ABSTRACT
Charles and Ray Eames's initial use of film for educational purposes was A Rough Sketch for a Sample Lesson for a Hypothetical Course. In the process of creating 'A Sample Lesson' for the University of Georgia, the Eames office made two short films titled Communications Process and Communications Method, exemplars of interdisciplinary, discursive montage. Afterward, they combined the two into A Communications Primer, which introduced mathematician Claude Shannon's work in communications theory to a wider audience. The 'House of Cards' came in two separate decks of cards, which the Eameses labelled the 'pattern deck' and the 'picture deck'. The 'pattern deck' predominantly displayed images of decorative paper from around the world. In 1958, the Eameses received a request from the Indian government to examine the quality of consumer goods within the nation. In fact, many of the ideas expressed in the India Report relate very closely to the pedagogical methods employed at the Cranbrook Academy during the Eameses' tenure.
