The objective is to develop technical skills and an understanding of color and color phenomena. Technical skills include mixing water-based paint, matching color and value, painting flat areas with precise edges, accurate cutting and pasting of paper, and the ruling of straight lines. Emphasis is on creating organic and geometric forms in order to achieve a high level of craft and design organization. In addition, painterly concerns are explored. It is preferable for students to take FA 10 before this course, since FA 11 is designed to advance skills introduced earlier, but it is not required.
Assignments require working at home as well as in the design studio.
Regular critiques are held from sketch to finish. The objective of this design and technology course is to introduce students to the use of the computer as a powerful tool in image-making and typographic design. Therefore, the course is structured to balance the time-consuming acquisition of computer skills with aesthetic and expressive considerations. Students will learn fundamentals of the three basic programs used in the design field QuarkXPress, Photoshop and Illustrator. In-class introductions and assignments provide a basis for further exploration through individual projects in experimental typography, collage and illustration.