describe an exercise, present a problem, set out rules, propose a game, stimulate a process, or simply throw out questions. Taking a Line for a Walk brings attention to something that is often  the assignment as a pedagogical element and verbal artefact of design education. This book is a compendium of 224 assignments, edited by Nina Paim and coedited by Emilia Bergmark. A reference book for educators, researchers, and students alike, it includes both contemporary and historical examples and offers a space for different lines of design pedagogy to converge and converse. An accompanying essay by Corinne Gisel takes a closer look at the various forms assignments can take and the educational contexts they exist within. Taking a Line for a Walk derived from an exhibition of the same name at the International Biennial of Graphic Design Brno 2014.

Genres: Art Design, Design, Art

224 pages, Paperback

Published January 9, 2016

Reviews

[cantread26 · Rating 5 out of 5]

AMAZING. WANT MY OWN COPY. I AM INSPIRED.

[David Ruggeri · Rating 5 out of 5]

Imperative for collaborative artists - assignments to lead a class or knock you and your colleges out of creative ruts.

Essential for the curious-minded creators.