Visual Concepts FDMA 1210
M & W 12:00 – 1:50
Lauren Addario
Graduate assistant Dr. John Kulpa
Media Arts & Technology
TB 135 505-454-3239
Office Hours M 11:00-12:00; T 12:30-2:00; W 11:00 – 12:00, & by appointment
CLASS SCHEDULE
Week 1
August 12– Introductions | Review syllabus and policies | Follow @humediaarts like, comment, or share a post!
Introduce assignment #1 mock critique
Materials for class
There has been a donation of foam core. It should last you the first half of the semester. After that, you must purchase your foam core for assignments. You can also use recycled foam core from the print lab.
Assignment: Bring an object to class for mock critique Homework: Reading: Design Process
August 14- Everyone try to log in. If you still can’t, I’ll send your name to Mary. In-class mock critique, lecture, and in-class exercises: What is Design?
Homework: Using the lecture as a guide, define the following vocabulary. Email the assignment to me before the start of class on Monday, August 19th
Also watch this one minute video on Unity
WEEK 2
August 19 – Lecture on Unity Find examples of unity online through these artists. Andy Goldsworthy, Louise Nevelson, Chuck Close. Find one artist on your own. Share that artist with the class.
In class exercise, create a unified composition through proximity using the shapes here. We’ll do a short critique in class. Assignment 2, linked here & due on Monday, August 26th.
Vocabulary words for Lecture on Unity
August 21 – Work day for assignment 2 Due Monday, August 26th at the start of class
Visit the print lab & learn how to cut and mount your work!
WEEK 3
August 26-Critique Day Projects must be mounted and ready for critique by the start of class!
August 28 –Lecture Balance | Introduce Assignment 3 | Your shapes are in the print lab and you can use as many shapes as you need to complete this assignment. If you need more printed, ask Cabrini to print them for you.
Vocabulary words for Lecture on Balance
WEEK 4
September 2- LABOR DAY, No class
September 4-Balance Project due, Critique Day, meet in Critique room B
Week 5
September 9 – Balance critique continued
Review all vocabulary words from the first 3 lectures in preparation for quiz on Wednesday
September, 11th – Quiz 1. You can leave class when you are finished with your quiz
Week 6
September 16- Miriam in class for first 10 minutes, voter registration
Lecture Emphasis and Focal Point Introduce Assignment 4
Vocabulary words for lecture Emphasis and Focal Point, Quiz review
September 18- Destiny in class to talk about Media Arts Club
Critique, project 4
Week 7
September 23-Lecture Rhythm and Repetition,
Vocabulary Words for Lecture Rhythm & Repetition
Introduce midterm assignment using Rhythm and Repetition | How to write an artist’s statement.
September 25- Proposal Draft 1 due, present your ideas for the midterm | Class time for review of proposal and refine ideas
Week 8
September 30 – Show the class what you’re working on and get feedback! Be prepared to incorporate constructive criticism into your midterm project.
October 2- Midterm Critique
Week 9
October 7 – No class Fall Break
October 9 – Lecture Scale & Proportion |Introduce Assignment 5 Software demo: How to resize images in Photoshop, flattening images, saving work as jpegs or pdfs, exporting for print.
Vocabulary for Lecture on Scale and proportion
Week 10
October 14– Working critique 1
October 16 –Project 5 Due, critique day, printed assignments must be mounted on foam core and ready to show at the beginning of class.
Homework: Check out this article in the New York Times
Week 11
October 21- Lecture Line | Introduce Assignment 6 | Photoshop and Illustrator review, Visit the print lab for training on the scanner Vocabulary for lecture on line
October 23- Work day, scanning day
Week 12
October 28 – Critique Assignment 6 Line |
October 30 – Review for quiz 2
Lecture Value and Color | Introduce Assignment 7, Propaganda Poster
Know your propaganda!
Week 13
November 4 –Quiz 2, Vocabulary 4, 5, 6, 7.
November 6 – Quiz review, project 7 work day
Week 14
November 11 – Project 7 Due, critique day
November 13 – Introduce final project hand out Munny Dolls/visit print lab for materials and printing instructions. Here’s a link to the lecture
Week 15
November 18 – Present initial ideas to class & work day
November 20 – Critique 1 & work day
Week 16
November 25- Critique 2, & work day. This will be your last critique before the final show. Your Munny dolls are due on Wednesday, December 4th by 10:00 am. You’ll need to make arrangements to get them to me by then.
November 27- NO CLASS FALL RECESS
***PRINT DEADLINE, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25TH @5:00*** ALL WORK FOR THE FINAL SHOW MUST BE PRINTED BY THIS DEADLINE!
FINAL SHOW WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4TH 5:30 PM
Final Critique, FRIDAY, December 6th 7:30-10:30 am