COURSE SYLLABUS

COURSE SYLLABUS

The City College of New York Art Department 
Course Prefix: ART Course Number: 29526
Title: 2d Imaging
Subject: Art Minimum
Credits: 3.0 Maximum Credits: 3.0
Hours per week: 3.0

Day/Time: Wednesdays 9:00 - 11:50 AM 
Bldg/Rm: CG/121
Lecturer: Joy Garnett
email: joy.garnett@gmail.com
class blog: http://2dimaging2013.blogspot.com/

Office hours: During class and by email
Email is the preferred method of communication outside of class

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Electronic illustration and image processing with an overview of approaches from painting to montage. Exploring imaging techniques through the use of masks, channels, filters and special effects. Issues of color management, color correction, resolution, and printing. Introduction to 2D Imaging engages Computer Graphics and its application in the field of Art; use of standard hardware and software to solve creative problems, exploration of current issues and computer history.

Prerequisite: ART 10100 and ART 29520. Comments: Required for the BFA in Electronic Design & Multimedia.


COURSE OUTLINE:
This course introduces various, established techniques for creating art using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator CS5 while encouraging each student to explore and develop their own individual process. The primary focus of each project is to work digitally, but there will be opportunities to discuss the merging of images created by both digital and traditional means.

All students exiting this course will be able to create a digital document ready for print and optimized for display on the web.

It is imperative that every one approaches the activities and exercises of the course with an open mind. Students will develop an understanding of how an artist’s decisions communicate their identity and culture.

Additionally, each student will be required to create and maintain a blog for this class using blogger.com
  
http://2dimaging2013.blogspot.com/ is the blog for this class. You will find the syllabus, project assignments, due dates, images and other helpful links on this site. You are also required to set up and maintain (regularly update) your own blog for this course. You will post your research and document detailed logs of the procedures used for each assignment. You are to post your final pieces of each assignment before they are due in class. You will also be required to post comments on your classmate’s blogs as a way to continue the discussion and understanding of projects outside of the class.

I will be checking your blogs several times during the week and your participation on the blogs are part of your final grade.

ASSIGNMENTS:
This course consists of in-class assignments that will require additional out-of-class work. We will have two hours of in-class work time, you will be expected to work on these projects outside of class.

Each project will be graded on research, concept, student preparedness, and the execution of the final product. Blogs are required for final projects but also for collecting research, recording ideas and developing concepts. Sketches may be composed digitally, as well as printed out; both versions, their differences and similarities will be discussed. You may choose just to have your research on the blog, but it is also extremely helpful to sketch out ideas on paper before working on the computer.

Completion of assignment requirements and blog will be based on the following criteria:
(60% of Grade)
- Quality of craftsmanship
- Complexity, Ingenuity, and Uniqueness of Idea
- How well the execution defines/illustrates the assignment
- Sketchbook/Blog that goes above and beyond requirements and is a piece of art itself.

Participation in discussions and critiques, attendance, weekly research and blog comments and your preparedness each day of class. (40% of Grade)
- Ready to work on the assignment at hand in a timely
- Presentations of completed research materials
- Involvement in the critiques and research discussions

ATTENDANCE POLICY:
You are expected to be in this class, on time, no exceptions. If you miss three classes you cannot expect to get an “A” in this course. Excessive tardiness both at the beginning of class and after breaks will be noted and will count as absences. Three tardies = One absence.

Absence from crits, even if your work is completed, printed and on blog, will not be tolerated. If you are late, unprepared, or miss the final crit at the end of the semester, you will FAIL this course.

If you should encounter personal problems or illness, it is your responsibility to discuss the situation with the instructor.

• Critiques are very important. All work should be completed on the server and on the blog before Friday for critiques. If you miss a critique your project will be due on the day you return to class. You are responsible for any projects due or assigned during a class you have missed. I will not ask for the work.
• Late work is lowered one letter grade each additional class it is late. It is YOUR responsibility to turn in late work. I will not ask for it.
• If you wish to rework any projects you may do so but in a timely manner, the next week. Late work will not be eligible for reconsideration.


REFERENCE MATERIAL:
Although you will not get extra credit for the amount of additional reference material in your blog, there is a direct correlation between those blogs that receive outstanding scores and those that are filled with the minimum required. Critique notes, project plans, project material lists, photocopies, research notes, artists suggested to you all make for a rich record of your progress as well as demonstrate overall commitment and focus.

MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES:
- USB Flash Drive (4 GB minimum).
- Access to the Internet.
- Access to a digital camera, 5 megapixels or better, for many projects.

Your personal projects, not including the examples we work on in class, will be entirely created by you. Source images for these projects may come from the Internet and elsewhere, but these will be thoroughly discussed in class and vetted.


LEARNING OUTCOMES:

1. Articulate the conceptual basis of your work in class.

2. Demonstrate the ability to critique the work of others in class.

3. Produce artwork using the latest software and technologies.

4. Develop approaches to creative expression that include risk taking, originality, and problem solving.

5. Demonstrate an advanced level of personal creative expression in at least one medium or a combination of media.


LAB RULES:
Headphones are permitted but you must be able to hear me if I address you and cannot be worn while I am giving demonstrations.

Keep your online activities to a minimum.

THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO FOOD OR DRINK ALLOWED IN THE LAB…EVER.