2D Digital Design | Art 1013

2D Digital Design
ART 1013 | Fall 2004 | Rob Wittig
office: Eng238 | MW 11-12

section 01 MW 8:00-9:50
section 02 TTh 10:00-11:50
fabulous laboratory SBE17

syllabus

ART 1013 introduces students to 2-dimensional studio and graphic design concepts using the computer as a creative tool.

Students develop skills in visual literacy, creative problem-solving, and digital imaging. Basic principles of design are explored through a series of weekly assignments. Students are introduced to the use of text/typography in image making.

Aesthetic and conceptual vocabulary are developed through class critiques, guest lectures, assigned reading and writing.

Students learn the basics of two graphics software programs: Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop.

By the end of the semester students should be able to create electronic imagery with an understanding of the conceptual and technical demands necessary for quality image output.

required texts

Design Fundamentals for The Digital Age, by Linda Holtzschue and Edward Noriega

Visual Quickstart Guide to Illustrator 10, by Elaine Weinmann and Peter Lourekas. (Peachpit Press)

Visual Quickstart Guide to Photoshop 7, by Elaine Weinmann and Peter Lourekas. (Peachpit Press)

optional text:
Visual Literacy, by Richard Wilde and Judith Wilde

reading assignments

Chapter Readings are from the Required Text: Design Fundamentals for the Digital Age

lecture response assignment

You should plan to attend as many of the related Tweed Musem lectures as you can. You will be required to write a short response paper based on one of these lectures. This 2 page paper is due at the end of the semester along with your portfolio and your final series.

week of	1st class	2nd class	readings + lectures
sep 06	intro to illustrator	intro to illustrator	illustrator book
sep 13	studio day	black square problem due	phil choo, sep 14 2pm
sep 20	using positive & negative space	black & white problem due	Fundamentals chap 1
sep 27	using digital type	designing with type problem due	Fundamentals chap 2, 3
oct 04	using grids	studio day	Fundamentals chap 4, 5
oct 11	midterm portfolios due; color	visual literature problem due	john bielenberg oct 13 2pm tweed museum
oct 18	using symmetry & pattern	magic carpets due	Fundamentals chap 6
oct 25	intro to photoshop	digital imaging	photoshop book
nov 01	using color	photoshop color work due	Fundamentals chap 7
nov 08	photoshop presentations	studio day	jorge frascara nov 09, 10am tweed museum
nov 15	using text & image	text & image poem due	Fundamentals chap 8
nov 22	using less using more	studio day
nov 29	final series brainstorm & sketch	less is more due final series idea due
dec 06	studio day	final series feedback
dec 13	critique final series	critique final series
finals	portfolios due