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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces students to several art and design disciplines and examines how they are interrelated through applied work using various mediums and techniques.
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3.00 Credits
In Drawing Foundations students develop their ability to draw what they see through the application of perspective, contour, and tonal study. Basic drawing techniques and the use of different materials are introduced.
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3.00 Credits
This class emphasizes accurate drawing of the human form using a wide variety of media, and focusing on proportion, problems of foreshortening, and anatomy.
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3.00 Credits
This is an introduction to ceramic design. During this class students become familiar with the design and making of ceramic products, and the properties of the media. Students learn basic manufacturing methods and techniques.
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces students to an evolving array of alternative design systems that are based on a philosophical paradigm shift toward Earth-awareness and environmental stewardship. The course also contains a design studio component in which students select a specific sustainable design system and use it to address a particular design problem.
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3.00 Credits
This class begins an in-depth study of industry-standard computer software applications for artists and designers. Working on a Macintosh platform, students develop basic computer graphics skills utilizing a powerful vector drawing program (Adobe Illustrator ) and an image manipulation program (Adobe Photoshop ). The theory and practice of designing with text and imagery is also explored.
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3.00 Credits
This class is an exploration of the basic elements and principles of two-dimensional design and its applications. Dot, line, shape, field, texture, brightness, and color are introduced as basic and interrelated components in solving design problems. Color theories including the physics and psychophysics of color, and cultural and aesthetic considerations are discovered. Projects encourage students to express ideas in a visual context, while exploring the interaction of ideas and principles.
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3.00 Credits
In Life Drawing II, students develop a greater understanding of anatomy and skeletal structure through applied study of the figure through drawing. Prerequisites: ARD 101 and ARD 102.
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3.00 Credits
In this class, students discover fiber structure through sampling construction methods, including twining, coiling, knitting, crochet, knotting, and weaving. The emphasis is on loom preparation, drafting graphics, basic structures, and includes research and analysis of historic and contemporary examples. Students use these techniques to create art objects, one-of-a-kind garments, or design prototypes for multiples.
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2.00 Credits
This course focuses on creative, problem-solving strategies that challenge restrictions placed on rapid, adaptive, and unorthodox solutions by an adherence to conventional thinking. Students learn about obstacles to creativity and how to overcome them through the use of logic, intuition, and synthesis. Creativity is viewed as a rational thinking process that can be learned.
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