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Visual Thinking

Use design to put it all together and get things done. Through specific process development techniques, you’ll use your design thinking and visual development abilities to create unique design solutions that accomplish their intended goals.

Digital Imaging

Immerse yourself in the world of imaging software. You will develop skills to enhance presentations, create graphic layouts, and integrate various media into your design projects.

Studio X 2D Short Film

You will complete a series of finished 2D animated shorts, working across disciplines in small teams under tight deadlines. Students from Visual Development, Music/Sound, and 2D Animation are all encouraged to apply for consideration in this truly cross-disciplinary class. (This course is cross-listed with ANM 498X2.)

Experimental Sound Design and Synthesis

Explore the world of experimental sound design and sound synthesis. Learn classic techniques like subtractive, additive, and FM synthesis and use tools like Logic Alchemy. Enjoy abstract uses of sound and music, audio art installations, and experimental technology. Discover how sound synthesis and experimentation will help you gain a larger… Read More

Studio X Story Development

You will learn how to make your ideas come to life using visual development, storyboarding, basic drawing, basic design, basic fundamentals of animation, film grammar, and three-act story structure. (This course is cross-listed with ANM 695XD.)

History of Comics: American Comics

Some argue comics are uniquely American. By studying significant American comic strips, comic books, and graphic novels, you’ll identify the styles, trends, and subject matter of cartoonists, illustrators, and authors and recognize how social conditions and styles align.

Crossing Borders: Art and Culture in a Global Society

Explore the relationships between Euro-American culture and other cultures. You’ll examine how post-colonialism, transnationalism, and globalism have shaped the production, circulation, and consumption of art.

The Language of Photography

Explore the contemporary language of photography and visual communication strategies through aesthetic, technical, and practical aspects of the medium. Examine artistic interpretation and technique by studying image capture, processing, and presentation methods in fine art, commercial, and documentary photography.

Architecture Theory

The influence of architecture goes far beyond the buildings you see. Discover the history of the most significant architectural ideas and strategies and learn to articulate your position within its spectrum.

Schematic Design and Space Planning

Building on your work in IND 810, you will complete the schematic design for your thesis project, including 2D and 3D space plan development, a schematic design process book, and a schematic design visual and oral presentation.