ResearchProject:InfluentialPeopleinDesignandDevelopmentOverview:Takeanycreativefieldandyou’llfindwell-knowninfluencerswhoareresponsibleforleadingtheway,eitherwithnewinterpretations,technicalapproachesorideas.Thisistruewhetheryou’relookingatDavidBaileyinthephotographyworld,orTraceyEmininfineart.Itcomesaboutbecausesomepractitionersdefineamovementortechnique,eitherinventingit,championingit,orotherwiseleadingachargetowardsit.Ofcourse,theworldofwebdesignisnodifferent.

Youwillresearchandtypeapaperonawell-knowninfluentialwebdesigner,graphicdesigner,orprogrammer.Youwillthenmakeapresentationontheperson,explaininghowtheyhaveinfluencedwebdesign,graphicdesign,orprogramming.

Objective:Researchandgatherinformationonatechnicalfieldthathasimpactedtheindustry.Explaintheirideasandsharetheirworkinaresearchpaperandvisualpresentation.

Procedure:

1. Pickawebdesignerfromthechoicestheteacherprovidesyouwith.

2. Researchthedesigneronthewebandgatherasmuchinformationyoucanaboutthedesigner.

3. Typea2pagepaperonthedesignerthatincludes:• Thebackgroundinformationabouttheperson

(wheretheyarefrom,howtheygotintowebdesign,whoinfluencesthem,etc..)• Whatmakesthemawellknown/influentialpersonintheircareer?

(whathavetheydone/created,whataretheyknownfor,whodotheyworkfor,theirtechnique,didtheychampionamovement,whatdidtheycontributetothefield,etc..)

• Whatisyouropinion/reflectionaboutthepersoninthefield?(whathaveyoulearned,whattechniquesdoyouusefromthatperson,doyouagree/disagreewiththeirtheories,whatdidyoufindinteresting,etc..)

4. Createa5-7minuteoralandvisualpresentationontheWebDesignerthatincludes:• Thebackgroundinformationoftheperson• Whatmakesthemwell-know/influentialtotheworldofWebDesign• Showexamplesoftheirwork(thiscouldincludetheircompany’swebsite)• Whatdidyougetoutofresearchingthisperson

Requirements:Thepapershouldbe2pagesdouble-spaced,typedina12ptTimesNewRomanFont,MLAStyle-see

GraphicDesigners

• MiltonGlaser• StefanSagmeister• DavidCarson• NevilleBrody• PaulaScher• HerbLubalin• ChipKidd• MichaelBeirut

WebDesigners/Developers

• JefferyZeldman• JasonSantaMaria• VitalyFriedman• BrianHoff • EthanMarcotte• ChrisCoyier• DanCederholm• DaveShea

Programmers

• TimBerners-Lee• DonaldKnuth• BrendanEich• MarkZuckerberg• DavidHeinemeier

Hansson• RichardStallman• BramCohen• JamesGosling

example.Thepapershouldbewrittenwithpropersentencestructures,grammar,andproperspelling.AllworkshouldbecitedandsourcedintheWorksCitedpage.

§ Thefirst25%ofthepapershouldbeanintroduction/backgroundinformation§ Thebodywhichisthesecondpartofthepapershouldtakeupabout50%ofthepaperwhichisall

aboutthewebdesigner§ Thelastpartofthepapershouldtakeup25%,whichincludesyourreflection/opinion/closing.

Assessment:StudentswillbegradedontheirRoughDraft,ResearchPaperandPresentationsusingtherubricsbelow.

RoughDraft

• Submittedontime(5pts)• Adequateamountofcontent(5pts)• Total10Pts

FinalPaperPaper

Criteria Excellent Good Fair Poor PointsPAPER

Requirements10Points

Allofthewrittenrequirements(#ofpages,pagelayout,structure,etc.)weremet.Paperwasontime

Almostallofthewrittenrequirementsweremet.Paperwas1daylate

Mostofthewrittenrequirementsweremet.Paperwas2dayslate

Manyrequirementswerenotmet.Paperwas3ormoredayslate

Opening10Points

TheopeningincludesaneffectivetopicsentenceandthoroughlyexplainstheWebDesigner’sbackground.

TheopeningincludesatopicsentenceandexplainstheWebDesigner’sbackground.

TheopeningincludesatopicsentenceandexplainssomeoftheWebDesigner’sbackground.

TheopeningdoesnotincludesatopicsentenceanddoesnotexplaintheWebDesigner’sbackground.

Body15Points

Eachofthebodyparagraphsincludescreativewell-writtensentenceswithsupportingdetails,andsmoothtransitions.Theyincludeusefulinformationregardingthedesigner’sinfluenceonwebdesign.

Eachofthebodyparagraphsincludeswell-writtensentenceswithsupportingdetails.Theyincludesomeusefulinformationregardingthedesigner’sinfluenceonwebdesign.

Someofthebodyparagraphsincludewell-writtensentenceswithsupportingdetails.Someparagraphsincludesomeusefulinformationregardingthedesigner’sinfluenceonwebdesign.

Thebodyparagraphsdonotincludewell-writtensentenceswithsupportingdetails.Paragraphsdonotincludeusefulinformationregardingthedesigner’sinfluenceonwebdesign.

Closing10Points

Theclosingisstrongandleavesthereadersolidlyunderstandingthewriter'sposition.Theconclusionhasaneffectiverestatementofthetopicsentence.Theessayiscompletelysummedupbyyourreflection.

Theconclusionisrecognizableandfairlysmoothtoread.Theauthor'spositionisrestated.Theessayissummedupbyyourreflection.

Theconclusionisrecognizable.Theauthor'spositionisrestatedwithintheclosingparagraph.

Thethesisisnotrestated.Theessayisnotsummedupanddoesnotincludeyourreflection.

Organization5Points

Thepaperwassubmittedontime.Classtimewasusedwiselytocompletethepaper.Anaccuratebibliographyisattached.

Thepaperwaslate.Classtimewaswastedtocompletethepaper.Aninaccuratebibliographyisattached.

Conventions5Points

Authormakesvirtuallynoerrorsingrammar,spellingorpunctuationthatdistractthereaderfromthecontent.

Authormakesfewerrorsingrammar,spellingorpunctuationthatdistractthereaderfromthecontent.

Authormakessomeerrorsingrammar,spellingorpunctuationthatdistractthereaderfromthecontent.

Authormakesexcessiveerrorsingrammar,spellingorpunctuationthatdistractthereaderfromthecontent.

WorkCited

AlltheinformationintheresearchpaperisproperlycitedontheWorksCitedPage.Theworkscitedpageisformattedproperly.

MostoftheinformationintheresearchpaperisproperlycitedontheWorksCitedPage.Theworkscitedpageisformattedproperly.

SomeoftheinformationintheresearchpaperisproperlycitedontheWorksCitedPage.Theworkscitedpageisnotformattedproperly.

NoneoftheinformationintheresearchpaperisproperlycitedontheWorksCitedPage.Theworkscitedpageisnotformattedproperlyoravailable

Total60Pts ____/60

RubricPresentation

PRESENTATIONRequirements/Professionalism5Points

Thepresentationmetthetimelimitof5-7minutes.Spokeinaprofessionalmanner.

Thepresentationdidnotmeetthetimelimitof5-7minutes.Didnotspeakinaprofessionalmanner.

Visuals10Points

Thepresentationshowedanarrayofworkfromthewebdesignerinaninterestingfashion.

Thepresentationhadvisualsthatrepresentedthewebdesigner.

Thepresentationhadsomevisualsthatrepresentedthewebdesigner.

Thepresentationlackedvisualsandwereuninteresting.

Information15Points

Subjectknowledgeisevidentthroughoutthepresentation.Allinformationisclear,appropriateandcorrect.Itsummarizesyourresearchpaperaccordingly.

Subjectknowledgeisevidentinmuchofthepresentation.Mostoftheinformationisclear,appropriateandcorrect.Itsummarizesyourresearchpaper.

Subjectknowledgeisevidentinsomeofthepresentation.Someoftheinformationisclear,appropriateandcorrect.Itsummarizesyourresearchpaperslightly.

Subjectknowledgeisnotevidentinthepresentation.Muchoftheinformationisnotclear,appropriateorcorrect.Itdoesnotsummarizeyourresearchpaper.

Organization10Points

Thesequenceofinformationislogicalandintuitive.Allinformationisclearanddirect.

Thesequenceofinformationislogical.Mostoftheinformationisclearanddirect.

Thesequenceofinformationissomewhatlogical.Theinformationisconfusingandflawed.

Thesequenceofinformationisnotlogical.Theinformationisconfusingandwrong.

Total40Pts ____/40