This fully online course will offer non-major students an introduction to the fundamentals of visual communication. Through presentations, directed readings, discussions, practice-based projects, and critiques, students will engage with topics related to a broad understanding of and appreciation for disciplines that incorporate the making of visual work. Topics include: the principles and elements of art and design, compositional techniques, creative conceptual development, typography as a form of visual expression, the relationship between text and image, the communicative potential of color, and the cultural implications of making visual work.
A blog for advisees of Dan Murphy, an academic advisor with the Division of General Studies at the University of Illinois.
Monday, April 23, 2012
Art Course Online This Fall: ART299 Intro to Visual Communication
ART 299 A1 Design for Non-Majors: Introduction to Visual Communication. Following is the course description:
This fully online course will offer non-major students an introduction to the fundamentals of visual communication. Through presentations, directed readings, discussions, practice-based projects, and critiques, students will engage with topics related to a broad understanding of and appreciation for disciplines that incorporate the making of visual work. Topics include: the principles and elements of art and design, compositional techniques, creative conceptual development, typography as a form of visual expression, the relationship between text and image, the communicative potential of color, and the cultural implications of making visual work.
This fully online course will offer non-major students an introduction to the fundamentals of visual communication. Through presentations, directed readings, discussions, practice-based projects, and critiques, students will engage with topics related to a broad understanding of and appreciation for disciplines that incorporate the making of visual work. Topics include: the principles and elements of art and design, compositional techniques, creative conceptual development, typography as a form of visual expression, the relationship between text and image, the communicative potential of color, and the cultural implications of making visual work.
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