Featured Courses

Digital Art I for Non-Majors

Assignments, critiques, and demonstrations related to the specific level on which the course is being given. The use of the computer to augment and expand conceptualization and expression has provided the artist with some of the most important new means for visual thinking since the Renaissance invention of perspective. Students learn how to use the computer as an extension of the visualization process and its specific applications in both two-dimensional and three-dimensional art.

Design II for Non-Majors

This class acquaints the student with the fundamentals of Design by focusing primarily on layout, composition, and color through use of the grid. The grid is a fundamental building block for publication design (print and digital), website design, and animation design. This class focuses primarily on graphic design but proposes basic concepts that can be extrapolated into other design fields. Classes will be client- and solutions-based and will assume a professional career orientation. Additionally, the class will provide a current overview of what’s happening in the contemporary design world through field trips, readings, and presentations.

Design Studio for Non-Majors

A continuing exploration of graphic design to help students refine their skills & develop more personally expressive ways to solving problems through visual communication. Assignments, readings, & research projects will allow students to consider the complex nature of graphic design. Both traditional & digital approaches to typography & layout will be incorporated with a wide range of assignment. A priority is placed on the use of concepts to dictate design techniques & on the pursuit of a genuinely creative vision.