ARTS 173 Design For Impact

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English: graphic design work by Emmanuel Cloix

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Course OverviewCourse Objectives/Learning Outcomes

  • ARTS 173 Art and Design For Impact Office will be meeting in person in Art Studio 110 (MAC Lab) and 119 (GD Studio). We will meet together as a group 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 from this website as well as the course CANVAS website.
  • No eating or drinking is allowed in labs, studios, classrooms or any instructional space. Outdoor in the courtyard or hallways only.
  • 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 wordpress.com website) to aid you in making your home online connections the best they can be.
    • 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.   

Art and Design For Impact is the first of the two senior capstone seminars for the student majoring in either Studio Art or Graphic Design. It is a comprehensive design course allowing students the opportunity to apply the combined understanding gained from earlier courses to multi-dimensional problems involving research, sequential thinking and contextual meaning. A main goal is to help students develop mature works that may be exhibited in the spring at the senior show, serve as a major focus of the portfolio and thirdly, aid the student in transitioning from the college environment to that of a working professional. Acceptance into Art and Design For Impact requires completion of all relevant portfolio requirements established by the overall degree program.

Students will be challenged to explore the effectiveness of visual communication through a variety of media appropriate to the individual student in both practical and theoretical situations. Research and process documentation will be an essential aspect of project assignments. Historical examples, contextual relevance, stylistic appropriateness, client/patron needs/preference, and market analysis will be expected as reference areas and points of student research. Application of theory and Design Thinking to environments with site-specific requirements will be explored. Students will be expected to demonstrate an ability to work effectively within a self-designed project brief or artist proposal, express sound reasoning behind their aesthetic choices and apply theory/research to creative and effective visual solutions.

Two comprehensive assignments will be required:

  1. Specific application of visual metaphor will be the focus of the first assignment.
  2. The second assignment will focus on the development of an individual design/art approach to a major social, political or environmental issue of the student’s choice. This extensive “Art That Makes a Difference” project will include a written thesis or artist statement proposal to be submitted to the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR). Presentation of this project at the Pacific Undergraduate Research & Creativity Conference (PURCC) in the spring semester is required.
  3. A third major focus of the course is the initial development of a personal visual identity brand. This project will carry forward to the second semester as a part of ARTS 175 or ARTS 185.

Best business practices within the design and art professions will be emphasized throughout. Active membership in Pacific’s student chapter of AIGA, the organization for professional graphic designers or Pacific Art Club is strongly encouraged.

Upon completion of this course the student should be able to:

  1. To explore closely the relationship between form and content in design applications.
  2. To learn to apply the theories of visual communication to problems of multi-dimension.
  3. To explore the relationships between social need and contemporary art/design.
  4. To explore the effects of sequential presentation of visual information.
  5. To develop a senior project suitable for exhibition and portfolio focus.
  6. To develop strong research techniques as a means of an informed personal image-making process.
  7. To develop professional graphic design/art business practices

The objectives will be achieved by:

  1. Completing projects of increasing complexity
  2. In class & homework exercises
  3. Analysis & critique one’s own work & then apply the skill to the work of others
  4. Readings, lectures & discussion of readings
  5. Writing

Purpose

The undergraduate degree in graphic design is intended to prepare you, the student, specifically in the common body of knowledge and skills required for entry as a professional graphic designer or studio artist. You should additionally possess the education necessary to move toward management and/or leadership positions within the field and also be ready for advanced graduate study.

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

 

Mandatory Attendance for final projects & critique on Wednesday, December 13,

NO EXCEPTIONS

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