ART 339 - Junior Sonic Art

Institution:

Alfred University

Subject:

Art

Description:

4 hours. An advanced studio course dedicated to working with sound as a creative medium. Not a music course, it is designed for visual art students who wish to explore a wide range of possibilities for working in sound. This course examines many technologies and traditions including but not limited to: digital sound processing, graphic notation, algorithmic synthesis, ambient structures, atmospherics, digital editing, live multi-track recording, and granular synthesis. Critiques of student work and an investigation of the history of experimental sound are of great importance to this course. Prerequisite: At least one Expanded Media Sophomore Design, Video/Sonic, or Print Media Studio or permission of instructor ART 232 highly recommended. May be repeated once for credit. (Fall and Spring) Courses of Instruction: New York State College of Ceramics 267 ART 340 - Web Media 4 hours. This special topics course will introduce the theory and practice of art and art making on the Internet though a focused investigation of web languages and concepts including HTML, CSS (cascading style sheets), and JavaScript to be used in the building of sites and the construction of web page layouts. Web page development will be demonstrated via a wide range of examples covering different types of page layouts. The course will focus on the integration of pages with various medias including video, sound, text, and image. Text based coding and manual layout strategies will help the student to develop the techniques necessary to achieve dynamic page layouts within the conceptual framework of a specific site. This studio will combine layout principles and computer methodologies for web site development. Prerequisite: At least one Sophomore Design, Video/Sonic, or Print Media Studio is required or permission of instructor. (Spring or Fall)

Credits:

4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.alfred.edu

Phone Number:

(607) 871-2111

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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