Course Description: 

 

In Design class, students create products for a “client or company” by learning and utilizing fine art concepts and skills in; product/ industrial, marketing /advertising, interior, textile, environmental and set design. This class is open to freshmen taking Art II the other Semester. Students are required to keep a sketchbook for homework and design plans.

 

Course Objectives:

 

1) Students will understand, select and apply media, techniques and processes.

2) Students will understand and apply elements and organizational principles of art.

3) Students will consider, select and apply a range of subject matter, symbols and ideas.

4) Students will understand the visual arts in relation to history and cultures.

5) Students will reflect upon, describe, analyze, interpret and evaluate their own and others’ work.

6) Students will make connections between the visual arts, other disciplines and daily life.

 

Course Requirements:

 

Complete studio projects for critique deadlines; submit all completed projects for final critique. Complete required readings and demonstrate comprehension in class discussion.

Complete weekly sketch assignments and participate in discussion about art-making and planning. Actively participate in studio work, discussions and critique. Deliver a research presentation/project.

 

Grading: 

 

Criteria for evaluation include: completion of assignments; level of self-challenge, time and effort spent; quantity and quality of work produced; understanding of concepts covered; and growth and development of aesthetic sensibility.

 

Participation:

 

Playing an active role in class discussions, exercises and critiques is essential to success in this class. The majority of seminars will consist of in-class lectures and studio projects that occur under the guidance of the instructor and in tandem with your classmates. Studio classes, group critiques, and lecture days are all equally essential toward meeting the learning objectives of the course.

 

Please practice civility when in class. Honor your classmates’ opinions by listening during discussions and offer your own critique respectfully.

 

Please turn off/silence your cell phones! ALWAYS!