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3.00 Credits
Developing sensitivity and awareness of our spatial environment is the object of this course. Aesthetic and functional elements of three-dimensional design are explored. Through reading, projects, lectures and field trips, techniques are explored to assist in heightening awareness. This enables the student to understand the functional and aesthetic examples of the three-dimensional environment. Emphasis is placed on studio projects.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the complex language of color, including the investigation of additive and subtractive systems in traditional and electronic applications. Students gain practical knowledge and visual sensitivity giving them self-confidence in applying color to graphic presentations and three-dimensional forms. Emotional, symbolic, and cultural significance of color is explored through visual examples in historical and contemporary contexts. Knowledge applicable to painting, printmaking, illustration, website design, fashion design, interior design, landscape design, architecture, sculpture, and product design. Coursework includes experimentation with various materials, lectures, discussions, and presentations.
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Overview of 40 centuries of building, beginning in Ancient Egypt. The student follows the political technological, religious and social movements that have influenced the major design styles, outstanding architects, and designer of each era through the Gothic period.
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3.00 Credits
Overview of the history of buildings from the Early Renaissance to the present. Students achieve an historical perspective on and understanding of the development and evolution of architectural design.
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3.00 Credits
Art of the late 19th century. Impressionism (circa 1870) to Cubism and other forms of abstract art. Panorama of 20th century visual movements including Futurism, Surrealism, Abstract Expressionism, Pop Art, and Post-Modernism. Slide/lecture format and field trips.
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to the development of style in fabric, furniture and accessories for the interior from 1600 to the present. Emphasis will be placed on the history of American interiors. Required for interior design students, recommended for students in Art and Design and as an elective for students interested in history or American Studies.
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3.00 Credits
Basics of camera design and operation, plus the fundamentals of photographic visualization and composition; line, form, color, light shadow. Darkroom procedures, film processing, basic printmaking, selecting printing techniques. (Students can sign-out cameras and other supplies from the Communications Department thus reducing the overall costs for photo supplies.)
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3.00 Credits
Survey of modern design examines changing developments in graphics, industrial design, architecture and decorative arts from 1851 to the present. Beginning with The Exhibition of Art and Industry in London and concluding with postmodernism, mass culture and the role consumption plays in design will be explored. The course focuses on design as a creative activity influenced by technology, economics and social history.
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3.00 Credits
A chronological survey of the representation of the human body in the production of art from antiquity to the present. Emphasis is on the belief systems of specific cultures, and how those beliefs influence self-perception, and self-expression. Students will study basic human anatomy looking closely at the rise of anatomical science and its influence upon Renaissance and Baroque art. The current use and misuse of the human body in media is also explored. Format involves slide lecture, readings, and class discussion.
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3.00 Credits
Emphasis on a series of open-ended interrelated problems dealing with visual language and its vocabulary, and organization. Drawing problems will intensify the student’s perception and comprehension of the elements and principles of design including point, line, shape, tone, texture, and color; and balance, proportion, scale, rhythm, and unity in composition. Student’s perception and comprehension of light, space, and form will be given special emphasis. Format involves intensive instruction and demonstrations in charcoal, pencil, pen and ink, and mixed media as a means to personal investigation, understanding, and expression. Subjects include landscape, figure, and still-life. Various historical models will be studied through text and visual examples. Students are encouraged to develop their own style and viewpoint through discussion of art criticism.
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