“If you want to
soar with the eagles in the morning,
you can’t hoot it up
with the owls all night”.
- ARTS 73 Freshman Seminar will be meeting in person in Art Studio 110 (MAC Lab) and 119 (GD Studio). We will meet together as a group on Fridays (1:00–1:45) to clarify directions, answer questions and gain individual feedback/critique as well as work on assigned projects . With that in mind, it is imperative that you are prepared for each class with questions and to confirm your progress on assignments. I will be presenting course material to you primarily from this website. You should upload your assignments to the Canvas site.
- Occasionally, we may also use Zoom. Join Zoom at https://pacific.zoom.us/j/2381917234 for those class meetings. Please take a look at these suggestions (found under the Visual Resources tab on the graphicdesignthoughts.wordpress.com website) to aid you improve your home online connections.
- All Zoom presentations and discussions during this course maybe recorded. As a student in this class, please note that your participation in live class discussions may therefore also be recorded. By participating in a live class discussion on Zoom, you will be giving your consent to this recording. Access to these recordings will be limited to faculty and students enrolled in the class, to assist those who cannot attend the live session, and will be a resource for those who would like to review content that was presented.
- No eating or drinking is allowed in labs, studios, classrooms or any instructional space. Outdoor in the courtyard or hallways only.
- For inquiries regarding reasonable accommodations for students with disabilities: https://www.pacific.edu/student-life/student-services/services-for-students-with-disabilities”
Freshman Seminar is a core course in the sequence of classes known as Foundations and will introduce students majoring in either Studio Arts or Graphic Design to the basics of four critical areas for efficient and professional practice in the visual art studio. Those areas are:
- Introduction to basic department studio procedures, policies and safety practices
- What It Means to Be a successful Artist/Designer, a philosophical grounding in individual artistic development
- Introduction to Professional Business Practices and artistic self-promotion
- Development of a Personal Documentary Portfolio Website
The topics & practices introduced in each of the general areas listed above are meant to prepare the student for creative success in upper division classes of their major in Studio or Graphic Design. The focus of all studio projects will be on the introduction to studio practices and development of skills as related to the professional practice of graphic design and studio art. The student’s experience will include lectures, slides, videos, assigned reading, writing, discussion and development of an online portfolio of personal work. Freshman Seminar is meant to enhance the education of the student by providing an awareness of practical, technical & professional practices utilized in materials & processes related to the fields of art & design.
The main project and primary vehicle for exploration of class topics will be the creation of individual documentary portfolio websites. This portfolio website will evolve over the entire semester and continue in the second semester. Your websites will contain written responses to assignments as well as be an online portfolio of personal art and design work. This site will serve as the initial site that will be expanded upon throughout your entire academic career at Pacific. It will then be submitted for evaluation & critique during the annual Freshman portfolio review. This portfolio review is a formal process and occurs at the end of the spring semester. It will be the primary vehicle used to show your art/design work from all your classes during your entire 1st year at Pacific.
Examples of specific assignment topics include (but are not limited to):
- Sketch book
- Personal portfolio development
- Electronic file management & formatting
- Digital printing procedures
- Formal composition frameworks
- Artwork presentation techniques
- Equipment use policies & safety practices
- Studio etiquette & responsibilities
- Aesthetics
- Art philosophy
- Process & artistic development documentation techniques
This is also a class meant to clarify Department policies, equipment usage, & studio practices with the further purpose of preparing the student for success in pursuing their BFA degree in art/design.
Studio Policies—a few essential rules
- Course Objectives—what the class is trying to accomplish
- Note Taking—its essential!
- Attendance—have to be here!
- Grading—feedback
- Supplies/Materials—stuff you need
How to be a successful student of Art/Design
- Art Philosophy—why art/design?
- Work /study habits—you have to be disciplined, and you have to want it
- Sketchbook Assignments
- Sketchbook—good practice makes you better
- Skill building—you have to walk before you can run
- Critique—objectively analyse art/design, what works, what doesn’t and why
- Becoming a Designer/Artist
- GD Website: graphicdesignthoughts.wordpress.com
- Resources—tips, tools, information
- Course Assignments
Participation
- AIGA design club—join!
- Art Club—join
- Calliope—student art and literature magazine
- Reynolds Gallery Exhibitions
- Exhibition outside of school—show your work
- Contests—enter them!
Online Portfolio
- Your website/portfolio
- WebsitePortfolio Requirements
- WIX Portfolio Requirements and set-up
- WordPress portfolio building tips and set-up
- Create a Google account and email address
Preparation for Portfolio Review, Spring semester
Mac Computer Lab
Log in with your InsidePacific username and password. If you receive a keychain error after a while, it’s because you changed your InsidePacific password, and keychain needs to be updated. You can type in your previous InsidePacific password and it will update, and this will stop the error from appearing each time.
IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER
| LABOR DAY HOLIDAY | MON, SEPTEMBER 4, 2023 | |
| LAST DAY TO ADD/DROP CLASSES: | FRI, SEPTEMBER 8, 2023 | |
| WITHDRAWAL DEADLINE: | FRI, OCTOBER 27, 2023 | |
| FALL BREAK: | FRI, OCTOBER 6, 2023 | |
| THANKSGIVING BREAK: | NOVEMBER 22–24, 2023 | |
| CLASSES END: | FRI, DECEMBER 8,2023 | |
| FINALS WEEK | DECEMBER 11–15, 2023 | |
| FINAL WEBSITE DUE:
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2023 | |