Prof. Anita Giraldo | OL 52 | Fall 2020

Author: Anita Giraldo (Page 3 of 3)

Hi, I'm Professor Anita Giraldo. I teach and write courses in design, photography, design theory and creative project management in the Communication Design department at the New York City College of Technology.

At City Tech, my signature project is the design, furnishing and implementation of The Pearl media study center, a $5M capital project funded by the New York State Department of Education and coordinated by the New York State City University of New York.

Before coming to City Tech, I have worked as an installation artist, designer and fine art print maker. My work has been and continues to be exhibited nationally and internationally and has received funding on the city, state, national, international private level through grants, fellowships purchase princess and residencies.

Before that I was the sole proprietor of my own commercial photography studio where I executed numerous national advertising campaigns for fashion and still life clients and consumer catalogs.

Throughout the graphic arts industry I have been manufacturing director for international art magazines and production managed consumer magazines such as "Time Out New York,Art + Auction, Saveur and many others.

All of these experiences began shortly after I finished art school with my first job as an illustrated book designer in the Studio Book division at Viking Press/Penguin Books.

Week 3 Lesson Plan

Lecture

Lecture: Developing meaning to the image; conveying thoughts and emotions through images. Examples of small images and their impact on actions and ideas. Pictographic systems in world cultures.

Adrinka Symbols: A system of pictograms used throughout Africa in
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Week 2 Lesson Plan

Lecture

Visual Communication disciplines are reviewed; cultural image and icon differences are discussed; history of icon usage.

Note the rounded edges and glow of the “softer” icon .
The Jesus QR code; shadow-casting icons and social media icons in color.
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Week 1 Lesson Plan

Lecture

Design is defined, including a review of various design disciplines (architecture, industrial, environmental, gaming, etc). Design is NOT illustration, even if students will be asked to design images.

Specifically: The miniature image/creation of an icon. Examples are given of … Read More

Student Project Post

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This example post demonstrates how your posts are organized using the categories. When you use the category “Student Work > Project Posts” the … Read More

Student Survey

  • Please tell me about the technology and working space that you have available to complete your coursework. Feel free to share any additional information in the last question box. All responses are private.

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Welcome, Students!

This course explores creative visual thinking and its importance to communication design. You’ll experiment with image-making techniques and learn to use graphic elements to communicate concepts and ideas. The course emphasizes the integration of communication concepts, type and graphics and … Read More

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