Concepts underlying content, formal structure, and historical development of the visual arts; art as a global phenomenon from prehistory to the present; relationship of art to the natural world, the built environment, political and other human institutions, and the realm of spirituality.
3 hr./wk.
This course will introduce the students to world art through a study of painting, sculpture, and architecture made in Europe, America, Africa, and Asia. We will analyze a number of key works from prehistoric times to the present day, as we view them in relation to their social and historical content. In addition to the chronological approach, will be the discussion of a number of questions and issues pertaining to art throughout the ages, including cultural property, gender and culture identity, orientalism, colonialism, primitivism, and postcolonialism.
3 hr./wk.
4 hr./wk.
Introduction to the principles of two-dimensional concepts to explore visual vocabulary in design. Particular emphasis is made on representational and abstract aspects of composition to describe shape, structure, and space. Other design issues focus on the application of pictorial elements through pattern, texture, rhythm, balance, gravity, line, and the illusion of three-dimensional effects on two-dimensional surfaces. Color principles, the interaction of color, color phenomena, and the function of color in design are closely examined.
3 hr./wk.
Drawing emphasizing fundamentals of visual perception, representation, abstraction, and pictorial organization. Introduction to the practice and articulation of elements of drawing involving composition, armature, structure, form, volume, line, texture, value, and space. Observation and specific problems stress experimentation with a variety of drawing materials including dry and aqueous media. Various papers and drawing surfaces are also examined during the course.
3 hr./wk.
This course will explore the fundamentals of woodblock printing. Projects presented in class will introduce students to a wide range of woodblock printing techniques: chiaroscuro, reduction printing, and multi-color printing. Woodblock printing will be discussed in relation to the history of printmaking and its relevance in contemporary art making practices. Students will examine the interrelated nature of form, process, expression, and meaning.
$40
3 hr./wk.
This course will explore fundamental etching techniques such as hard ground, aquatint and spit bite. Projects presented in class will introduce students to a wide range of mark marking and imagery. Combining different techniques will be emphasized. Some prints will be formatted for traditional and non-traditional books. Bookbinding will be introduced and various techniques will be demonstrated.
$40
3 hr./wk.
This course will explore the fundamentals of stone and photographic lithography. Projects presented in class will introduce students to a wide range of lithographic techniques: images hand-drawn directly on the stone, multi-color printing, transferred images, and printing from computer-generated outputs.
$40
3 hr./wk.
Principles and fundamentals of black and white photography as an art form. Development of film, processing, and printing will be studied. Students will be required to acquire a manual 35mm film camera.
$25
3 hr./wk.
In this introductory course, students use their digital cameras and the college's lab in a hybrid, hands-on approach to creating work that expresses a personal photographic vocabulary. Students will gain an understanding of the medium by looking analytically at photographs, through critiques, workshops, and demonstrations, as well as in readings and class discussions.
3 hr./wk.
The medium of oil painting as related to visual perception and composition. Exploration of traditional and non-traditional approaches to painting. Emphasis on materials, color mixing, and technical implications in the process of painting.
3 hr./wk.
The problems of sculpture as related to visual perception and composition.
$25
3 hr./wk.
Principles of ceramics as an art form, introducing hand building methods, such as slab, coil, and pinching to create ceramic forms.
$50
3 hr./wk.
Architectural ceramics is the use of clay to make structural and decorative elements for the built environment. This course is an introduction to basic skills and techniques of ceramics-pinchpot, coil, and slab as taught through the prism of architectural tiles and decorative units. There are field and museum trips to see firsthand the rich multicultural history of ceramic tile and ornament. Provides students with hands-on experience making single and multiple forms. Learn how to make and use plaster press molds, plaster slipcasting molds, and the extruder. Form making, kiln firing, and glazing are covered in this alternate way of exploring the special plastic properties of clay.
3 hr./wk.
This is a course that provides an introduction to design and fabrication with wood as the primary medium. The projects will explore the intrinsic qualities of wood and creative design, from sketch to final form. The goal is to create work that shows a cohesive integration of design, material and execution. The safe use and the proper use of hand and power tools is a vital component of this course.
3 hr./wk.
An introductory course that involves process and problems of creating three-dimensional forms. Concentration on concepts of spatial organization. Particular emphasis on the exploration of various materials, fabrication methods, and techniques using a variety of tools and light machinery. Focus on the formation and analysis of ideas for their interpretation as three-dimensional constructions.
3 hr./wk.
An introduction to the field of art education within schools, museums, and community organizations. Integrates studio activities with development of effective teaching strategies.
$20
3 hr./wk.
Practice in the styles and forms of expository writing required in the arts. Readings that acquaint students with standards of good writing about the arts.
ENGL 11000 and ART 10000 or equivalent.
3 hr./wk.
Painting, sculpture, architecture, and decorative arts of Egypt from Predynastic times through the Ptolemaic period.
3 hr./wk.
Art of the Classical civilizations: Greece from the Geometric period through the Hellenistic era; the Etruscan contribution; Rome from the Republican period through late Imperial times.
3 hr./wk.
Art of the later Middle Ages: architecture, sculpture, manuscripts, stained glass; emphasis on French cathedrals, regional schools in emerging national states, and Byzantine influence on the West.
3 hr./wk.
An overview of the painting, sculpture, and architecture created in Italy during the fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth centuries. Discussion will focus on the needs and ambitions of private, civic, and ecclesiastical patrons, as well as the creative responses of individual artists from Giotto to Michelangelo.
3 hr./wk.
An overview of painting, sculpture, and printmaking created in Northern Europe during the fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth centuries. Trace the development of naturalism and humanism in France, Germany, and the Netherlands, as well as the dialogue between Northern Europe and Italy during the Renaissance. Discussion will explore the needs and ambitions of private, civic, and ecclesiastical patrons, as well as the creative responses of individual artists from Van Eyck to Bruegel.
3 hr./wk.
Seventeenth- and eighteenth- century art in Italy, France, Spain, and Holland. Artists include Bernini, Poussin, Caravaggio, Artemisia Gentileschi, Velazquez, Rubens, Rembrandt, and Vermeer.
3 hr./wk.
The art of western Europe, primarily France, including Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism, and Post-Impressionism.
3 hr./wk.
Art of the United States from colonial times to the late 19th century; consideration of European influences and regional contributions in the development of American architecture, sculpture, and painting.
$20
3 hr./wk.
The development of early modern art styles in France, Germany, Italy, Russia, and the U.S., including Fauvism, Cubism, Futurism, Constructivism, Expressionism, Dada, and Surrealism.
3 hr./wk.
Art from 1945 through 1980 in the U.S. and Europe, including Abstract Expressionism, Pop art, Minimal art, Conceptual art, the development of earthworks and public art, feminist and other issue-based art.
3 hr./wk.
A survey of sculpture, architecture, the town plan, and crafts in select pre-European cultures of the Caribbean Basin, the Andes, and Meso-America, including the Taino, the Inca, and the Aztec.
3 hr./wk.
A survey of select artistic traditions of native North American Indian art including Aleut and Inuit. Emphasis on artistic context as a synthesis of regional and cultural-historical phenomena.
3 hr./wk.
Architecture and decorative arts of the Islamic world, including Syria, Egypt, Persia, Turkey, Spain, and northern India.
3 hr./wk.
Art of India, Southeast Asia, and Indonesia; Buddhist, Jain, and Hindu Art in India; Buddhist, and Hindu art in Southeast Asia and Indonesia.
3 hr./wk.
The art and architecture of China, Japan, and Korea from prehistoric times to the nineteenth century.
3 hr./wk.
A chronological survey of world art and architecture from prehistoric times through the early Renaissance. Analysis of visual expression in terms of style and content in historical and cultural context.
3 hr./wk.
A chronological survey of world art and architecture from the early Renaissance to the present. Analysis of visual expression in terms of style and content in historical and cultural context.
3 hr./wk.
Historical and cultural influences and technical developments in the design of objects for use. Required for the BFA in Electronic Design & Multimedia. (Choice of either History of Design or History of Graphic Design.)
$15
3 hr./wk.
The study of graphic design as a tool for communicating, reinforcing and shaping socially constructed ideals by tracing the role of communication arts from pre-historic to contemporary postmodern aesthetics. (Required for the B.F.A. in Electronic Design & Multimedia. (Choice of either History of Design or History of Graphic Design.)
$15
3 hr./wk.
A study of historical and contemporary theories and methodology. Critical analysis and evaluation of original works of art. Student reports, papers, and discussion.
3 hr./wk.
This course will examine the work of self-taught or "Outsider" artists in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, from the emergence of the concept of "Outsider" Art in European Art Brut and its translation into American Art, to current day iterations of such work around the world.
3 hr./wk.
Techniques of art historical scholarship; use of bibliographical materials, iconographic and stylistic analyses; oral presentations; writing of a research paper. Required for all students concentrating in art history.
3 hr./wk.
This course offers the opportunity to reflect upon the relationship between art and activism by applying, in students' own creative work, critical tools and methods generated by contemporary theory and social history. While art is often perceived as unrelated to and independent of politics and social history, this course will examine how these underlying contexts affect aesthetics. Many artists have resisted traditional and conventional approaches to art in order to inform us of the existence of other perspectives, histories and voices. Through creative projects and the exposure to other artists' works, readings and films, this course will explore the realities within which images are made. Some of many questions for contemplation and discussion include: What is taste and how is it acquired? Who is responsible for the writing of our history? What is the relationship between money and art history? To what extent do artists simply parrot traditional values in their work? What outlets are available for activist artists? Have alternative aesthetics and radical activities challenged the writing of mainstream representation? How can artists define a political/activist position, and what responsibility do they bear in making images?
3 hr./wk.
Continuation of introductory drawing through exploration of various dry and aqueous media in black and white. Emphasis on formal concerns, drawing devices, process, and expressive drawing to develop a personal visual language. May be taken up to three times for credit.
3 hr./wk.
Advanced work in various printmaking processes, methods, and techniques. The use of photo, digital, and hand-derived imagery to produce work in photo-silkscreen, photo-lithography, and photo-etching, as well as intaglio, lithography, relief printing, collagraph, silkscreen, and mono-type printing. Specific course content will vary semester by semester and be announced beforehand.
$40
This course may be taken as many as four times for credit. 3 hr./wk.
This introductory course will familiarize students with the basic materials (paper, cloth, board, and adhesives), and techniques (folding, sewing, gluing) used in bookbinding. Students will make several structures, including a pamphlet, an accordion, a stab bind, a glue bind, and a bound multi-section book.
3 hr./wk.
Emphasis on the craft of photography. Problems leading to the mastery of technical skills regarding camera usage, exposure, film processing, printing, and finishing. Students will be required to acquire a manual 35mm film camera.
$25
3 hr./wk.
Practical experience in basic techniques as well as exploration of creative directions in the field of color photography.
$25
3 hr./wk.
The making of still photographs for use in visual communications media. The function, scope, and influence of photojournalism in contemporary society.
3 hr./wk.
Visual recording, by means of still photographs, of people and the products of their society.
$40
3 hr./wk.
A project based course exploring current issues and working methods in contemporary fine-art photography.
$40
3 hr./wk.
Exploration of problems in painting in representational and nonrepresentational approaches. Emphasis on painting from direct observation, personal concepts, and solutions to assigned projects. The course focuses on formal concerns including color mixing, value, color interaction, composition, and problems of pictorial space. Studies and medium-size paintings will investigate the overlapping relationships of painting and drawing. Experimentation with materials, techniques, and various alternatives in the handling of paint.
This course may be taken up to 4 times for credit. 3 hr./wk.
A studio-based art education course exploring how art connects to concepts of identity and culture. Includes studio art, writing, and practical teaching experiences related to museums, schools, and communities. Integrates studio activities with development of effective teaching strategies.
$20
3 hr./wk.
The principles of visual communication and expression in sculpture. The sculptural idea will be taken through the necessary paces from doodle to final presentation. The course aims to provide an environment that encourages students to explore these ideas through research, process, and materials. The students will be exposed to historical and contemporary precedence in art making and are taught to think independently to gain an understanding of a wide range of sculptural concerns. The course will revolve around traditional and contemporary methods of fabrication, such as welding, carving, and construction, as well as the use of alternative materials, such as concrete, polystyrene, etc.
$25
This course may be taken as many as 4 times for credit. 3 hr./wk.
A course that introduces throwing on the potter's wheel, glazing, and kiln firing. Slide presentations, films, demonstrations, and critiques, with emphasis on individual projects and the development of a personal approach to clay. Students are expected to participate in kiln loading and firing of their work.
$50
This course may be taken as many as 4 times for credit. 3 hr./wk.
Provides an introduction to ceramic sculpture with a specific emphasis on hand building. Covers basic techniques for forming; pinch, coil building, and slab construction as well as methods used in electric kiln firing and surfacing of clay as applied to sculpting. Glaze lectures are also presented.
3
An introduction to figurative sculpture using clay as the medium. Includes a study of the human body and options for its representation in three dimensions. A range of practical skills will be covered, including, carving, modeling, and armature construction.
3
Art of the Classical civilizations: Greece from the Geometric period through the Hellenistic era; the Etruscan contribution: Rome from the Republican period through late Imperial times.
3
Continuation of Introduction to Wood Design. Emphasis on development and construction of more sophisticated designs. Advanced woodworking techniques.
This course may be taken as many as 4 times for credit. 3 hr./wk.
The art and architecture of China, Japan, and Korea from prehistoric times to the nineteenth century.
3
The aesthetic, historical and technical development of still photography viewed as a major medium of artistic expression in the 19th and 20th Centuries are examined.
4 hr./wk.
Women in World Art will examine the key issues, artists, and historical periods beginning in prehistory, through the middle ages when women first emerged as artists, and on to the contemporary art scene. Students will explore the imaging of women in art as subject and women as creators of art, the political climates that excluded women from art production, and women artists' struggles for recognition and equality as they have achieved a foothold in the art world.
4 hr./wk.
Type as abstract structure and its relation to problems of graphic communication. Application of typographic design in the creation of posters, brochures, magazine and book design, print ads and packaging.
$40
3 hr./wk.
Exploring the relationship of image and type in graphic design, with emphasis on developing conceptual and visualization skills. Design and imaging using traditional tools and technology in projects ranging from the development of graphic icons to the design of promotional materials.
$40
3 hr./wk.
Aspects of contemporary illustration in various media. Projects in editorial (book, magazine), advertising (product, technical), and promotional (poster) illustration.
$50
3 hr./wk.
Electronic illustration and image processing with an overview of approaches from painting to montage. Exploring imaging techniques through the use of masks, channels, filters, and special effects. Issues of color management, color correction, resolution, and printing.
$40
3 hr./wk.
Introduction to digital photographic practices. Technical concerns and aesthetic issues of digital image capture and digital photo manipulation and output/display. Exploration of contemporary digital photography and student concept development through the digital photographic process.
$40
3 hr./wk.
Advanced study in selected subjects outside of the regular curriculum. Course announcements will be made in the preceding semester.
Artists from Africa and African diasporas have historically created vibrant and diverse arts that shape and are shaped by local and global politics as well as social and religious experiences. In this introductory course, students examine a broad range of arts and cultures linked to the continent and consider how arts and artistic practices move. To understand how knowledge about African arts has formed and changed, students investigate categories used to classify African arts and ways people have studied such arts.
3 hr./wk.
Artists linked to Africa increasingly resist framing their work according to ethnic or national identities. Yet, the construction of cultural and national histories often contributes to the content and reception of artists' projects. In this course, we consider how colonial, postcolonial, transnational, and international experiences intersect with arts created from diverse mediums. We also investigate the classifications contemporary, African, and contemporary "African" in relationship to artistic production, promotion, and display.
3 hr./wk.
This course explores art since 1980 both in a historical context and in terms of contemporary criticism. Frequent gallery visits and conversations with artists, curators, gallery assistants.
3
Approval of Dean and Department Honors Supervisor required. Apply in NA 5/225 no later than December 10 in the fall term or May 1 in the spring term.
Usually 3 cr./sem.
Credit is available to art history students for internships and fieldwork in cooperation with commercial and industrial firms, museums, galleries, and governmental agencies. May be taken up to 2 times for credit.
Individual research in selected problems under faculty guidance. Advance application and permission of instructor and chair required for admission.
May not be taken more than 3 times.
This course will explore identity issues in modern art with an emphasis on contemporary art. We will consider a range of questions, including how to identify and define identity, orientalism and the "other," cultural aesthetics, diaspora, dislocation, hybridity and multiculturalism.
3 hr./wk.
3
3
This course presents a historical overview of public art in the United States, focusing on key paradigms: memorials, non-commemorative sculpture, landscape or urban design projects, and social interventions. It includes class visits to major public art commissioning agencies such as Percent for Art (Department of Cultural Affairs), MTA Arts for Transit and Creative Time. Requirements consist of take-home midterm and final exams, several short writing assignments, weekly classroom group discussions and presentations.
3 hr./wk.
Dynamic sculptures, textiles, masquerades, assemblages, photography, and architecture made from a variety of materials constitute some of the arts that diverse artists from across West Africa have historically produced. Using a thematic approach, students examine a range of arts linked to the continent and investigate similarities and differences in strategies of artistic production. Students also consider different methods scholars have developed to understand such arts.
3 hr./wk.
Advanced study in selected subjects outside of the regular curriculum. Course announcements will be made in the preceding semester.
3 hr./wk.
An overview of the various currents of modernism that developed in Latin America from 1900 to 1945. Emphasis will be placed on the artistic production of certain countries, such as Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Cuba, and Uruguay.
3 hr./wk.
This undergraduate course is an in-depth look at the period known as the "Mexican Renaissance" when numerous artists, intellectuals, and government institutions responded to the goals, proposals, and failures of the Mexican Revolution (1910-1920), the first social uprising of the twentieth century. It will provide an overview of Mexican muralism and consider the role of diverse media (easel painting, graphic art, and photography) in expressing issues such as cultural nationalism, gender, class, and race in post-Revolutionary Mexican society. The course is organized as a series of classroom lectures based on slides and selected thematic and chronological topics. A field trip to the Orozco mural at the New School and/or a local museum and/or gallery will provide students with first-hand knowledge of the art under discussion.
3 hr./wk.
Artistic manifestations in post-World War II Latin America, including the work of diaspora artists and Latino/a artists in the United States.
3 hr./wk.
The aesthetic, historical, and technical development of still photography viewed as a major medium of artistic expression in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
3 hr./wk.
This course explores art since 1980 both in a historical context and in terms of contemporary criticism. Frequent gallery visits and conversations with artists, curators, gallery assistants.
3 hr./wk.
This course challenges students to think about how concepts of the artist develop in historically and culturally specific ways, and to consider how such concepts influence visual traditions. It focuses on the painters, sculptors, architects and craftspeople of South Asia. Major themes include concepts of art, artist/patron relationships, workshop practices, techniques and materials, tradition and innovation, and differing historical and cultural perceptions of artists. All periods of South Asian art history are covered, but the emphasis is on the 16th to 19th centuries.
3 hr./wk.
This course looks at ideas of tradition and nation in modern and contemporary Asian arts, at rejections of these ideas and at the struggle of individuals to escape the confines of nationalist thinking and East/West dichotomies. The course will focus primarily on India and Japan, respectively colonized and colonizing nations, but Pakistan, Korea and China are also discussed.
3 hr./wk.
This course will explore 20th and 21st -century "outsider" art environments: vernacular expressions of art, architecture, and/or landscape architecture, which emerge as public and private expressions by artists/builders who do not have formal training, and which are generally grounded in the local concerns and experiences of their makers.
3 hr./wk.
Drawing from the live model as a means to understand line, shape, form, proportion, and foreshortening in the figure. Emphasis on principles of anatomy to examine bone structure and muscles. Drawing the figure includes both short poses to investigate gesture and the dynamics of the pose, and long poses with focus on creating a finished drawing by incorporating light, space and, compositional devices. Experimentation with various dry and wet drawing techniques.
This course may be taken as many as 4 times for credit. 3 hr./wk.
Credit is available to advanced students for internships and fieldwork in cooperation with commercial and industrial firms, museums and galleries, and governmental agencies. Students can register for specialized internships based on the area of study. Permission of instructor and chair required.
3 cr. each. No more than 6 credits accepted.
Independent study in art under staff guidance. Three previous courses (or equivalent) in area of study chosen and permission of instructor and Chair required for admission.
3 cr. each. No more than 9 cr. accepted.
Advanced and individualized projects in any area of photography. Portfolio development for students specializing in photography. Group and individual critiques and reviews, as well as readings and discussions to develop and hone one's artistic vision, and to promote passionate and sustained involvement in photography as a communication medium of personal, social and cultural significance.
$40
This course may be taken as many as 4 times for credit. 3 hr./wk.
Introduction to unconventional photographic processes. Exploration of historic and new methods and materials that allow extension of photographic imagery beyond the standard black and white silver print. Experimentation with hand-made emulsions and papers, incorporation of photographic imagery into new and varied contexts, such as drawings, paintings, and books.
$40
3 hr./wk.
Emphasis on developing a studio sensibility. Exploration of various lighting systems such as tungsten and quartz, studio and portable flash, natural light, and mixed sources. We will address the artistic and technical problems associated with portraiture, still life, and product photography. Use of hand-held meters, flash meters, lighting accessories, filters, and an introduction to the view camera.
$40
3 hr./wk.
An introduction to the large format view camera as used in fine art and commercial photography. A studio course covering fundamental camera movements, perspective controls and optics selection, applied lighting set-ups, metering and exposure calculation procedures, and specialized film processing and printing skills. Students will get hands-on experience with the 4x5 inch camera, while fostering a studio sensibility through the development of skills and techniques unique to large format photography. The course will introduce students to another way of seeing by exploring the special properties inherent in large format, while working in a professional, studio environment.
$35
3 hr./wk.
Continued experience with aqueous media, both transparent and opaque, including applications to other areas of artistic expression.
$20
3 hr./wk.
Principles of furniture design, ergonomics, and methods of research, design, and planning are examined in contemporary concepts, both classical and experimental. The process of design and fabrication is stressed through understanding of materials, technologies, and construction.
3 hr./wk.
The study of the raw materials used in the ceramic process to formulate clay bodies and glazes. A lecture and laboratory course which will give students the basic knowledge necessary to mix their own glazes and clay bodies.
$25
3 hr./wk.
A continuation of Typography I. This course will focus more closely on the expert usage of type in all forms of graphic design. Students will learn to create powerful graphic statements using the diverse properties of typographic expression. Emphasis on communication systems, cohesive identity packages, logo development and publication design with orderly, logical and aesthetically appropriate typographic usage. Various projects will explore enhancing comprehension through intelligent use of typographic levels of emphasis.
$50
3 hr./wk.
Design for print media with special focus on page layout, integration of text and graphic illustration, and corporate identity systems. Use of the computer as a design and production tool, with an introduction to vector and raster-based software for design and illustration.
$50
3 hr./wk.
Production for digital media distribution channels: print, web, ebook, apps, film/video. Development of projects from ideation, sketches, file setups, editing/revisions, final preparation and delivery. Real-world product creation through lectures, demonstrations, discussion, critiques and field trips using actual products as examples. Emphasis on the advanced software workflow used in advertising and design facilities.
Art 39510
$40
3 hr./wk.
A continuation of Illustration I, emphasis is placed on personal style, portfolio development, taking a concept from start to finished illustration, and exploration of historical and contemporary Illustration styles. In addition to projects, students will engage in critiques, gallery and studio visits, and with speakers presenting creative and commercial illustration projects.
$50
3 hr./wk.
Builds upon students’ basic Adobe Illustrator skills to develop complex vector graphic images. Through demonstrations, exercises, and project assignments, students apply visual problem solving skills to projects in logo & brand design; graphic icons; character design and caricature; dynamic lettering; 3-D illustration; and pattern design among other topics. Prereq: ART 39510 or Departmental Permission.
$50
3 hr./wk.
Introduction to the basic principles, techniques, and processes involved in the development of 2D animation. The course focuses on exercises and projects that explore the classical principles of animation as applied in a digital environment.
$40
3 hr./wk.
This course builds on the concepts and skills learned in ART 29530. A further examination of conceptual and technical concerns surrounding digital photography.
$40
3 hr./wk.
Interface design, information structuring, and interaction design for the Web. Sites will be examined from the perspective of design, utility, and interactivity. Design and development of HTML documents, CSS style sheets, text and images for websites including prototype testing. Students will work individually and in teams, and will exit with an online portfolio.
$15
3 hr./wk.
This course explores tools and techniques for animation and the design of interactive experience for the Web. Exploration of traditional animation techniques (frame-by-frame animation and tweening) and the development of code-based animation and interactivity. Projects in visual communication for the Web incorporating text, audio, and moving images controlled via Actionscript.
$40
3 hr./wk.
Investigation of print production for graphic design, from concept to execution. Development of concepts from initial visualization to comprehensives to mechanicals for black and white and color printing. Exploration of systems for page layout (such as the grid system) and other approaches to the design of visual information. Overview of special techniques in printing including embossing, die-cuts and paper selection.
$15
3 hr./wk.
Introduction to the basic concepts of computer programming for visual artists including variables, functions, and data structures though projects dealing with image processing, animation, and text manipulation. The course assumes no prior programming knowledge and presents the concepts in a manner that is accessible to everyone. Development of problem-solving skills is emphasized.
$15
3 hr./wk.
This course provides an introduction to digital motion graphics and desktop video on the Macintosh. We will survey a variety of imaging techniques through the history of video as an art form, and learn how to apply these modes of visual thinking to our own projects. This course will provide practical experience in design and production of Quick time-based digital video and motion graphics using a variety of software, especially Adobe After Effects.
$15
3 hr./wk.
This class is recommended for all BFA students who want to prepare for their final thesis or other independent projects. This course examines the creation of an individual project through concepts, research, experimentation, and exercises. Through readings, discussions and field trips, students will learn to come up with a strong idea and to formulate an argument for it.
Permission of instructor. Permission will be based on instructor's evaluation of student's course work to date, and submission of a brief proposal (100-200 words) that articulates the student's creative research interest. Students from other majors who wish to develop a creative research project are invited to apply.
$15
3 hr./wk.
This course provides students with a solid foundation in both the creative and technical aspects of 3-Dimensional image creation on the computer. Topics include 3-Dimensional modeling, animating, lighting, shading, texturing, camera composition and rendering techniques. Both still image and animation will be covered. In addition to discussing a range of 3-Dimensional software programs, this course will explore the role of 2-Dimensional drawing and painting programs in the creation of 3-Dimensional image environments. The role of 3-Dimensional imaging in film, design, multimedia art, and electronic gaming will also be discussed.
$40
3 hr./wk.
Teaches the fundamentals of game play design. Students are introduced to a variety of games and will work individually and collaboratively to create new online and app games, emphasizing an iterative design processn This course teaches the fundamentals of game play design. Students are introduced to a variety of games and work individually and collaboratively to create new board and card games. The class emphasizes an iterative design process incorporating animation, 3D modeling and programming.
$50
3 hr./wk.
Seminar exploring the visual language of image and typography and its function in mass communications; the syntax of video, audio and interactive works; and the aesthetic and social challenges raised in design for print, time-based media and telecommunications. The seminar will provide students with a thorough grounding in technology-related issues through selected readings and discussion.
$15
3 hr./wk.
Continuation of Electronic Design I. Investigation of contemporary design styles and exploration of issues in typography and information design through advanced projects in publication design and graphic illustration.
$40
3 hr./wk.
An advanced exploration of the creative and production process for print media, organized around a semester-long group collaboration. The chosen project, executed in consultation with a guest designer, will explore the intersection of original text and image. It will proceed from research through imaging and printing, and result in a single issue publication or other printed matter. Interdisciplinary collaborations will be encouraged.
$50
3 hr./wk.
Rotating semester-long topics in animation chosen from among a variety of animation processes, methods, and techniques. Coursework will involve both group and individual projects and may address topics such as rotoscoping, cutout animation, direct animation, puppet animation, claymation, etc. Specific course content will vary by semester and be announced beforehand. This course may be taken as many as four times for credit.
$40
3 hr./wk.
Advanced investigation of HTML and CSS, and introduction to Javascript and jQuery for students who have a foundation in basic HTML and CSS and want to develop their web design portfolios. Focus on responsive, mobile-first development, animation, and enhanced interactivity.
$15
3 hr./wk.
Rotating semester-long topics in web programming providing introduction and practice in client-side scripting languages, server-side scripting languages, dynamically generated web pages (CGI), and database scripting and integration. Course may be taken up to four times.
$15
3 hr./wk.
This advanced course covers topics related to complex compositions for animation, video art, editing techniques, post-production and research methods for motion graphic projects. It requires a basic knowledge of digital video applications (as covered in Digital Video I). Students will gain an in-depth understanding of the field by looking analytically at videos, through critiques, workshops, demonstrations, readings and class discussions.
$15
3 hr./wk.
This advanced course builds upon the skills learned in 3-Dimensional Computer Imaging and Animation I. The class will focus on animation techniques and applying visual effects to scenes using dynamics. Topics include traditional and procedural animation, creating visual effects using particle systems and emitters, creating dynamic environments using physics-based properties, camera rigging and advanced rendering techniques. Importing and exporting relevant file formats will also be explored.
$40
3 hr./wk.
Advanced projects and portfolio evaluation for students planning a career in digital design, illustration, web design and animation. Exploration of presentation techniques; introduction to the business of design, career resources and business practices. Portfolio preparation; practical experience in making portfolio presentations; creation of self-promotion materials. Use of social media to develop a personal profile as a designer.
Three 30000-level EDM courses.
$50
3 hr./wk.
Advanced design seminar in which students develop a sustained individual project in a major area of concentration (print, Internet, multimedia) along with collateral promotion and other presentation materials to be presented in an exhibition and documented in a process book. Students must meet with the Thesis advisor the semester before taking Thesis to write a project proposal; proposals must be approved before start of class.
Completion of all major requirements for the BFA.
$50
6 hr./wk.