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ARTS-1311-002 Design I
An introduction to the fundamental terminology, concepts, theory and application of two-dimensional design.
Student ResourcesStudent Resources Website
(3 sem hrs; 2 lec, 4 lab)
On Campus Course
OPTIONAL TEXT: David A. Lauer and Stephen Pentak, Design Basics, 8th edition Wadsworth Cengage Learning, 2012
ISBN-10: 0495915777
ISBN-13: 9780495915775 (any edition is fine)
Required Tools and Materials
Where do I get this stuff? The Amarillo College campus bookstore has many of the materials listed below. You may order supplies using a student Amazon Prime accou
STUDENT PERFORMANCE/COURSE OBJECTIVES
ARTS 1311 Design I (2-dimensional)
An introduction to the fundamental terminology, concepts, theory, and application of two-dimensional design.
Learning Outcomes (ACGM)
Upon successful completion of this course, students will:
1. Identify and apply the elements of art and principles of two-dimensional design.
2. Employ discipline specific vocabulary in the evaluation of two-dimensional design problems.
3. Demonstrate creative skill in aesthetic problem solving within assigned parameters.
4. Demonstrate an appropriate level of professional practice, including safety, craft and presentation.
Specific Course Outcomes:
1. Students will demonstrate effective communication, critical thinking, and teamwork skills.
2. Students will demonstrate an understanding of the relationship of the Visual Arts and Social Responsibility.
3. Students will communicate ideas verbally and visually by using design vocabulary.
4. Students will express original ideas creatively through design elements and principles.
5. Students will demonstrate a working knowledge of design skills and principles.
6. Students will present work for grading in a professional manner, as directed by the instructor.
7. Students will participate meaningfully in critique.
8. Students will maintain a professional and respectful attitude.
9. Students will maintain classroom facilities and shared supplies.
In order to receive your AC Connect Email, you must log in through AC Connect at https://acconnect.actx.edu .
If you are an active staff or faculty member according to Human Resources, use "Exchange". All other students, use "AC Connect (Google) Email".
How this Course Works: Two Dimensional Design is an introduction to the elements and principles of 2D art for the beginning art student. The format of this class is primarily a studio class, however research, art history and art critique will also be integral parts of the class. Class time will be used for lectures and slide talks, critiques, exercises, and studio time to create assigned coursework. There will be demos, discussions, etc. during most sessions, and the remainder of the class-time should be used for studio time. Studio time develops the student’s understanding of the creative process in terms of the design of two-dimensional space, including the vocabulary, theories and application of basic media used by 2D artists.
I will assign 5 Units that will cover the fundamentals of design. These Units will be found in folders on our ACConnect Course page. Each Unit (with the exception of the group Term Project) will contain Presentations, Assigned Vocabulary to be completed in your sketchbook, Exercises to be completed in the sketchbook (or on bristol board and affixed in the sketchbook), and then a Culminating Project that will be mounted on black presentation board and critiqued.
Acceptable Student Behavior: Classroom behavior should not interfere with the instructor’s ability to conduct the class or the ability of other students to learn from the instructional program. Unacceptable or disruptive behavior will not be tolerated. Students engaging in unacceptable behavior may be instructed to leave the classroom. Inappropriate behavior may result in disciplinary action or referral to the college. This prohibition applies to all instructional forums, including electronic, classroom, labs, discussion groups, field trips, etc. Students are expected to respect themselves and each other.
Housekeeping & Safety: Safety in the studio is mandatory. A tour of the studio & its policies will be provided in class on the first day. Students will be responsible for following the Studio Policies to ensure the safety of the working environment.
How the Class Works: The instructor will provide individual instruction and critique of student work during class periods. Consequently, attendance is very important. Projects/exercises and research for projects/exercises will be done in class and out of class. Students will complete design projects/exercises, a design sketchbook journal, participate as expected in class (see participation grade), and participate in private and group critiques for a final grade. A mandatory midterm and final will be given, as well as quizzes.
Resources in AC Connect: This is a traditional course that you will attend during scheduled class times, but we will also have course resources posted in AC Connect. To find our AC Connect course, go to http://www.actx.edu/ and click on the "AC Connect" link (direct link is https://acconnect.actx.edu/). Your login for our AC Connect course is the same as your ADNetID. If you can log in, you will find assistance in the following places:
Blackboard (Student Tools)
AC Connect (AC Student Blackboard Resources under My Bookmarks)
The AC Connect Student Resources or the Student & Faculty Help Center pages on the AC CTL Website
If you do not have a login or require additional assistance, you can contact:
Student and Faculty Help Center
Monday – Thursday
8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Washington Street Campus, WARE, Room 111
5:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m., Washington Street Campus, WARE, Library, 4th Floor
Phone: (806) 371-5992
Email: ctlstudenthelp@actx.edu
Our AC Connect course resources will not be available until after classes begin.
Written Assignments: You may be assigned written work. Rubrics will be provided. Please utilize the Writer’s Corner for review of your completed written assignments before uploading them to me for grading. The tutors will assist you with grammar, organization, and language, but not content.
Writer's Corner
On-site tutors assist students with writing projects for any class at Amarillo College:
Ordway Hall - Room 102 (806) 345-5580
Deadlines (every assignment, on time):
All assignments are due at the beginning of the class period in which they are due, complete. Incomplete assignments will be critiqued and accepted at the instructor’s discretion. Please see the course calendar for a list of due dates, quizzes, and exams. I will help you mount your first Culminating Project, after that you must come to the critique with your work mounted and ready for presentation. Complete assignments are works that are presented with an appropriate degree of craftsmanship, safety, presentation, and professionalism. Fingerprints, glue smudges, rips, wrinkles, and bent corners are unprofessional. It is the student’s responsibility to resolve these issues and revise or do over as needed. Assignments that are unintentionally smudged, ripped, wrinkled, stained, messy, incorrectly mounted, or damaged will be considered incomplete.
Late assignments will not be accepted in class if time is not permitted. The only late assignments to be accepted will be those resulting from an excused absence period.
Critiques:
Every artist must learn to critically view his or her own work in order to speak about it with others and grow from the experience. We will learn how to do this together, every class, see Attendance & Grading Policy.
We will learn how to give and receive feedback.
Be patient with ourselves and commit to our work.
Observe, and articulate the differences between subjective and objective statements.
Participation in critiques is mandatory because it is essential to the objectives of this course.
Students are expected to respect themselves and others in order to create a positive working environment. Self-deprecating remarks or peer insults will not be tolerated in the studio (see Acceptable Student Behavior).
Sketchbook Journal: Your sketchbook will provide me with clues to your creative process and you with a lifelong reference tool, personal to your style. I will collect and grade your sketchbooks at the Midterm and Final to assess completion of the assigned vocabulary and exercises. In addition, 10% of your project grades will come from my assessment of the rough drafts and research you have done for each culminating project, in your sketchbooks. If you have made revisions to your projects on bristol board, please place them in your sketchbook before turning them in for grading. Research in this course will be limited to approved sources. Please see Research below.
Research: Research required for this course may be completed using the AC Library collection and databases. Online research outside of our library databases is limited to the list of approved sites listed on our Blackboard Site. This list contains links and descriptions of image databases that keep with high standards of academic and visual content required for research in this course. It is your responsibility to make sure you have access to your online student account that will allow you access to the online portion of this course, your email, and the library research databases. Please contact IT services for technical assistance.
Communication: I am on campus daily and available by appointment only. It is my intent to give you the best possible opportunity for success in this course, and that includes communication. Please plan ahead and email me for an appointment through ACConnect if you need to meet outside of class time. I teach in multiple places and while I may be present before or after your scheduled class, I will not be available for tutoring between classes without an appointment. Please do not consult me about your course progress or grade during class or in front of your peers. I will only contact you through your university email address. I will not email you directly to a Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail or any other type of account. It is your responsibility to make sure you have access to and to check your campus email and our Blackboard course. Please contact IT services if you are experiencing difficulty with this issue. I expect you to check your email and this course on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sunday night.
Course Content: Students understand that in the study of art styles and art history that occasionally there may be a tasteful representation of a nude (such as in Greek Classical Art), and agree to handle that content in a mature and responsible way.
Dropping, Withdrawing, and Non-Credit Status: The student is responsible for dropping courses, withdrawing from college by the last day to drop a course, changing to non-credit status, etc., if the need arises. See the Amarillo College master calendar on the AC website and our course calendar for the date of the last day to drop a course. The instructor will not drop any student after the last day to drop a course. Students must contact me via email and clearly request approval to drop this course. I reserve the right to request a meeting to discuss the drop request before making the approval and beginning the process.
Grading:
90 - 100% = A
80 - 89% = B
70 - 79% = C
60 - 69% = D
0 - 59% = F
Students who fail to attend class regularly will lose a letter grade for each absence after 3 unexcused absences. Please see the Attendance Policy for this course for details about how this works.
Participation: 20% The participation grade is the based on one’s classroom contributions. Paying attention, note taking, and prompted discussion during class are beneficial to everyone involved. Unwarranted talking, cell-phone use, sleeping, eating, or rudeness will not be tolerated. Students will be evaluated on the assignments and participation during critiques. This includes use of the course vocabulary.
Sketchbook Journals: 30% I will assess the assigned vocabulary and completion of the exercises for each unit. I will grade your sketchbooks at the Midterm and Final. Sketchbook Journals will be returned to the students at the final for future artistic reference as they are a valuable artist tool.
Culminating Projects and Critique: 50% The bulk of one’s grade is based on the five Culminating Projects that are assigned in each unit. Assignments will be explained and/or demonstrated in class and are posted on AC Connect in the folder for each unit. Students will present the Culminating Project Assignments on the due date, mounted on black presentation board before the class begins, and be expected to participate in a group critique, and use course vocabulary terms when presenting and critiquing.
Students are expected to turn in and display Culminating Projects, mounted on presentation board in the format acceptable for professional presentation (or photographic documentation of assignments if necessary-see instructor for explanation) for a final critique. Mounting Guidelines will be provided.
Rubrics for grading projects/exercises:
- Fulfilled objectives of the assignment (points off at instructor's discretion)
- Demonstrated craftsmanship / professionalism (points off at instructor's discretion)
- Demonstrated creativity / exploration (points off at instructor's discretion)
- Demonstrated aesthetic quality in your work (points off at instructor's discretion)
- Demonstrated critical thinking, research (sketchbook), and analysis of your work and other’s work (points off at instructor's discretion)
Academic Honesty: All work assigned and submitted for this course must be the student’s own and made specifically for this course. Plagiarism is the practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own. This practice will not be tolerated. While it is, in some cases, relevant to reference ideas, imagery, text, or iconography in visual art, students must be able to present the material in a legal way and make the reference material known either through documentation, verbal presentation during the critique, or within the artwork itself. Any student practicing plagiarism or scholastic dishonesty will be responsible for the consequences and dealt with appropriately according to the policies of Amarillo College. If a student is found plagiarizing any material in the course, it will result in a grade of "0" for that project/exercise and can result in disciplinary action and expulsion of the student from the course.
The instructor provides the opportunity to learn; therefore it is essential to meet in class as scheduled. Each student is responsible for any information or instructions missed because of tardiness or absence. The final grade in this course will be lowered after three unexcused absences, and lowered a grade every absence after the third. This means that a student who averages a B on the coursework will receive a C after 4 absences, a D after 5 absences and fail with 6 absences.
Students should notify the instructor of any attendance issue (future absences or tardiness) prior to the beginning of the class that will be missed. It is understood that there may be extenuating circumstances, but these will be addressed or excused on case-by-case basis at the discretion of the instructor. Please see Communication.
Class participation is a large portion of the critique assessment and final grading in this course, and can only be achieved if students are present in class.
A sign in sheet will be available in the beginning of class and will be collected at the before class activities commence. Students must sign this to get credit for attendance, signing in for someone else will result in a zero credit for both parties. Alternatively, I may take roll verbally. Please respond when your name is called or I will mark you absent.
Class time is not to be used for other class assignments.
Students are responsible for assignments and information missed during an absence, excused or not.
If we are experiencing severe weather in this area (for example road closures due to icy and snow packed roads) I will notify students via email for any class cancelations. I generally follow the Canyon & Amarillo school district closures. Should either of those close do not risk your life in severe weather to come to class – I will let you make up the work for that day, and will excuse your absence in extremely bad weather.
Please see the Code of Student Conduct Life for additional information regarding attendance for athletic events or active military duty.
Students are responsible to notify the instructor if there is a problem regarding a disability that will cause the student’s work or attendance to be affected. This must be done prior to the submission of any grades. Please see ADA Statement for more information.
The student is also responsible for dropping courses by the last day to drop, please see the drop policy above.
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Week |
In Class Activity |
Homework/Due |
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1 |
Introduction & Safety Unit #1: Composition, Line & Unity |
Obtain Course Materials & Text Chapter 2 & 7 |
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2 |
Studio Work & Lectures |
Sketchbook Research
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3 |
Studio Work Line & Unity Mount & Matt Demo
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Sketchbook Unit #1 |
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4 |
Unit #1 Critique Unit #2: Value, Emphasis & Focal Point |
Unit #1 Culminating Project Due for Review Sketchbooks Due for Review Chapter 3 & 12 |
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5 |
Studio Work & Lectures |
Unit #2 |
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6 |
Studio Work & Lectures |
Unit #2 |
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7 Midterm |
Midterm Critique Unit #3: Color, Proportion, and Scale |
Unit #1 & 2 Culminating Projects Due for Critique Sketchbooks Due for Grading Unit #1 & 2 Chapter 13 & 4 |
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Studio Work & Lectures |
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| 10 |
Studio Work & Lectures |
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11 |
Group Work |
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12 |
Unit #4: Term Project Due |
Unit #4 Due |
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13 |
Unit #5: Shape, Space, Scale & Proportion |
Chapter 8, 9 & 10 |
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14 |
Studio Work & Lectures |
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15 |
Studio Work & Lectures |
Unit #5 Proposal, Sketches, & Culminating Project Rough Draft Due |
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16 |
Studio Work & Lectures |
Sketchbooks Due for Final Grading |
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Final Week |
Final Critique |
Unit #3 & #5 Culminating Projects Due |
This schedule may be altered throughout the course of the semester. Updates will be made clear in class.
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