Create animations, visual communication, and user interface interactions in Max.
It's about more than technology
Storytelling, Emotion, and Experience
Interaction Designers
Learn new features of Max/MSP and strengthen your Interaction Designs and Prototypes.
Artists
Advanced your skills to create more visually expressive works.
Music Software Developers
Learn new ways to design interfaces for your Max For Live projects.
What you'll learn
JavaScript Fundamentals
We start from the fundamentals of JavaScript but experienced coders can take it as far as they choose.
Design Theory & Practice
With Figma and V8UI, you'll learn how to design projects that communicate with clarity and aesthetic goals.
Interaction in Max
You'll learn how to use Max in unique, creative, and original ways. The course demonstrates techniques rarely seen before.
Max 9 is a creative technology for audio, video, interaction, and prototyping. Popular among electronic musicians, Max 9 provides an exciting framework for unique projects.
You don't need to be a master in Max
You don't need a wide scope of knowledge.
This course is hyper-focused on specific Max 9 usage. The Max objects below represent the key features you may want to study beforehand but we will cover in the course as well.
Micro-Interactions
The course will introduce the concepts of micro-interactions and how they impact user experiences and overall satisfaction. The first two examples uses JavaScript. The last two examples use no code at all.
Figma is a popular design and prototyping software and it plays an ideal role when working with Max. By utilizing it's effecient user experience and plugins, this course demonstrates the best ways to use it effectively with Max/MSP.
Learn new workflows
This course demonstrates unique ways to use Figma and Javscript with Max/MSP.
Figma Design Software
Learn the fundamentals of Figma and create design elements you can use in Max/MSP.
Max 9 provides support for modern JavaScript which allows for faster performance for graphical user interfaces and more.
Estevan is an artist and professor in the Southern California region focused on music, art, and technolgy. He has taught at the Art Center College of Design and the University of Southern California. He has also VJed for acts such as Erykah Badu and Zed's Dead.
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WVFRM is not affiliated with Cycling '74, Ableton, or Figma. WVFRM provides educational content and training programs designed to help designers, music technologists, and students with their Max focused projects. Success depends on many factors including your skills, experience, work ethic, and execution.