Courses

The Tactile & The Digtal: Ptg in the New Century

Course No. PTG21X.1  Credits: 3

The focus of this course is the role of Painting in the digital age. Students will use varied media and subjects, traditional and non-traditional, to further develop analytical and expressive means in their painting and creative practices. Students are encouraged to draw from personal interests and from many disciplines to develop projects that will be presented to the class for group critiques. Through slide presentations, gallery visits museum shows, and readings, information will be presented relating to the current art scene in order to further the studentÕs personal vision, help clarify directions, and explore a variety of formal, conceptual, and technical approaches to painting and image-making. Projects will address, among others, ideas and forms of light and space, color relationships, means and meanings of representation, text and texture, and gender, social and political issues.

Three-Dimensonal Forms in Enamel

Course No. ENA247.1  Credits: 3
Faculty Gretchen Goss

Advanced students having already taken Three Dimensional Forms and Enamel will work independently on advanced assignments and research that correspond to the schedule of critiques and demonstrations given to the entire class. Required of enamel majors. Open to electives.

TIME - Intern

Course No. TIM499.1  Credits: 3

Traditional Tribal Art

Course No. SNS357.1  Credits: 3

Specific cultures of sub-Saharan Africa are reviewed through their visual arts and ritual. The goal is to understand how each group's history and cultural context influence the creative process (use of symbols, style, media, and technique) and shape the aesthetic response. Some comparative materials from Oceania, India, and North America are also examined. 3 credits.

Transportation Design

Course No. IND235A/335A/435A  Credits: 3
Faculty Anthony Santarelli | D. Ed Covert

This course is focused on exposing students to the knowledge, skills and qualities that are important for a career in transportation design. CIA faculty and practicing transportation designers will demonstrate methods for creating context, inspiring designs, ideation through sketching/rendering, verbal and visual communication, and understanding the fundamental architecture of an automobile. Specific project themes will be driven by sponsors (typically General Motors in the Fall and Chrysler in the Spring), while deliverables will be determined by the individual aptitude and experience. Regular formal reviews with enable individuals to develop verbal and visual presentation skills, and formal lectures will be balanced against one-on-one in-studio instruction. Offered fall and spring. 3 credits.

Tribe vs. Nation: Political & Cultural Survival

Course No. SNS479.1  Credits: 3

The course is an anthropological examination of the impact of technology and "western" industrial development on indigenous populations worldwide. Assumptions posed in the concepts "progress" and "development" are examined by in-depth review of traditional society and culture change among, for instance, the Balinese, ethnic groups in Mali, West Africa and Native American in the United States. Bali's traditional arts, rituals and water temple system of irrigation, Bambara society in Mali and Native American traditional cultures are juxtaposed against the culture change these groups experience with increased global, commercial interdependence. In the 21st century, humankind continues to experience problems of world hunger, population growth, resource depletion, pollution and war. Films, slides and reading review these issues, and peoples, worldwide, to try to consider potential solutions which acknowledge human cultural diversity within the modernization process. An emphasis in the course is a consideration of technological determinism and social choices. 3 credits.

Typography I

Course No. GDS203.1  Credits: 3
Faculty Eugene Pawlowski

This is one of the two central classes in the first year of study in Communication Design (alongside Design for Communication I) In the first semester, students become familiar with the broader discipline of the field through the construction of abstract design concepts, layout, symbols, and sequential systems. Conceptual thinking and the integration of typography with imagery are explored throughout the course. In the 2nd semester, students investigate projects that follow the various sub-fields of the profession; projects include Identity, Web/Interactive, Information and Wayfinding. Students will be assigned multiple projects throughout the year. Each project begins with a lecture and demonstration of techniques. Each week, students practice presentation to the larger group in formal and informal critique and brainstorming sessions. Faculty will work one on one with students to answer questions and assist in the process. Reviews will be held at key points during each project. Offered fall. 3 credits.

Typography II

Course No. CDS204.1  Credits: 3
Faculty Eugene Pawlowski

Through the use of studied, well designed and competently executed design solutions, we will emphasize the effective and sensitive use of typeforms in complex and sustained communication projects. The attributes of rhythm, proportion, hierarchy, and progression will be investigated, emphasized, and practiced to produce excellent quality professional solutions. Projects are carried out in varying degrees of execution including sketchbook roughs, presentation sketches, laser comprehensives, and finished art. Thoughtful experimentation with the software and imaging equipment is encouraged to extend and challenge the process. The course objectives will be pursued through assigned projects, explanations, demonstrations, and group critiques.