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2016-2017 Course Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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  • 21-1040 Ceramics I

    This course introduces students to methods of forming and finishing clay into vessels, sculpture and tiles. Methods of hand building and modeling are demonstrated by the instructor and practiced by students. If appropriate, projects are fired. Finishing techniques such as glazing may be introduced. In addition to studio work, presentations, readings and discussions of traditional and contemporary applications for clay in design and fine art applications may be introduced. This course is appropriate for students from all majors.

    3 Credits Repeatable
  

  • 21-1042 Jewelry and Objects I

    In this course, students are encouraged to create jewelry, objects and/or sculpture. Through a variety of class exercises, students are introduced to basic technical skills including fabrication, soldering, stone-setting, coloring, finishing and cold joining. Design planning is emphasized through critiques and class discussions, where the relationship between skilled craftsmanship, aesthetics and design concept is explored. This course is appropriate for students from all majors.

    3 Credits Repeatable
  

  • 21-1310 Survey of Typography

    This course allows students to investigate the basic aspects of letterforms and typography through a variety of projects. Students are exposed to the historical background, technical and aesthetic issues, and communicative abilities of typography as individual forms and as text.

    3 Credits
    COREQUISITES: 21-1320 Design Lab  
  

  • 21-1320 Design Lab

    This course covers digital typesetting, layout, and image editing techniques for graphic design, illustration, and advertising. Topics covered include digital document construction and layout, typography formatting and specification, digital image editing, and application.

    3 Credits
  
  

  • 21-1491 Illustration: Drawing to Print

    This course integrates the fields of illustration and printmaking, with emphasis on technique, playfulness, and personal expression. Students will create drawings through a series of text and image exercises that will result in a finished print design. Basic techniques of linoleum relief carving and printing will be taught, and an edition of original prints will be produced by hand. With focus on traditional media and experimentation, the course will encourage exploration of personal vision within the field of illustration.

    1 Credits Repeatable
    PREREQUISITES: 22-1920 Making 2  or 22-1925 Making for Transfers   or 22-1210 Drawing for Non-Majors  and 22-1220 2-D Design for Non-Majors  and 22-1230 3-D Design for Non-Majors  
  

  • 21-1590 Special Issues in Advertising

    This course involves visiting art directors, copywriters, and account executives examining a current trend in advertising strategies related to advertising design. Visiting instructors are working professionals from Chicago advertising agencies.

    1 Credits Repeatable
  

  • 21-1801 Contemporary Practice: InArch

    This foundation level course will introduce students to contemporary professional practice in the field of Interior Architecture. Participants will be provided an opportunity to gain an understanding of the role of the interior designer and the scope of the profession. Lectures focusing on contemporary case studies, discussions and small exercises allow the student to explore the profession before committing to the intensive post-foundation curriculum.

    1 Credits Repeatable
  

  • 21-1814 Manual Drafting

    This interdisciplinary foundation level course will provide an introduction to the process of hand drafting for designers. Students will begin with the review of proper use of drafting equipment, acquiring the skills necessary for producing scaled, legible drawings. Basic measured plans, elevations and sections will be produced. Isometric and axonometric drawing techniques will be introduced.

    1 Credits
  

  • 21-1840 Digital Media for InArch I

    In this course students will be introduced to the basics of Interior Architecture digital workflow by investigating the use of applications utilized for design, visualization, and presentation. Students will be provided the opportunity to understand the basic features, limitations, and considerations associated with software used in contemporary practice. By the end of the course, the student should have a basic understanding of software used in contemporary practice. Beginning digital skills such as file management, scanning, and printing will be covered.

    3 Credits
  

  • 21-2043 Jewelry and Objects II

    This course encourages personal expression through the creation of wearable art, jewelry, objects, and/or sculpture. Building on the skills taught in Jewelry and Objects I, students are introduced to a variety of techniques including etching, enameling, and forming. Non-traditional materials are also explored. Critiques and class discussions are an important component. Skilled craftsmanship and an understanding of how design concepts and aesthetics may be reflected in material and fabrication choices are discussed.

    3 Credits Repeatable
    PREREQUISITES: 21-1042 Jewelry and Objects I  
  

  • 21-2330 Graphic Design I: Form and Structure

    As the basis for creating well-structured design outcomes, students in this course are provided opportunities to learn the basics of creating graphic design using the principles of form and structure. This course explores how graphic content informs the structure of visual compositions and client based outcomes. Instruction will engage students in developing conceptual thinking and problem-solving skills; observational and presentation skill; and knowledge of basic typography and color theory.

    3 Credits
    PREREQUISITES: 22-1920 Making 2  or 22-1925 Making for Transfers  COREQUISITES: 21-1320 Design Lab  
  

  • 21-2375 Website Design I

    This course covers website design topics, including hypertext, graphic style information, graphic file formats, digital imaging, and basic computer-user interface issues. Course assignments include design and execution of HTML documents and graphics.

    3 Credits
    Requirements 30 Completed credit hour
  

  • 21-2400 Illustration History & Practice

    This course covers and analyzes the origins of contemporary illustration. The course examines, from a historical perspective, illustrators, illustration trends, styles, and techniques from print to animated motion pictures. Significant illustrators and illustrations are featured throughout the semester. Course objectives are to gain a better appreciation of illustration and its origins, as well as learning to analyze how illustration has reflected and influenced our society and culture today.

    3 Credits
    PREREQUISITES: 21-2420 Illustration: Concept Art  CONCURRENT: 21-2415 Illustration Studio  
  

  • 21-2410 Figure Drawing and Color

    In this course students create a series of expressive figure drawings through an exploration of projects, media and materials, and process documentation. Contemporary and historical approaches within figurative art and color will be presented and discussed. Utilizing a variety of textures and surfaces, collage and other media, students will be encouraged to seek connections between hand, eye, and mind, using the figure as subject and departure point. Emphasis is on expressive representations of gesture, movement, and form.

    1 Credits Repeatable
    Requirements 30 Earned Credit Hours
  

  • 21-2414 Figure Drawing

    In this course students are provided the opportunity through direct observation of the human form to learn skills in representing the human form using a variety of materials, by concentrating on proportion, light, shape, and movement. Slide discussions of master figure drawings set examples and standards.

    3 Credits Repeatable
    PREREQUISITES: 22-1210 Drawing for Non-Majors  or 22-1920 Making 2  or 22-1925 Making for Transfers  
  

  • 21-2415 Illustration Studio

    This course covers the fundamental process of illustration from conceptual development to application of traditional and digital media for books, magazines, journals, posters, and storyboards. The objectives of the course are to develop, from a historical perspective, the fundamental understanding of illustration as a form of visual expression. and to learn the basic principles of illustration as a form of communication.

    3 Credits
    PREREQUISITES: 21-2420 Illustration: Concept Art  CONCURRENT: 21-2400 Illustration History & Practice  
  
  

  • 21-2430 Illustration: Experimental Techniques

    In this course, students will create a series of innovative illustrations through the hands-on exploration of unusual materials and techniques, documenting their process in a journal. Contemporary and historical experimental approaches within the field of illustration will be presented and discussed. By engaging with a variety of textures and surfaces, print applications, collage and other media, students will be encouraged to seek deeper connections between seeing, thinking, and making as they compose their illustrations.

    1 Credits Repeatable
  

  • 21-2510 Advertising Art Direction: Introduction

    This course provides a survey of advertising principles from conception through production and places emphasis on creating an advertising idea for a product. Students learn how to develop and present their ideas from thumbnail to finish.

    3 Credits
    COREQUISITES: 21-1310 Survey of Typography  and 21-1320 Design Lab  
  

  • 21-2520 Advertising Design

    This course teaches conceptual skills in both verbal and visual advertising. Students create integrated advertising across a spectrum of applications, magazine ads through collateral items–brochures, direct mail, etc.

    3 Credits
    PREREQUISITES: 21-2510 Advertising Art Direction: Introduction  
  
  
  

  • 21-2805 Design History: Spaces + Objects

    In this course, students will refine their skills of seeing, discussing, and analyzing the built environment and objects inhabiting it. Students will be exposed to the major movements and periods in interior architecture and design, furniture, and the decorative arts. In addition, students will explore a wide range of cultural, political, technological and physical / material influences affecting historical changes in design of the built environment. Contemporary environments will be featured as well.

    3 Credits
    PREREQUISITES: 22-1105 Introduction to Visual Culture  
  

  • 21-2806 Human Dimension in InArch

    In this course, students will be introduced to social, behavioral, cultural and technological perspectives of the built environment to support human-centered design decisions. Through lectures, discussion and research projects, students are provided the opportunity to explore the basics of anthropometrics, ergonomics, human behavior, universal design principles and psychological and social influences of design. Students will be presented with opportunities to put this knowledge into practice in studio classes.

    1 Credits
    PREREQUISITES: 21-1801 Contemporary Practice: InArch  
  

  • 21-2810 Lighting for InArch

    In this course, students explore the use of lighting as a design element in the interior environment. Basic principles of lighting design will be introduced through lecture, discussion, demos and exercises. Students will be provided an opportunity to familiarize themselves with day lighting, basic electronic and electrical circuit design, lamp specification, electrical distribution systems, use and control of light. Students will be presented with opportunities to put this knowledge into practice in studio classes.

    1 Credits
    PREREQUISITES: 21-1801 Contemporary Practice: InArch  
  

  • 21-2811 Textiles for InArch

    In this course students will be introduced to the construction, use, application and design standards specific to textiles used in the interior environments. The course highlights awareness of fibers, material properties, performance criteria, to provide students with a knowledge base from which to make informed design choices. The course will expose students to a variety of sources and an expanded visual library of studies. Students will be presented with opportunities to put this knowledge into practice in studio classes.

    1 Credits
    PREREQUISITES: 21-1801 Contemporary Practice: InArch  
  

  • 21-2815 Building Codes for InArch

    In this course, students will be introduced to regulations, codes, and guidelines pertinent to design activities within the interior environment, in order to protect public health, life safety, and general user welfare. Participants will be provided an opportunity to gain a basic understanding of life-safety, sustainability, and industry-specific regulations. Review of various municipality’s codes, LEED Certification, the American’s with Disabilities Act, and Universal Design will be included. Students will have opportunities to put this knowledge into practice in studio classes.

    1 Credits
    PREREQUISITES: 21-2890 InArch: Introductory Studio  
  

  • 21-2840 Digital Media for InArch II

    In this course, students will further investigate the use of applications introduced in 22-1840 Digital Media for InArch I. Students will be provided the opportunity to understand the advanced use of software applications in the interior architecture workflow. By the end of the course, the student should have an advanced level of understanding of software used in contemporary practice. Students will be provided further opportunities to explore the relationship to digital output.

    3 Credits Repeatable
    PREREQUISITES: 21-1840 Digital Media for InArch I  
  

  • 21-2841 Digital Media for InArch III

    In this course, students will further investigate the use of applications introduced in 22-2840 Digital Media for InArch II. Students will be provided the opportunity to understand the advanced use of software applications in the interior architecture workflow. By the end of the course, the student should have an advanced level of understanding of software used in contemporary practice. Students will be provided further opportunities to explore the relationship to digital output.

    3 Credits Repeatable
    PREREQUISITES: 21-2840 Digital Media for InArch II  
  

  • 21-2850 Construction Documents I

    In this intermediate level course, students will be introduced to the practice of construction documentation. Students will be provided an opportunity to develop their knowledge of the intention, the content, and the accepted graphic language and practices of documenting design intent. Students will have the opportunity to gain basic experience in producing a partial set of Contract Documents, including specifications and construction drawings.

    2 Credits
    PREREQUISITES: 21-1814 Manual Drafting  COREQUISITES: 21-2890 InArch: Introductory Studio  
  

  • 21-2890 InArch: Introductory Studio

    This required fundamental level design studio introduces students to human-centered design of spaces. Basic design principles, tools of space creation and idea delivery techniques used in contemporary interior architecture will be introduced and applied. Through a series of small projects of increasing complexity, utilizing and building upon the skills developed in the Foundation courses, students will be introduced to the complex requirements of the discipline, including the theoretical and the practical aspects of creating spaces.

    3 Credits
    PREREQUISITES: 21-1814 Manual Drafting  and 21-1840 Digital Media for InArch I  COREQUISITES: 21-2806 Human Dimension in InArch  
  

  • 21-2901 Special Topics in Design:

    This course offers rotating topics within design practices that explore interdisciplinarity. Each course introduces material concentrating on new or experimental approaches and issues relative to art and design and broader fields of stud

    1-6 Credits Repeatable
    Requirements Department Chairperson
  

  • 21-2936 Moldmaking and Casting

    This course introduces students to materials and processes of moldmaking and casting for objects, sculpture and design. Students are encouraged to experiment with various materials and explore their unique properties and applications in the production of multiples.

    3 Credits Repeatable
    PREREQUISITES: 22-1920 Making 2  or 22-1925 Making for Transfers  or 22-1230 3-D Design for Non-Majors  
  

  • 21-2941 Ceramics II

    This course continues the exploration of ceramic material as a vehicle for contemporary art and design practice. Multiple processes and methods for working with clay will be considered and discussed. Historical and contemporary models may be referenced, while considering what terms such as craft and utility can mean. Based on material covered in the class and previous experience, students may choose to respond to assignment prompts and/or to create their own work based on self-identified parameters.

    3 Credits
    PREREQUISITES: 21-1040 Ceramics I  
  

  • 21-2944 Furniture Design

    Furniture design incorporates a complex mix of aesthetics, ergonomics, and manufacturability. This course explores a range of furniture types, both custom and mass-produced. Coursework covers the conceptualization process from researching design problems and opportunities to developing scaled models and creating documentation in the form of dimensioned drawings. Students are introduced to technical issues such as furniture standards, construction techniques and manufacturing processes in the furniture industry. Problem solving in relationship to changing lifestyles and work environments may be investigated.

    3 Credits
    PREREQUISITES: 22-1920 Making 2  or 22-1925 Making for Transfers  or 22-1230 3-D Design for Non-Majors  
  

  • 21-2946 Furniture Construction

    This course focuses on the craft of one-of-a-kind and small batch / limited edition object making. Primarily concentrating on wood constructive techniques (solid and veneer), students are provided the opportunity to design and fabricate a piece of their choosing and may incorporate additional/alternative materials.  Instruction includes hand and power tools and covers skills from conceptualization to finishing. Information covered can be applied to all design and art disciplines.

    3 Credits Repeatable
    PREREQUISITES: 22-1920 Making 2  or 22-1925 Making for Transfers  or 22-1230 3-D Design for Non-Majors  
  

  • 21-2961 Metal Fabrication

    This course introduces technical skills and processes for metal fabrication in contemporary art and design practice. Metalworking skills will be applied to the creation of objects and prototypes with emphasis on innovation and experimentation. Materials other than metal may be introduced.

    3 Credits
    PREREQUISITES: 22-1920 Making 2  or 22-1925 Making for Transfers  or 22-1230 3-D Design for Non-Majors  
  

  • 21-3340 Typography for Graphic Design

    This course examines the historical, aesthetic, and cultural development of typographic forms from their beginnings in 1455 to the 21st century. Projects involve the examination of historical styles and theories of type design and typographic layouts, and their influence on modern and contemporary typography.

    3 Credits
    PREREQUISITES:   21-2330 Graphic Design I: Form and Structure  
  

  • 21-3345 Publication Design

    This course examines editorial operations, production procedures, and the roles of the art director and designer to familiarize students with theoretical and practical concerns of magazine and trade publication design and internet publishing. The course content emphasizes the identity of current publications as a result of design format and grid structure.

    3 Credits
    PREREQUISITES: 21-3340 Typography for Graphic Design  and 21-3350 Graphic Design II:Semiotics and Form  
  

  • 21-3347 Book Design

    This course begins with a brief history of bookmaking, publication presses, and critique of book classifications. Students focus on the relationship of content to layout and book cover design by examining the unifying elements of type, photos, illustrations, and other graphic devices.

    3 Credits
    PREREQUISITES: 21-3340 Typography for Graphic Design  and 21-3350 Graphic Design II:Semiotics and Form  
  

  • 21-3350 Graphic Design II:Semiotics and Form

    Graphic design as a discipline is highly focused on creating graphic language. This language helps to organize information and to tell a brand story through consistent use of symbols. In this course, concepts will be synthesized into graphic form by use of symbology and typography as the major components in developing a graphic language as essential to brand building. Students will explore basic concepts of symbology as it pertains to basic graphic structure and universal communication. Outcomes will include 2-D and 3-D design solutions.

    3 Credits
    PREREQUISITES: 21-2330 Graphic Design I: Form and Structure   
  

  • 21-3358 Graphic Design III: Visual Identity and Narrative

    Building on Graphic Design I and II, students are provided the opportunity to understand methodologies and strategies used for building and maintaining narrative-based visual identities (branding). Students will employ advanced use of typographic skills; explore the development of culturally relevant messages and images, thus building longevity and viability in brand recognition. Corporate client projects focus on use of graphic design to express core values and impact consumer perceptions of the brand. Outcomes may include graphics and complete branding systems.

    3 Credits
    PREREQUISITES: 21-3350 Graphic Design II:Semiotics and Form  
  

  • 21-3360 Packaging Design

    This course explores materials, surface graphics, marketing, and production problems as the refinement and integration of many design principles.

    3 Credits
    PREREQUISITES: 21-3350 Graphic Design II:Semiotics and Form  
  

  • 21-3370 Experimental Typography

    This course studies 20th- and 21st-century design philosophies and their influence on typography and typographic design. Projects allow students to experiment with type from a variety of approaches and examine its possibilities as expressive form in relation to syntax and visual communication.

    3 Credits
    PREREQUISITES: 21-3340 Typography for Graphic Design  
  

  • 21-3372 Graphic Design IV: Narrative and Research Studio

    In this course students will use inquiry-based methods to find meaning and create narrative-based outcomes. Students are provided the opportunity to understand the importance of design research and information organization. Research phase includes: Data collection and analysis from various relevant sources. This highly intensive course employs advanced use of typography to create information graphics.

    3 Credits
    PREREQUISITES: 21-3358 Graphic Design III: Visual Identity and Narrative  
  

  • 21-3376 Website Design II

    This course covers advanced topics in website design, covering human-computer interface design, multimedia use in internet and intranet publications, and network systems design and functions. Course assignments include design and execution of HTML documents, graphics, and other media objects.

    3 Credits
    PREREQUISITES: 21-2375 Website Design I  
  

  • 21-3378 Design Lab II

    This course covers advanced desktop publishing techniques, illustrative techniques, and imaging possibilities on the Macintosh computer. The software applications covered include Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign. This course is designed for advanced-level students with a direction in graphic design or advertising art.

    3 Credits
    PREREQUISITES: 21-1320 Design Lab  
  

  • 21-3380 Graphic Design V: Branded Environments

    Branded environments are the most advanced form of graphic design as it pertains to all aspects of a complete branded experience. This advanced course encourages investigation and implementation of environmental graphics which impact spatial solutions, starting with narrative creation. In this course students will be given the opportunity to create branding solutions that will become environmental graphics. Students in this course will become familiar with different materials for printing and applying large-scale graphic solutions.

    3 Credits
    PREREQUISITES: 21-3372 Graphic Design IV: Narrative and Research Studio  
  

  • 21-3381 Intro to Web Content Management

    This course covers advanced topics in website design for students in design and art fields. Studies include the creation and implementation of design templates to allow end user control over HTML-based content, files, documents in popular open source, industry standard content management systems. Course assignments include the merger of front end web technologies such as HTML/CSS and back end technologies including PHP/MySQL.

    3 Credits
    PREREQUISITES: 21-3376 Website Design II  
  

  • 21-3385 Professional Portfolio Development

    This course assists senior students, majoring in Graphic Design and Advertising Art Direction, in preparing to enter the job market and emphasizes assembling a portfolio, writing and designing a resume, and interviewing techniques. Where to look for a job, salary ranges, and alternative means of employment are also discussed.

    3 Credits
    Requirements 90 Enrolled Hours in either Advertising Art Direction or Graphic Design
  

  • 21-3420 BFA Review in Illustration

    This one-credit workshop course prepares Illustration students for a formal review of their work after the first year of study at Columbia College Chicago or, in the case of transfer students, in their first or second semester. Students will apply basic documentation and presentation skills in the preparation of a digital portfolio composed of work in multiple media. A faculty panel will review each portfolio and provide critical response and feedback on individual works and the portfolio as a whole. This review will serve as an advising instrument to guide students in consequent curricular choices.

    1 Credits
    PREREQUISITES: 22-1920 Making 2  or 22-1925 Making for Transfers  COREQUISITES: 21-2420 Illustration: Concept Art  
  

  • 21-3424 Drawing the Graphic Novel

    This course provides students with a means for creative self-discovery and the exploration of complex ideas. Students record their observations, experiences, and memories in a sketchbook and translate this material into various graphic narratives of varying lengths. The class explores the rhythms of storytelling and formal elements of comics. Students learn to compose comic pages using iconic visual language, while experimenting with a variety of tools, media, and approaches.

    3 Credits
    PREREQUISITES: 21-3435 Cartooning  
  

  • 21-3430 Figure Drawing II

    This course focuses on conceptual development, rendering techniques, experimentation, and stylization as a means of communication using clothed and nude models. Various media and techniques are explored.

    3 Credits
    PREREQUISITES: 21-2414 Figure Drawing  or 22-1285 Figurative Sculpture  
  

  • 21-3432 Children’s Book Illustration

    Students study the work of children’s book illustrators and their techniques, sources of inspiration, and influences. Students experiment and develop individual graphic and illustrative styles with emphasis on practical application of children’s book illustration for publishing in contemporary markets.

    3 Credits
    PREREQUISITES: 21-2415 Illustration Studio  or 21-3435 Cartooning  
  
  
  

  • 21-3448 Illustration Portfolio

    This course assists senior students majoring in illustration in utilizing typography and hand-drawn letterforms in two ways: as a form of illustration, by creating and editing typographic forms into visual images to communicate a message or express ideas, and in the design and assembly of their professional portfolio. The course also covers writing and designing a resume, job searching, interviewing techniques, salary ranges, and alternative means of employment.

    3 Credits
    COREQUISITES: 21-3485 Illustration for Film and Animation  
  

  • 21-3460 Digital Illustration

    This course helps students begin to master digital painting, drawing, and image processing techniques to extend and augment their skills and techniques with traditional media and methods. Students work with the latest painting and drawing software that digitally mimics traditional tools such as watercolor, oil paint, airbrush, and charcoal. Students also explore methods such as brush effects, compositing, masking, and collage as a resource for initiating, developing, and refining illustration concepts.

    3 Credits
    PREREQUISITES: 21-2415 Illustration Studio  
  

  • 21-3470 Illustration Studio II

    Professional applications of traditional and/or digital illustration related to a market-based portfolio. Assignments present industry-specific problems which encourage students to examine their process, project conceptualization, and personal style. The objective of this class is to create a collection of artwork for professional portfolio development.

    3 Credits
    PREREQUISITES: 21-3460 Digital Illustration  
  

  • 21-3475 History of Political and Social Illustration

    This course explores the history of illustration as a reflection of, comment upon, response to, and protest against society, politics and culture. Through a combination of lectures, journaling, quizzes, and research projects, students will refine their skills of seeing, analyzing, discussing, and writing about illustration. Structured primarily by theme, the lectures trace the boundaries of the illustration medium while providing chronological context.

    3 Credits
  

  • 21-3480 Reading Graphically

    The designer learns by seeing and students learn by reading. Reading Graphically takes a studied, methodological approach that combines reading and seeing to arrive at a heightened visual literacy. The ability to parse complex image/text media is the first step in creating it. The course provides a foundation for designers, writers, illustrators, advertisers and anyone else who wants to communicate in visual language. Readings provide a broad survey of print and new media that employs graphic strategy in instructive ways.

    3 Credits
    PREREQUISITES: 52-1152 Writing and Rhetoric II  
  

  • 21-3482 Commercial Illustration

    This course combines analysis and personal expression to convey ideas via illustration. Content includes traditional and non-traditional methods and materials. Students apply previously learned skills and techniques to solve visual problems, as in a professional environment.

    3 Credits
    PREREQUISITES: 21-3470 Illustration Studio II  
  

  • 21-3485 Illustration for Film and Animation

    This course applies the advanced principles of illustration to create conceptual art as a visual guide for the production of live-action films or animation. Students learn to analyze and research various genres of film and animation from a historical perspective and to use that knowledge to develop character and concept illustrations inspired by a motion picture script.

    3 Credits
    PREREQUISITES: 21-3447 Illustration: Motion    
    Requirements 3.0 GPA required
  

  • 21-3500 Art Director/Commercial Photographer

    This course is designed to simulate the real-world collaboration of art directors and photographers common within the advertising industry. Creative teams will be established consisting of one art director and one studio photography student. The class is team taught by art directors and copywriters with practical collaborative experience in the field.

    3 Credits
    PREREQUISITES: 21-3540 Creative Strategies in Art Direction I  
  

  • 21-3525 Art Director/Copywriter Team

    This course teams up writers and designers to work on advertising projects in a collaborative setting. Students develop concepts together, then write and design advertisements and promotional materials for highly targeted audiences. The class is team taught by Advertising Art Direction and Copywriting professors.

    3 Credits
    PREREQUISITES: 21-3540 Creative Strategies in Art Direction I  
  

  • 21-3530 Photo Communication

    In this course, students develop advanced understanding of photographic images and their application to design. Students shoot their own photographs for their layouts thus developing a visual language, enhancing photo selection, and improving editing skills. The course provides students opportunity to learn how to visualize not only the look of the design, but also the structure and form of the digital photographs they shoot. Students explore location and photography studio practices. Alternative ways to generate photographic images are reviewed.

    3 Credits
    PREREQUISITES: 23-1111 Foundations of Photography I  and 21-2510 Advertising Art Direction: Introduction  or 23-1111 Foundations of Photography I   
  

  • 21-3535 Storyboard Development

    This course studies the strategies used in developing an idea and execution for television advertising. Emphasis is placed on storyboard layout, presentation, and visual storytelling.

    3 Credits
    PREREQUISITES: 21-2510 Advertising Art Direction: Introduction    
  

  • 21-3540 Creative Strategies in Art Direction I

    This course allows students to work with marketing information as the basis for campaign visuals. The course explores the comprehensive responsibilities of the art director, from concept to solution particularly as advertising represents the marketing voice for clients.

    3 Credits
    PREREQUISITES: 21-2520 Advertising Design  
  

  • 21-3542 Creative Strategies in Art Direction II

    In this course, students work with marketing information as the basis for campaign visuals. The course explores the comprehensive responsibilities of the art director, from concept to solution particularly as advertising represents the marketing voice for clients. Particular focus is given to the function of advertising in the total marketing plan. Research is critical to the course as is the evaluation of the problem’s solution.

    3 Credits
    PREREQUISITES: 21-3540 Creative Strategies in Art Direction I  
  

  • 21-3550 Advertising Communication

    This course teaches students to apply basic communication theories to solve concrete advertising problems. Instruction emphasizes perceptual, psychological, and business determinants of advertising in print, television and new media.

    3 Credits
    PREREQUISITES: 21-3540 Creative Strategies in Art Direction I  
  

  • 21-3584 Management for Designers

    This course teaches students to function effectively in real world design management situations. The course presents students with a practical overview of the business of design management situations and the business of design, for example, how to start a business, how to bill, and how to prepare proposal and contracts. The course also covers how to network and solicit clients, deal with printers/photographers, prepare a resume and gain insight into copyright law.

    3 Credits
    Requirements 75 Completed Hours
  
  

  • 21-3801 Construction Methods for InArch

    In this course, students will be introduced to the basic principles of detailing as it pertains to commercial interiors. Students will be exposed to various typical interior construction assemblies with a special emphasis on millwork. Students will be presented with opportunities to put this knowledge into practice by fabricating typical assemblies, and in studio classes.

    3 Credits
    PREREQUISITES: 21-2850 Construction Documents I  
  
  

  • 21-3811 Building Systems for InArch

    In this course, students will be introduced to various systems utilized within the interior environment and develop a basic understanding of building systems and components with the focus on construction process and building systems integration. This course helps students understand the partnerships with building technology experts (consultants, engineers, etc.). Students will be presented with opportunities to put this knowledge into practice in studio classes.

    3 Credits
    PREREQUISITES: 21-2850 Construction Documents I  
  
  

  • 21-3840 Reading Graphically

    The designer learns by seeing and students learn by reading. Reading Graphically takes a studied, methodological approach that combines reading and seeing to arrive at a heightened visual literacy. The ability to parse complex image/text media is the first step in creating it. The course provides a foundation for designers, writers, illustrators, advertisers and anyone else who wants to communicate in visual language. Readings provide a broad survey of print and new media that employs graphic strategy in instructive ways.

    3 Credits
    PREREQUISITES: 52-1152 Writing and Rhetoric II  
  

  • 21-3850 Construction Documents II

    In this intermediate level course, students will deepen the knowledge of construction documentation through putting the knowledge of 22-2850 Construction Documents I into practice. Students are expected to prepare a set of construction documents for one of their own projects, including floor plans, reflected ceiling plans, elevations, sections, details, and finish plans as well as schedules for doors, finishes, lighting fixtures and hardware.

    2 Credits
    PREREQUISITES: 21-2850 Construction Documents I  
  

  • 21-3880 InArch: Branded Environments Studio

    This intermediate level design studio introduces students to client/brand driven space making. Students will be introduced to potential opportunities and constraints in the design process including brand, user experience and existing building conditions. Small-scale spatial investigations will be conducted in studio projects tailored to express a brand driven experience that responds to existing client and site conditions. Projects will provide opportunities for students to use color, materials, lighting, anthropometric data and creation of human-scaled objects to define spatial experience.

    6 Credits
    PREREQUISITES: 21-2840 Digital Media for InArch II  and 21-2890 InArch: Introductory Studio  and 21-2815 Building Codes for InArch  
  

  • 21-3881 InArch: Narrative Studio

    This intermediate level design studio introduces students to narrative-driven space making. Studio will explore the spatial manifestation of a narrative through small scale designs of public spatial experiences. Emphasis will be on translating an abstract theoretical idea based on a complex narrative into a constructible spatial solution. Studio provides a platform for students to use spatial layout, color, materials, lighting, anthropometric data and human-scaled objects to define spatial experience.

    6 Credits
    PREREQUISITES: 21-2840 Digital Media for InArch II  and 21-2890 InArch: Introductory Studio  and 21-2815 Building Codes for InArch  
  

  • 21-3883 InArch: Surface Manipulation Studio

    This required intermediate level design studio introduces students to surface manipulation driven space making. Students will be introduced to the potential opportunities presented by the use of materiality, pattern, texture, use of color and light in space design. Principles connected to surface manipulation, such as human psychology factors, and practicalities of commonly used materials and finishes and their sourcing will be introduced. This knowledge will be put into practice through varying scales of spatial investigations.

    6 Credits
    PREREQUISITES: 21-2840 Digital Media for InArch II  and 21-2890 InArch: Introductory Studio  COREQUISITES: 21-2810 Lighting for InArch  
  
  
  
  

  • 21-3887 Charette Studio

    This upper level interdisciplinary design studio aims to introduce students to fast-paced problem solving and communicating. Course immerses students in various types and scale of conceptual projects that aim to build student’s skill in applying appropriate methods of designing and communicating ideas to various audiences. Students will be encouraged to present ideas with media appropriate for problem presented. Theoretical and real competition projects will be offered both for individual and group work.

    3 Credits
    Requirements Permission of Instructor
  

  • 21-3955 Interactive Portfolio Design

    This course focuses on the development and refinement of a professional quality portfolio for art-based and design-based disciplines emphasizing both traditional print and digital interactive documents. Course also focuses on current workflow using standard digital tools to create both print-based and interactive portfolios. Course combines both practical and theoretical issues to prepare students to continuously update their portfolios. Materials covered include strategies for effective layout, type usage, image quality and video streaming, as well as traditional portfolio creation or print-on-demand solutions for cost effective perfect bound portfolios.

    3 Credits
    Requirements 98 earned credit hours
  

  • 21-3988 Internship: Design

    This course provides advanced level students with an internship opportunity to gain professional experience in an area of concentration or interest while receiving credit towards their degree. Students must be a junior or senior and have a GPA of 3.0. Students work with the Internship Coordinator to design and implement their internship.

    1-6 Credits Repeatable
    Requirements 3.0 GPA required and Internship Coord. Perm.
  

  • 21-3990 Directed Study: Design

    Course consists of learning activities involving student independence within the context of regular guidance and direction from a faculty advisor. Directed Studies are appropriate for students who wish to explore a subject beyond what is possible in regular courses or for students who wish to engage in a subject or activity not otherwise offered that semester by the College. They involve close collaboration with a faculty advisor who will assist in development and design of the project, oversee its progress, evaluate the final results, and submit a grade.

    1-6 Credits
    Requirements Permission Instr & Chair
  

  • 21-3998 Independent Project: Design

    Course is an independent project designed by the student, with the approval of a supervising faculty member, to study an area that is not presently available in the curriculum. Prior to registration, student must submit a written proposal that outlines the project.

    1-6 Credits Repeatable
    Requirements Permission Instr & Chair
  

  • 21-4300 Graphic Design Practicum: Client Design Studio

    This course will create a collaborative, hands-on, real work/real world learning experience for upper level students in graphic design and related disciplines, including illustration and photography. Students will form teams and meet with clients to develop design briefs. Students will be given the opportunity to research, plan, design and produce solutions based on project needs/brief.

    6 Credits
    PREREQUISITES: 21-3380 Graphic Design V: Branded Environments  
  
  
  
  

  • 22-1101 Art History I: Stone Age to Gothic

    This course introduces the history of art until the end of the Middle Ages. Various periods, including the Stone Age, the Ancient Near East, Egypt, Greece and Rome, Early Christian, Byzantine, Early Medieval, Romanesque, and Gothic, will be studied in relationship to the Western art tradition. The art of Asia, the Americas, and Africa may also be surveyed. Students study the aesthetic values of these cultures in relation to historical, socio-political, religious, and other contexts for the creation of art.

    3 Credits
    HU
  

  • 22-1102 Art History II: Renaissance to Modern

    This course introduces the history of art from the Renaissance to the Modern period. European art of the Renaissance, Baroque, Rococo, and Romantic eras will be studied, as will the artistic movements of the 19th and 20th centuries. The art of Africa, the Americas, and Asia during the same time period may also be surveyed. Students study the aesthetic values of these cultures in relation to historical, socio-political, religious, and other contexts for the creation of art works. This is a continuation of Art History I: Stone Age to Gothic, but can be taken independently.

    3 Credits
    HU
  

  • 22-1105 Introduction to Visual Culture

    In this course, students will refine their skills of seeing, discussing, and writing about visual culture. Structured according to methodologies for visual analysis rather than chronology or artistic style, the course introduces students to critical approaches that can be applied to a wide range of images, objects and spaces. Through assignments that emphasize writing, research and presentation skills, students will explore a broad range of perspectives on visual literacy.

    3 Credits
  

  • 22-1120 Art in Chicago Now

    This course surveys contemporary art in Chicago, facilitated through field trips to major museums, galleries, and artist studios, which may be supplemented by lectures by visiting artists and critics. Familiarity with current discourse through art publications will be stressed. A historical context will be developed through slide lectures about the recent history of Chicago art. The art market or business of art will also be discussed. Much of the class time will be conducted outside the College.

    3 Credits
  

  • 22-1131 History of Architecture I

    This course uses the study of architecture to reveal human thought and aspirations and begins by examining ancient Egyptian architecture continuing through the Renaissance, Baroque, Rococo, and Neoclassical periods. Focus is on Western architectural forms. Through the context of examining architecture, instruction touches on interiors, decorative arts, and furniture.

    3 Credits
    Requirements Completion of 12 hours
  

  • 22-1132 History of Architecture II

    This course uses the study of architecture and building techniques to reveal human thought and aspirations by focusing primarily on Western cultures. Through the context of architecture, the disciplines of interior design and the decorative arts are also touched upon. Covered time period spans from the precursors of modern architecture to the 21st century architecture of today. This is a continuation of History of Architecture I, but can be taken independently.

    3 Credits
    PREREQUISITES: 22-1102 Art History II: Renaissance to Modern  or 22-1105 Introduction to Visual Culture 
    Requirements Completion of 12 hours
 

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