Students are encouraged to explore their own creative processes through regular journal keeping, collaborative exercises, and two major projects. Also ARIN 307, DANC 307, and THR 307. The presentation of the historical, philosophical, and aesthetic traditions of the arts, with opportunities for each student to confront their own sense of beauty. Also ARIN 308, DANC 308, and THR 308. The course gives students a cumulative arts experience by tying the subject matter of the course to one of the major cultural productions of the Center for the Arts.
Subject matter varies each semester.
Introduction to graphic design and its techniques. Creation of a visual vocabulary to solve typical problems in graphic design, such as in newspaper and advertising layout. Graphic design concepts and techniques. Solutions to typical problems encountered by graphic designers in publication design and environmental design. Fundamentals of drawing with emphasis on perspective systems and skills in representing space, objects, and textures with a variety of methods.