Goal

The goal of this exer­cise is to develop and prac­tice skills needed for the pro­duc­tion of design arti­facts and experiences.

Objective

The objec­tive of this exer­cise is to use an the appro­pri­ate tools and mate­ri­als to a cre­ate a sam­ple arti­fact or experience.

Background

• PRINT, MAT & FRAME Your Pho­tographs (from A to Zen)
• Print­ing, Mat­ting & Fram­ing Pho­tographs to Archival Standards
• Mat Board Calculator
• How to Mea­sure and Cut a Mat
• Mat­ting and Fram­ing Tutorial
• How to Mat Your Art­work or Print: The Hing­ing Method
• Fletcher’s 2200 Mat Board Cut­ter for Pic­ture Framing
• How to use the Fletcher 3100 Stand­ing Mat Cutter

Assignment

Using the mate­ri­als and tech­niques of the class demon­stra­tions, as well as processes from the Back­ground videos, assem­ble and fin­ish the arti­facts (or expe­ri­ence). Look for meth­ods and plan­ning to make the process eas­ier and more depend­able. For exam­ple, build­ing in trim or fold marks, vis­i­ble to constructor/assembler but hid­den from the user in the fin­ished arti­fact, are impor­tant. Set­ting up jigs or tools to make repet­i­tive tasks sim­pler is also valu­able for effi­ciency and consistency.

Part One

Using the sup­plied mate­ri­als and tools, mea­sure and cut a win­dow mat for a stan­dard­ized image and frame size.

Part Two

Using the work from Part One, pre­pare an image for mount­ing to the back of the mat board using the hinge method.

Sub­mit an JPG or PDF image to the appro­pri­ate drop­box for assessment.

• The fol­low­ing rubric posted on D2L will deter­mine exer­cise score: Exer­cise Grading

Techniques

cut­ting, mounting

Supplies

art, adhe­sive (archival pre­ferred) tape, mat board, cut­ting tools, rulers (straight­edge)