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Sur­vey of West­ern Art from 1300 to the Pre­sent

Survey of Western Art from 1300 to the Present

This course will ex­plore stu­dio pho­tog­ra­phy as a means to com­mu­ni­cate ideas. Stu­dents will learn to use light­ing to trans­form sub­ject mat­ter into metaphor, mood and mean­ing as well as how to de­velop vi­sual co­her­ence within a group of im­ages. Stu­dents will de­velop port­fo­lio level pro­jects that dis­play con­cep­tual think­ing and mas­tery of the craft of pho­tog­ra­phy. Pho­tos by Cyn­thia Xu.

This course will explore studio photography as a means to communicate ideas. Students will learn to use lighting to transform subject matter into metaphor, mood and meaning as well as how to develop visual coherence within a group of images. Students will develop portfolio level projects that display conceptual thinking and mastery of the craft of photography. Photos by Cynthia Xu.

Foun­da­tion course in ty­pog­ra­phy with em­pha­sis on using type for a mul­ti­ple of in­dus­try re­lated ap­pli­ca­tions rang­ing from print to in­ter­ac­tive. Stu­dents will be in­tro­duced to prin­ci­ples of type de­sign and ter­mi­nol­ogy in­clud­ing: vari­a­tions of type struc­ture, anatomy, font usage, grid, lead­ing, kern­ing, track­ing and align­ment. Stu­dents will learn in­dus­try stan­dard soft­ware such as In­De­sign on the Mac­in­tosh op­er­at­ing sys­tem.

Foundation course in typography with emphasis on using type for a multiple of industry related applications ranging from print to interactive. Students will be introduced to principles of type design and terminology including: variations of type structure, anatomy, font usage, grid, leading, kerning, tracking and alignment. Students will learn industry standard software such as InDesign on the Macintosh operating system.

Prin­ci­ples of three-di­men­sional de­sign. Course cov­ers an analy­sis of form and space. Top­ics in­clude: hol­low forms both geo­met­ric and or­ganic; ar­chi­tec­tonic or­ga­ni­za­tion of space; light and shadow; geo­met­ric solids; the mod­u­lar unit; form and struc­ture in na­ture; lin­ear forms with mem­branes; move­ment. Ap­pli­ca­tions to pack­ag­ing, ar­chi­tec­ture, sculp­ture and en­vi­ron­men­tal de­sign and graph­ics. Ma­te­ri­als and in­her­ent prop­er­ties gov­ern­ing their use in form and space.

Principles of three-dimensional design. Course covers an analysis of form and space. Topics include: hollow forms both geometric and organic; architectonic organization of space; light and shadow; geometric solids; the modular unit; form and structure in nature; linear forms with membranes; movement. Applications to packaging, architecture, sculpture and environmental design and graphics. Materials and inherent properties governing their use in form and space.

Stu­dents learn basic ty­pog­ra­phy and page as­sem­bly tech­niques in­clud­ing el­e­ments, mea­sure­ments, fonts, set­tings and con­fig­u­ra­tions, proof-read­ing mark-ups and cor­rec­tions, al­tered file nam­ing con­ven­tions and stor­age or­ga­ni­za­tions. The course also em­pha­sizes the proper use of key­board con­trols and the re­la­tion­ship of type to page as­sem­bly. Stu­dents learn to use in­dus­try stan­dard soft­ware such as In­De­sign on the Mac­in­tosh op­er­at­ing sys­tem. In ad­di­tion there will be an em­pha­sis on stu­dent mas­tery of in­dus­try ter­mi­nol­ogy. 2 class hours, 2 lab hours, 3 cred­its

Students learn basic typography and page assembly techniques including elements, measurements, fonts, settings and configurations, proof-reading mark-ups and corrections, altered file naming conventions and storage organizations. The course also emphasizes the proper use of keyboard controls and the relationship of type to page assembly. Students learn to use industry standard software such as InDesign on the Macintosh operating system. In addition there will be an emphasis on student mastery of industry terminology. 2 class hours, 2 lab hours, 3 credits