Printing and drawing assignments encourage inventive thinking and familiarize the student with the Macintosh graphic format. 6273 Typography and Graphic Production Introduction to the historical, formal, and applied aspects of typography, the design process, and production practices of conceptualization, layout, copy and execution. Copy fitting and specification of type as well as the analysis and synthesis of form, pattern, and texture in text and display settings. Art 3243 or permission of instructor. 6293 Packaging Design Creating package designs and building models without expensive materials or a heavily equipped workshop.
Activities stress common design studio problems and practices.
Assignments investigate packaging in three-dimensional forms including advertising and promotional systems that involve students in analyzing problems and finding solutions. Art 3243 or permission of instructor. Sculpture Studio Advanced problems in three dimensions with emphasis on expanded explorations and materials and technical applications. 6422 Design Studio Advanced problems in design emphasizing individual projects. Painting Studio Advanced creative problems in painting, with emphasis on the composition and functions of color in achieving form and space.