Experimental and narrative film titles and interactive art are studied and used as a catalyst for creation of experimental and applied motion graphics. Previous sound and visual editing experience helpful.

In this course, students are introduced to a variety of techniques and forms of stop motion animation as used in fine art animation and experimental film/video. Through short exercises and longer projects, students gain hands-on experience with frame-by-frame stop motion animation, set design, armature fabrication, lighting, practical effects, basic cinematography, sound design, and audio & visual editing. Emphasis is placed on creativity, conceptual development, and dynamic movement.

Explores experimental digital video and sound within the context of contemporary art practices in projects involving a sustained inquiry into self-selected themes.

Through short, hand-drawn 2D animation projects, students are introduced to primary animation skills such as timing & spacing, the 12 Principles of Animation, believable acting, and various professional workflows. Students gain experience working in a variety of animation and video editing programs and practice all parts of the animation pipeline, including pre-production, post-production, and project management.

This studio course explores the creative possibilities of code-based art. Students explore interactive artwork using both analog and digital processes; learn computer programming fundamentals in an arts context; and gain an understanding of procedural, generative, and algorithmic logic as seen within a range of art and design practices. While we will be working in the Web browser with p5.js, a JavaScript framework built with artists and designers in mind, the skills learned in this class can be applied to a variety of programming languages and softwares.

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Graduate level intermediate ceramics covering mold making, extruded forms, assisted forming, development of body of work, historical and technical research.

Graduate level advanced ceramics covering mold making, extruded forms, assisted forming, development of body of work, historical and technical research.

Digital media is a key creative tool for artists and designers. Lectures, readings, and tutorials introduce students to contemporary design practice, including: digital typography, page design and layout, vector-based graphics, and design for the screen. Design projects range from purely textual, single and multi-page document design, to problems that require the successful integration of typography, image, and basic interaction. Students explore how context and form affect meaning and message through the creation of conceptual solutions.

Emphasis on further development of advanced throwing techniques; uses on- and off-wheel methods of building. Glaze making and firing instruction.