Art

Through in-class work and written reflection, students will demonstrate their ability to: 1. Identify the structure and sequence of higher-education art and design curriculum at Bristol CC and transfer institutions as well as expectations and demands of a college-level studio art environment and connection to their career. 2. Locate and apply relevant academic, professional and digital resources available through Bristol CC, Boston Public Library and the Internet to support coursework and future career planning. 3. Compare career pathways across various creative fields and evaluate those options in relation to their own academic and professional goals. 4. Apply creative thinking strategies to brainstorm with classmates and apply critical thinking strategies by analyzing works of art and design using critique vocabulary. 5. Examine the multicultural and global dimensions of art and design practice, drawing on course films, readings, and guest artist presentations to support written and discussion-based responses. 6. Assess the role of the artist and designer in addressing social issues and ethical responsibility in creative practice.

Through project work and critique, students will demonstrate their ability to: 1. Define and identify foundational art and design vocabulary, including principles of composition, visual elements, and Gestalt theory, as applied to two-dimensional surfaces. 2. Explain and apply Gestalt principles — including figure/ground, proximity, continuity, and closure — to solve visual design problems using line, form, and spatial relationships on the picture plane. 3. Demonstrate competency in the handling of materials including ink, paint, and cut paper, applying appropriate techniques for the preparation and professional presentation of finished work. 4. Analyze works of art and design — including their own and their peers' — using discipline-specific vocabulary to evaluate compositional choices, use of color and value, and expressive intent during group critiques. 5. Articulate and defend personal aesthetic preferences, expressive ideas, and visual interests through oral and written critique, connecting subjective responses to formal design decisions. 6. Produce a body of original two-dimensional work in both black-and-white and color that integrates design principles, material skills, and personal creative direction at a foundation level.

Through project work and critique, students will demonstrate their ability to: 1. Identify and define the fundamental properties of color —including hue, value, intensity, and temperature — using accurate art and design terminology in critiques. 2. Distinguish between color systems (subtractive/pigment, additive/light, RGB, and CMYK) and explain how each function within fine art, print, and digital design contexts. 3. Mix acrylic paint to produce accurate color scales, gradients, tints, tones, and shades, demonstrating technical control of pigment and craftsmanship in finished studies. 4. Apply the principles of major color schemes, including complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary, to produce compositional studies that demonstrate intentional color relationships. 5. Analyze how simultaneous contrast, color interaction, and perceptual relativity affect the appearance of color within a composition and demonstrate these effects through practical exercises. 6. Translate observed colors from real-life sources and images into accurate paint mixtures, as well as their corresponding RGB and/or CMYK values. 7. Evaluate the expressive, psychological, and cultural dimensions of color in both historical artworks and student work, using appropriate critical vocabulary during group critiques. 8. Construct a portfolio of color studies and projects that documents progressive mastery of color theory concepts, from foundational properties through expressive and compositional applications.

Through project work and critique, students will demonstrate their ability to: 1. Apply the basic elements of three-dimensional design, including line, plane, and volume in the creation of three-dimensional forms. 2. Apply principles of design such as proportion, scale, balance, emphasis, repetition, variation, harmony, and unity in the creation of three-dimensional forms. 3. Explore and identify various building materials, including wire, sheet material, clay, silicone rubber, and casting resin. 4. Use basic hand and power tools for constructing three-dimensional objects. Investigate and utilize digital modeling techniques and 3D printing technology to create three-dimensional designs. Critique and evaluate three-dimensional objects, demonstrating the ability to articulate personal insights and assessments of design effectiveness.

Through project work and critique, students will demonstrate their ability to: 1. Identify and describe the basic elements of visual language —including line, value, texture, color, and composition — and explain how principles of design such as balance, unity, and variety function in two-dimensional artwork. 2. Demonstrate technical proficiency by applying a range of media and tools, including pencil, charcoal, brush and ink, and water-based paints, to complete a series of studio projects that address foundational drawing, painting, and design challenges. 3. Analyze the distinction between one-point and two-point perspective systems, and how each creates the illusion of depth and space in art and design. 4. Critique works of art, including their own, using established criteria related to composition, technical execution, and expressive intent, forming and defending judgments about effective use of elements and principles of design as well as conceptual effectiveness. 5. Produce a body of studio work that integrates personal concepts, themes, or ideas with informed visual decision-making, demonstrating growth in both hand skills and independent artistic expression over the course of the semester.

Through project work and critique, students will demonstrate their ability to: 1. Apply the fundamentals of photographic composition, including the rule of thirds, leading lines, framing, color, light, depth, and visual storytelling. 2. Use Adobe Lightroom with entry-level proficiency for photo editing and manipulation. 3. Identify and utilize key camera settings, including aperture, shutter speed, and ISO, and their effects on image quality. 4. Evaluate images based on their effectiveness in aesthetic appeal and communication goals, articulating what constitutes a successful photograph.

Through written work, group discussion and oral presentations, students will demonstrate their ability to: 1. Evaluate career pathways in fine arts, applied arts, and design by analyzing industry resources, guest speaker perspectives, and personal goals to articulate a viable professional or transfer plan. 2. Assemble a polished digital portfolio that demonstrates intentional selection, sequencing, documentation and presentation of original work appropriate for transfer applications or entry-level employment. 3. Analyze their own artistic influences, cultural background, and creative process by producing a formal presentation that connects personal identity to contemporary professional practice. 4. Compose professional career materials, including a resume, cover letter, elevator pitch and portfolio documentation, tailored to a specific transfer program or art/design industry position. 5. Present structured oral critique of their own work to peers and instructor, demonstrating the ability to articulate artistic intent, describe process, and respond to questions with clarity and confidence. 6. Examine the ethical responsibilities of artists and designers in society — including issues of cultural representation, intellectual property, and equitable practice in a multicultural and global field —and articulate a personal position supported by evidence from course readings, guest talks, and other experiences.

Students who successfully complete this course will be able to: 1. Demonstrate increased proficiency in observational drawing skills introduced in Drawing III; specifically gesture, proportion, and Gross Anatomy. 2. Draw the figure from life with a focus on its expressive potential. 3. Demonstrate an advanced knowledge of figure drawing that focuses on individual artistic expression. 4. Create an advanced portfolio that expands on the skills introduced in Drawing II. 5. Critically analyze advanced figure drawings.

1. Synthesize materials and concepts to create images with intentional, layered meanings. 2. Demonstrate a rigorous design process including research, experimentation and revision 3. Formulate conceptually focused work through research, brainstorming, thumbnails and revisions

Through project work and critique, students will demonstrate their ability to: 1. Identify and describe the major genres of commercial illustration — including editorial, advertising, sequential art, and book/magazine illustration — and explain how audience, context, and medium influence illustrative decision-making. 2. Apply foundational principles of draftsmanship, composition, and design to produce a series of thumbnail sketches and refined illustrations across a minimum of three traditional or digital media (such as watercolor, charcoal, graphite, Photoshop, Illustrator) 3. Analyze published illustrations and peer work by examining the relationships between concept, technique, medium, and intended audience, using discipline-specific vocabulary in written and verbal critique. 4. Evaluate the effectiveness of their own illustrations through structured self-critique and portfolio review, using established criteria of professional quality, conceptual clarity, and technical execution to identify strengths and areas for revision. 5. Create a portfolio of original illustrations, developed from initial concept and thumbnail stage through to finished, publication-ready artwork, that demonstrates competency in ideation, media technique, and visual communication across multiple commercial illustration contexts.

Through project work and critique, students will demonstrate their ability to: 1. Identify the properties of oil paint, including pigment, binders and mediums and how these properties affect handling and application and safely and correctly use oil painting materials, including brushes, palette knives, solvents, and supports. 2. Apply observational drawing skills to accurately block in proportions, perspective, and spatial relationships as the structural foundation of a painting. 3. Mix and apply color to render convincing light, shadow, and form in both still life and landscape subjects, effectively utilizing the key principles of color theory, including hue, value, saturation and temperature. 4. Analyze the compositional strategies, including balance, focal point, value structure, and spatial organization, present in historical and contemporary paintings. 5. Experiment with and evaluate how surface quality, paint handling, and brushwork contribute to the expressive and formal qualities of a finished painting. 6. Construct a series of paintings that demonstrate intentional use of composition, color, value, and paint application to represent observed subjects convincingly. 7. Critique their own work and the work of peers using discipline-specific vocabulary, identifying technical strengths and areas for development in relation to stated learning goals.

Through project work and critique, students will demonstrate their ability to: 1. Analyze the defining visual and conceptual characteristics of portrait, abstraction, and narrative as distinct painting genres, situating each within a broader art historical context and examine how artists have used composition, color, and paint handling to convey meaning. 2. Employ an expanded palette and color mixing strategies to achieve nuanced chromatic relationships, based on more advanced color theory concepts such as simultaneous contrast and complex color harmonies. 3. Apply figure drawing and proportion skills to accurately construct the human form in paint, demonstrating control of value, edge quality, and color temperature across skin tones and drapery. 4. Execute paintings at an expanded scale, adapting brush handling, paint consistency, and compositional decision-making to the demands of a larger support. 5. Distinguish between technical and conceptual choices in a painting, articulating how each decision either supports or undermines the intended effect of the work. 6. Formulate and defend intentional artistic decisions in written artist statements and verbal critiques, using discipline-specific language to connect technical execution to personal concept and meaning. 7. Evaluate their own work and the work of peers, distinguishing between formal, technical and conceptual choices in a painting and articulating how each decision impacts the intended effect of the work.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Apply foundational and advanced concepts of light, color theory and atmospheric perspective to capture environmental atmosphere and mood 2. Analyze and integrate historical and contemporary landscape traditions into their own artistic practice 3. Compose painting using spatial, structural and observational skills to create visual narrative 4. Translate environmental, social or personal themes into formal and/or symbolic imagery 5. Begin to develop a consistent, personal and expressive style

Through the production of prints, a culminating printmaking portfolio and critique, students will demonstrate their ability to: 1. Identify and evaluate various printmaking techniques, including traditional methods such as woodcut and experimental processes like gel plate. 2. Use printmaking materials and tools with entry-level proficiency, including gel printing plates, linoleum blocks, carving tools, etching tools, brayers, inks, and printing presses. 3. Analyze and expand their understanding of two-dimensional composition by utilizing and manipulating frames, grids, color systems, and gestalt principles. 4. Apply design elements and principles to evaluate and create effective prints through production and experimentation. 5. Apply color theory in printmaking to create effective prints through production and experimentation. 6. Discuss and evaluate historic and contemporary examples of printmaking, articulating their significance and relevance in the context of students’ own work.

Through their project work and critique, students will demonstrate their ability to: 1. Construct original sculptural works that demonstrate expanded technical proficiency beyond the foundational skills acquired in Three-Dimensional Design, integrating more complex structural and compositional strategies. 2. Apply principles of design including proportion, scale, balance, emphasis, repetition, variation, harmony, and unity to produce finished sculptural forms that reflect intentional aesthetic and conceptual decision-making. 3. Select and manipulate a range of building materials, including stone, clay, and found objects at a more advanced level, demonstrating informed judgment about the physical and expressive properties of each material in relation to their sculptural intent. 4. Execute fabrication techniques including mold making and casting, carving, and assemblage, producing works that show competency and more advanced fluency with each method. 5. Evaluate sculptural works, both their own and those of others, by articulating informed judgments about formal qualities, conceptual content, and material choices.

Through their project work and critique, students will demonstrate their ability to: 1. Construct original sculptural works that demonstrate expanded technical proficiency beyond the foundational skills acquired in Three-Dimensional Design, integrating more complex structural and compositional strategies. 2. Apply principles of design including proportion, scale, balance, emphasis, repetition, variation, harmony, and unity to produce finished sculptural forms that reflect intentional aesthetic and conceptual decision-making. 3. Select and manipulate a range of building materials, including stone, clay, and found objects at a more advanced level, demonstrating informed judgment about the physical and expressive properties of each material in relation to their sculptural intent. 4. Execute fabrication techniques including mold making and casting, carving, and assemblage, producing works that show competency and more advanced fluency with each method. 5. Evaluate sculptural works, both their own and those of others, by articulating informed judgments about formal qualities, conceptual content, and material choices.

Through oral and written critique, students will demonstrate their ability to: 1. Analyze and evaluate their own sculptural work and that of their peers, using appropriate art vocabulary and contextual reasoning. 2. Situate figurative sculpture within contemporary art contexts, articulating how artists use the human form. Through their project work, students will demonstrate their: 3. Facility with measurement, proportion, structural anatomy and surface form, gesture and movement to inform the exterior appearance of the figure in three dimensions. 4. Technical proficiency with oil-based clay modeling techniques to produce figurative sculptures from direct observation of a live model and with traditional mold-making techniques.

Through their project work, students will demonstrate their ability to: 1. Identify and describe the developmental stages of children's artistic expression from early childhood through adolescence 2. Explain how environmental, emotional, and cultural factors influence children's artistic development at various age levels. 3. Demonstrate proficiency in a variety of art-making techniques appropriate for use in a child-centered classroom, which may include crayon resist, collage, papier-mâché, printmaking, and puppet construction. 4. Analyze children's artwork samples to distinguish developmental stage indicators and differentiate between product-oriented and process-oriented approaches to art education. 5. Evaluate the effectiveness of a given classroom environment or instructional approach in supporting children's creativity, imagination, and artistic growth, providing evidence-based justification. 6. Design developmentally appropriate art lesson plans for a specified age group that fosters creativity and self-expression, incorporating suitable materials, clear objectives, and an inquiry-based atmosphere.

Through project work and critique, students will demonstrate their ability to: 1. Apply photography concepts and skills from ART 151 or ART 256, at a more advanced level, specifically regarding the functions of DSLR or mirrorless cameras. 2. Acquire technical proficiency in Adobe Photoshop and Camera RAW for the creation, editing, and publishing of digital images. 3. Utilize light effectively as a compositional element and content to delineate shape, form, texture, and focal points, while expressing concepts and conveying emotion. 4. Evaluate and apply design elements and principles in both the production and post-production phases to create effective photographs. 5. Discuss and analyze historical and contemporary examples of photography, articulating their significance and relevance in relation to students' own work.

Through project work and critique, students will be able to demonstrate their ability to: 1. Identify and utilize the fundamental components and functions of a 35mm film camera, including aperture, shutter speed, ISO, and manual focus controls. 2. Apply principles of exposure and depth of field (shallow, middle, and wide) to produce technically competent black-and-white photographs using manual camera settings. 3. Implement proper darkroom procedures, including safely mixing chemicals, developing black-and-white film, producing contact sheets, operating the enlarger, and printing photographs using cropping, burning, dodging, filters, and varied paper types and sizes. 4. Experiment with and create photographic works using creative darkroom processes, including photograms and other camera-less techniques. 5. Analyze and interpret historical and contemporary photographic works, movements, and theories, relating aesthetic and technical approaches to their own photographic practice. 6. Critique and evaluate photographic images, both their own and others’, by articulating informed assessments of technical execution, visual composition, and conceptual content using appropriate photographic vocabulary.

Through project work and critique, students will demonstrate their ability to: 1. Generate and develop original photographic concepts through ideation, visual research, and problem-solving strategies that demonstrate sophisticated aesthetic judgment in composition, lighting, and design. 2. Apply and refine advanced technical proficiency with a 35mm adjustable camera, including precise control of aperture, shutter speed, film selection, lens choice, and exposure, to produce intentional and conceptually driven imagery. 3. Integrate and synthesize advanced darkroom processes, including film development, enlarging, and expressive printing techniques, with both natural and studio lighting strategies to achieve cohesive visual outcomes. 4. Experiment with and evaluate non-traditional darkroom methods, including cyanotype printing and dual/multiple exposure processes, to expand expressive and conceptual possibilities. 5. Analyze and critique photographic works (their own and others’) using advanced vocabulary of aesthetics, art history, and contemporary theory to articulate meaning and visual intent. 6. Produce a cohesive body of work that demonstrates an emerging individualized visual language, technical craftsmanship, and the effective communication of conceptual ideas.

Through project work and critique, students will demonstrate their ability to: 1. Identify and describe key historical and contemporary movements, artists, and works in digital art and design, and explain their relevance to current design practices. 2. Define and correctly use fundamental terminology related to computer imaging, page layout, digital illustration, and image manipulation. 3. Explain and apply foundational design elements and principles, such as composition, hierarchy, contrast, alignment, repetition, and color, in the creation of digital projects. 4. Demonstrate basic technical proficiency in industry-standard software, including Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe InDesign, to create page layouts, digital illustrations, and manipulated images. 5. Create original digital compositions that interpret assigned themes while incorporating personal visual voice and intentional design decisions. 6. Analyze and discuss their own work and the work of others using appropriate design vocabulary during critiques and written self-assessments. 7. Evaluate digital projects based on clarity of intent, technical execution, and effective use of design principles, incorporating peer and instructor feedback into revisions.

Through project work and critique, students will demonstrate their ability to: 1. Experiment with traditional and digital media to expand visual vocabulary and technical range, applying the elements and principles of design, including Gestalt theory and color theory, to create effective visual compositions. 2. Develop original visual concepts by analyzing facts and associations to identify underlying meanings and communication opportunities and applying divergent and convergent thinking strategies to develop “big idea” effective solutions. 3. Produce design work that meets professional standards of craftsmanship, utilizing structured design processes to work effectively. 4. Document all phases of the design process, including research findings, brainstorming, ideation, sketches, drafts, revisions, refinement and final production, in a professionally formatted process book using Adobe InDesign. 5. Participate in criteria-based critique with peers, articulating design intent, conceptual rationale and technical decisions using discipline-specific vocabulary to address design principles and communication effectiveness, in order to iteratively improve work throughout the semester.

Through project work and critique, students will demonstrate their ability to: 1. Design and implement comprehensive communication solutions that demonstrate mastery of the design process, from research and conceptual development through final production. 2. Conduct and synthesize research, marketing analysis, and problem-solving methodologies to inform strategic design decisions that address specific audiences and contexts. 3. Demonstrate continued development of hand skills and drawing techniques for design 4. Apply and evaluate visual communication and semiotic theories to construct meaningful relationships between text and image, effectively conveying complex messages across print and digital platforms. 5. Articulate and explain design concepts through professional written, visual, and oral presentations, employing discipline-specific vocabulary in critiques and client-oriented discussions. 6. Demonstrate advanced technical proficiency with industry-standard tools and production processes, including Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe InDesign, as well as scanners, digital cameras, printers, color management systems, resolution standards, paper stocks, and publishing workflows for both web and print. 7. Evaluate and prepare files for professional production by analyzing printing methods, working with print vendors, and managing technical specifications to ensure accurate and high-quality output.

Through project work, students will be able to demonstrate their ability to: 1. Analyze the relationship between book structure and conceptual meaning in artists’ books. 2. Demonstrate iterative development and refinement of form, composition, and materials in the creative process. 3. Integrate personal, cultural, or sociopolitical content into a cohesive artists’ book concept. 4. Produce structurally distinct artists’ book forms that demonstrate experimentation with format, sequencing, and viewer interaction. 5. Evaluate artists’ books using appropriate visual art terminology and addressing concept, structure, media and craftsmanship in critique settings.

Through project work and critique, students will demonstrate their ability to: 1. Use a basic vocabulary of type terminology in discussing and presenting design work 2. Demonstrate an understanding of the design process to create effective visual communication 3. Demonstrate a practical understanding of best practices in a studio setting 4. Demonstrate proper use a grid system when laying out single and multi-page designs 5. Demonstrate a working knowledge of print-readiness and how to submit files for print 6. Apply historical knowledge of typography to contemporary design contexts 7. Demonstrate proficiency with typography in design software (Adobe Illustrator and InDesign)

Through project work and critique, students will demonstrate their ability to: 1. Analyze communication context, specifically target audiences, publication goals, and content structures to determine appropriate typographic, structural, and visual strategies for long-form magazine design. 2. Construct and implement cohesive typographic systems, including typeface selection, scale and rhythm to support both rapid scanning and sustained reading across a multi-page publication. 3. Develop and apply appropriate grid structures and advanced hierarchy for print and digital versions of a publication, to organize complex editorial content, support continuity and variation, and accommodate diverse article formats, focusing on image and text relationships. 4. Apply industry-standard digital tools (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator) and professional production workflows such as parent pages and paragraph styles to execute multi-page layouts that meet technical specifications for print and digital formats. 5. Demonstrate advanced peer-to-peer critique abilities and analysis to evaluate and refine design solutions, specifically typographic and layout decisions based on principles of visual hierarchy, readability, usability, and communication effectiveness. 6. Produce a professional-quality, multi-page magazine system that demonstrates conceptual clarity, brand identity, typographic sophistication, structural coherence, and integration of research from concept through final presentation, reviewed regularly for in-process critique and revised rigorously by incorporating feedback from critique.

Through project work and critique, students will demonstrate their ability to: 1. Analyze current web design trends and best practices. 2. Conduct research and planning, including defining a target audience, site goals, and content strategy. 3. Develop wireframes and visual mockups that demonstrate effective layout, hierarchy, and navigation structure. 4. Apply principles of typography for the web by selecting and implementing appropriate web-safe and web fonts that support readability, accessibility, and brand consistency. 5. Optimize and prepare digital images for web use by adjusting resolution, file format, dimensions, and compression settings to meet performance standards. 6. Construct two functional websites using foundational HTML and CSS, demonstrating proper file structure, semantic markup, and basic styling techniques, that demonstrates effective design process from concept development through final digital production. 7. Evaluate and revise web design projects through critique, presenting and justifying design decisions using appropriate design vocabulary and incorporating peer and instructor feedback to improve clarity, usability, and visual communication.

Through project work and critique, students will demonstrate their ability to: 1. Analyze professional blog websites by evaluating content structure, branding, SEO strategy, and responsive design and develop a content and marketing plan for an online blog, including a defined target audience, brand positioning and keyword strategy. 2. Conduct basic keyword research using industry tools and justify selected keywords based on search intent, competition, and relevance to content strategy and create SEO-optimized blog content that demonstrates effective headline structure, keyword integration, metadata writing, internal linking, and readability best practices. 3. Design cohesive page templates in Figma or Adobe XD that demonstrate consistent branding, hierarchy, spacing, typography, and responsive layout for desktop and mobile views. 4. Write and troubleshoot intermediate-level HTML and CSS code to customize layout, styling, and functionality beyond pre-themed templates. 5. Using WordPress blocks, configure, customize, and update a pre-themed WordPress responsive website, maintaining visual and structural consistency across pages. 6. Optimize digital images for web performance by adjusting file formats, compression, resolution, and responsive behavior to support SEO and usability standards. 7. Produce and present a fully functional, responsive blog website that meets documented project requirements, accurately reflects approved design mockups (desktop and mobile), demonstrates consistent branding and coding templates and effectively communicates a defined marketing concept that has been refined through peer and instructor feedback to improve navigation clarity, responsive flow, accessibility and visual hierarchy. 8. Articulate and defend design, coding, branding, and SEO decisions using professional web design vocabulary during formal class presentation.

Through project work and critique, students will demonstrate their ability to: 1. Analyze client goals and target audiences to develop a comprehensive content strategy, site structure, and navigation plan that supports usability and clear communication. 2. Design and prototype responsive page layouts that demonstrate consistent branding, effective use of typography, color, imagery, and spacing, while adhering to accessibility standards. 3. Implement front-end designs in CSS and integrate them with WordPress templates, reusable code, and theme configurations to create a fully functional and maintainable website. 4. Apply more advanced WordPress functionality, including page templates, posts versus pages, widgets, and dynamic content structures, to meet project requirements and allow for future site updates. 5. Test and refine website usability, responsiveness, and navigation based on feedback, ensuring functionality, clarity, and a positive user experience across devices. 6. Evaluate and integrate design elements, content organization, and technical solutions to produce a polished, portfolio-quality website that demonstrates professional standards in both design and development. 7. Articulate and defend design and technical decisions and evaluate peers’ work, using professional web design vocabulary during formal class presentations.

1. Utilize Figma to create, organize and manage professional-grade design files using layers, frames, groups and auto-layout techniques. 2. Create and maintain a design system library, incorporating reusable components, constraints, variables and styles to ensure consistency across projects as well as flexibility as needed. 3. Develop interactive, high-fidelity prototypes including interactions and animation 4. Apply industry-standard interaction design principles including navigation patterns and accessibility guidelines.

1. Apply frameworks and terminology to analyze and evaluate responsive web applications. 2. Utilize current tools and methods used in the design of responsive web sites. 3. Apply heuristics that help guide UI design decisions for web for user-centered design. 4. Utilize the basics of usability testing and reporting to apply usability principles and guidelines in iterating on a project. 5. Utilize criteria for creating professional documentation, that is essential to communicating and promoting design recommendations to stakeholders in professional practice.

Upon completion, through process documentation and your final project, students will be able to: 1. Investigate limitations and opportunities that exist within mobile-based apps 2. Create low-fidelity and high-fidelity prototypes 3. Incorporate user testing into the design process 4. Professionally present your process and final project, including iterations in response to interim critiques and user testing.

Through project work and critique, students will be able to demonstrate their ability to: 1. Apply foundational artistic skills in composition, visual storytelling, and digital imaging to create cohesive narratives. 2. Define and accurately use terminology and core concepts related to digital imaging, color theory, storyboarding, and visual sequencing. 3. Demonstrate technical proficiency in digital image creation and manipulation using industry-standard software, including Adobe Photoshop, to produce images. 4. Develop and refine storyboards and visual plans that translate conceptual ideas into linear and non-linear image sequences for digital storytelling. 5. Integrate design principles and color theory with conceptual development to produce visually compelling and conceptually coherent projects. 6. Synthesize theory and practice by applying contemporary art and design frameworks to the creation and interpretation of digital image-based narratives. 7. Analyze and evaluate their own work and the work of peers through critique, articulating strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities for refinement using discipline-specific vocabulary. 8. Articulate and defend personal artistic direction, expressive intentions, and visual influences in written and oral presentations.

Through project work and critique, students will demonstrate their ability to: 1. Define and describe fundamental animation terminology, principles, and historical developments in animation. 2. Explain and apply core principles of motion, timing, spacing, and sequencing to produce coherent animated movement. 3. Effectively use a 2D animation workflow and production pipeline, from concept development through final export. 4. Produce original 2D animation sequences using industry-standard software, integrating typography, illustration, and motion to communicate a specific concept or message. 5. Construct animation cycles, transformations, and character expressions that convincingly convey emotion, personality, and narrative intent. 6. Critique and evaluate animated works (their own and others’) using established design and animation principles, and propose revisions that improve clarity, timing, style, and effectiveness.

Through project work and critique, students will demonstrate their ability to: 1. Define and describe key terminology, historical developments, and foundational principles of character animation. 2. Explain and apply principles of timing, spacing, weight, and sequencing to create believable character-driven motion. 3. Compare and differentiate among animation mediums (e.g., hand-drawn 2D, vector-based animation, 3D animation, and interactive animation) and analyze their appropriate applications in narrative, information design, and experimental contexts. 4. Design and produce original character animation sequences, including a completed character cameo, using hand-drawn and digital production methods. 5. Construct convincing animation cycles, transformations, and expressive performances that communicate emotion, personality, and narrative intent. 6. Critique and evaluate character animation work (their own and others’) using established animation and design principles, and recommend revisions to improve clarity, performance, technical execution, and expressive impact.

Through project work and critique, students will demonstrate their ability to: 1. Explain and apply foundational design principles—including balance, scale, proportion, movement, rhythm, and timing—to time-based motion graphics compositions. 2. Design and produce synchronized audio and visual compositions that effectively integrate typography, imagery, video, and sound. 3. Develop and present conceptual ideas through hand-drawn and/or digital storyboards that clearly communicate narrative structure, pacing, and visual intent. 4. Implement the motion graphics design process by progressing from research and concept development through storyboard creation, production, compositing, exporting, and final packaging. 5. Produce engaging and technically proficient motion graphics projects using industry-standard tools, including Adobe After Effects, in combination with complementary video, image, and audio editing software. 6. Critique and evaluate motion graphics projects (their own and others’) using established design and time-based media principles, and propose revisions to improve conceptual clarity, visual impact, synchronization, and technical execution.

This course will help students develop the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities to: 1. Develop a lexicon of 3D computer imaging and design terminology. 2. Identify basic 3D design elements and principles related to making quality digital works of art. 3. Explore techniques, tools, and processes related to 3D Software. 4. Apply visual interpretation and personalize assignments. 5. Reflect upon artwork. 6. Apply peer feedback to improved or future projects.

Through their project work and reflective writing, students will demonstrate their ability to work collaboratively and to apply tools and techniques of the design thinking process to solve problems. Specifically, they will demonstrate by: 1.Utilizing the empathize and define stages to learn directly from the people they are designing for, by observing and interacting to understand their needs. 2. Demonstrating how they implemented the ideate and prototyping stages, using effective strategies to generate, synthesize, connect or transform ideas into forms. 3. Developing unique solutions that demonstrate innovative thinking. 4. Taking risks by actively exploring new approaches and working to integrate alternative or divergent perspectives in their explorations. 5. Utilizing the findings from their research and testing to select an appropriate direction from the various creative approaches they have generated. 6. Implementing their solution, testing, iterating and evaluating.

Through project work and critique, students will demonstrate their ability to: 1. Explain and apply the structure, roles, and workflows of a professional design studio, including the stages of the creative process from research through final production for print and web. 2. Conduct client interviews and analyze client needs to develop comprehensive design briefs that guide strategic, client-centered visual solutions. 3. Develop and present integrated design solutions—from initial research and ideation (brainstorming, thumbnails, and comps) through final production (pre-press preparation for print and publishing for web). 4. Critique and assess works-in-progress and completed projects using design principles, industry standards, and project objectives to refine and improve outcomes. 5. Assess personal strengths and areas for growth within collaborative studio practice and formulate strategies for professional development. 6. Perform effectively in multiple professional roles within a collaborative design team (e.g., art director, designer, strategist, production artist, project manager) and integrate cross-functional contributions into cohesive client deliverables. 7. Develop and manage project budgets, timelines, and cost projections, ensuring deliverables meet client objectives while adhering to financial and production constraints.