Course Syllabus
ART AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
ARTS227601 / SPRING 2014
Course Description & Learning Outcome
This introductory course will offer students the opportunity to develop their visual imagination and their artistic skills through the use of digital technology. Adobe Photoshop and preliminary work with Adobe Illustrator and InDesign will offer the principles of composition and two-dimensional design. Computer-aided drawing and design, as well as photo imaging, will be an integral part of the course. The various skills of graphic expression learned in the course will have an Internet application.
Note: This course does not count as a Core course.
Course Schedule
Please note that this schedule is subject to change. Changes will be announced in class or via email. You are responsible for making note of any changes.
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DATE |
CLASS TOPIC |
READING/ASSIGNMENT DUE |
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01/15 |
Introduction to Digital Art |
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01/22 |
Photoshop: Digital Image Basics |
Reading #1: Fred Ritchin, After Photography, Ch. 2 Of Pixels and Paradox |
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01/29 |
Field Trip: The Power of Negative Thinking, New Art Center |
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02/05 |
Photoshop: Editing Images |
10-20 Images edited through Camera Raw |
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02/12 |
SNOW DAY MAKEUP—NO CLASS |
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02/19 |
Critique Assignment #1
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Assignment #1 |
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02/26 |
Finish Critique Assignment #1 Photoshop: Digital Collage & Composite |
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03/05 |
SPRING BREAK—NO CLASS |
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03/12 |
Discuss Reading #2 Photoshop: Photo Restoration & Coloring |
Reading #2, Artist Presentation Subject, Bring a Picture for Scanning |
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03/19 |
Artist Presentations
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Artist Presentations |
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03/26 |
Critique Assignment #2
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Assignment #2 |
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04/02 |
HOLY THURSDAY—NO CLASS |
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04/09 |
Photoshop: Photo Retouching |
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04/16 |
Photoshop: Text as Art |
Final Project Proposal |
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04/23 |
Critique Assignment #3 |
Assignment #3 |
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04/30 |
Work Day for Final Project One-on-one Meetings |
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05/07 |
FINAL CRITIQUE |
FINAL CRITIQUE |
Course Summary:
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