Design Arts

Introduction to perspective systems and their use in the representation of three-dimensional forms and lighting. Emphasis is placed on visual communication, mark making, and cinematic compositions. Various approaches to perspective will be used to compose single as well as sequential images. Drawing from both observation and imagination, students will investigate the way various camera lenses affect visual perspective.

Introduction to drawing and two-dimensional design. Instruction in traditional media—pencil, pen, marker—and digital tools. Develop drawing skills through use of line, shape, value, and color. Focus on principles of design as applied to visual communication of concepts and ideas.

Introduction to drawing and 3D design. Learn traditional media: paper; cardstock; cardboard. Use digital design tools to develop modeling skills and understanding of mass, space, and texture. Apply principles of design to understanding forms and spaces.

An introduction to sequential design and time-based media. Students begin to explore how to create meaning and communicate ideas through time and sequence using various techniques including drawing, design, audio, video editing, and animation. Focus will be placed on transformation, timing, rhythm, and motion.

Introduction to figure drawing as used to communicate stories and resolve design problems. Life drawing is used as the foundation for understanding human form and proportions. Less emphasis is placed on refined anatomy or individual characteristics, but rather how the human form communicates attitude, suggests movement, and implies story. Students explore various mark-making approaches and their appropriate uses within industry applications including storyboards and style frames.

Drawing and 2D design with emphasis on visual ideation and communication. Focus on design techniques that emphasize physical and digital craft, integrated with drawing techniques that emphasize: ideation; iteration and visual exploration; communication of concepts. Expand process of communication problem-solving through research, design, and use of images and meaning.

Drawing and 3D design with emphasis on visual ideation and communication. Focus on design techniques that emphasize physical and digital craft, integrated with drawing techniques that emphasize: ideation; iteration and visual exploration; communication of concepts. Learn drawing techniques to represent and communicate place, action, object, and narrative. Explore principles and techniques of design as means to understand order, context, and relationships.