Ideas in Action: Advanced Projects in Arts Publications

Semester and Year	SP 2011
Course Number	ARTS-UG1656
Section	001
Instructor	Lise Friedman
Days	Mon,Wed
Time	2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Units	4.0
Level	U
Foundation Requirement

Notes/Restrictions

Prerequisite K40.1655 or equivalent. Permission of the instructor required for all others.

Description

What happens between the first inkling of an idea and its final outcome in published form? And how does what happens along the way affect the look and tone of the finished work? No matter the medium---it might be a CD cover, design for a matchbook, poster, theater program, artist’s book, shopping bag, or a continuously evolving new media platform---every sort of publication goes through a number of essential steps, each building and expanding upon the last until the desired results are achieved. Students in this advanced arts workshop will explore and apply critical thinking to each of these steps through a combination of short-term and in-depth, semester-long projects (one of which will be to create a visual journal), guest lecturers, directed readings, and field trips, and in the process discover some of the many ways in which concepts might be investigated, clarified, and ultimately realized. Readings may include "Sagmeister: Made You Look," "Looking Closer 5: Critical Writings on Graphic Design," and "Trek: David Carson, Recent Work."

Course Type

Arts Workshops (ARTS-UG)