Course Descriptions - Art & Graphic Design

ART110 Creativity and Communication (H) 3 Credits A combination of art, writing, and history based on Book Art, this course includes and overview of the history of communication and makes it real to students by having them re-create book structures which represent different periods or cultures. It also allows students to use these forms to express their personal ideas and styles. Book Art is an ancient craft and modern art. From ancient civilization to the present, people have sought to communicate messages, ideas, feelings, and personal iconography by drawing and writing on a surface. Beginning with the scroll, the book took many forms form individually created works to mass produced texts and unique artistic structures. All books have two things in common: they communicate and idea and form a sequence.

ART112 Art Appreciation: Perspectives on Art (H) 3 Credits
The premise of this course is that understanding and experiencing the arts is crucial to becoming a healthy and productive human being. All individuals are creative in some way, and by being exposed to various art forms each student’s natural abilities will be allowed to emerge. Course activities will include an introduction to the history of art through lectures, reading, writing, discussions, and testing. Appreciation and understanding of art will be encouraged through field trips to museums, galleries, and artists’ studios when feasible. Experience of art will be fostered through individual and collaborative projects.

Prerequisite: ENG101 or permission of instructor.

ART206 Advanced Topics in Art 3 Credits
These courses offer an in-depth exploration of various aspects of art including hands-on (such as drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, graphic design, clay, photography, book arts, etc.) and advanced art history. Courses may be offered on-site or at other facilities and/or artists’ studios. Topics will change each semester.

Prerequisite: ART110 or ART112.

ART210 Graphic Design (H) 3 Credits
This course includes an overview of the history of graphic design and communication through visual symbols, illustrations, and words. Students will be assigned various projects that reflect real-world assignments in the work place. It also allows students to use these forms to express their personal ideas and styles. Graphic design has its roots in the earliest forms of communication beginning with prehistoric images and moving on to abstract symbols and the invention of the alphabet. Graphic design is the ART of communication as it reflects the need for communication. It gives expression to the culture that it represents by informing, persuading, and educating. In addition, graphic design may also encompass personal iconography and promote individual beliefs.

Prerequisites: ART110, ENG101, CPT117.

ART212 Drawing Techniques 3 Credits
This course is an introduction to various drawing techniques. Subjects will include: still life, figure, and landscape. Slides, samples, or copies will be shown to provide students with examples of the various techniques including: pencil, charcoal, pen, ink, wash, and pastel. Drawings will be made in class and a sketchbook of drawings will be made outside of class. ―Learning to draw is really a matter of learning to see...‖–Kimon Nicoliades The basic skill needed for drawing is coordination between the eye and the hand. Whether working from life or from the imagination, drawing involves both visual and motor skills. The appreciation of good drawing is seeing, seeing, seeing. The basis of good drawing is practice, practice, practice.

Pre/Co-requisites: ART110 or permission of instructor.