ART 200: Introduction to Graphic Design (3 credit hours)
Hesston College, Hesston, KS
Spring 2008 (also taught Spring 2007)
Stephanie Danker, instructor
Office location & phone: Erb Hall, Art Studio; 327-8309
Office hours: by appointment
Catalog Description: Traces the history of classic typeface design, design of graphic images, and composition. Relies heavily on computer software including Illustrator, Photoshop, and PageMaker.
Textbooks and Related Material:
Supplies that can be purchased in the bookstore (required):
Small wire-bound sketchbook, black extra fine point Sharpie, glue stick
Other supplies as needed:
Portfolio, binder or folder system to keep printed work in
White Poster Board for mounting work (as needed, in bookstore)
Technology Expectations: Access to email and internet will be necessary for success in this course. There will also be a Moodle component to our class, where assignments will be posted, as well as course documents and links. Please check email / facebook messages frequently, and let instructor know if problems arise with obtaining digital communication.
Grading: 90% - 100% = A
80% - 89% = B
70% - 79% = C
60% - 69% = D
Grading and Class Policies: Evaluation of student work will be based on quality identified by established criteria. Late assignments will be graded down for each day late. Please let me know if problems arise. Make sure to turn off your cell phone during our class period.
Attendance policy: Please be reminded that attendance is part of your grade. If you know you are not going to be in class or you miss a class meeting, you must contact me as soon as possible—to let me know why you were not in class, and to find out what you will / have miss(ed). No contact results in an unexcused absence. You are allowed three absences, without points being taken off your grade.
Academic Expectations: Attend all classes, care about your work, make progress in the medium, help and cooperate with your classmates, take risks, make mistakes. Your grade will be based on your willingness to achieve the above as well as a portfolio of 10 pieces due at the end of the semester.
Grading, continued: Your Grades:
Posterized self-portrait stickers & poster 25 points __________
Positive / negative space design & note card set 50 points __________
Package design for cards 10 points __________
Architecture silhouette project 25 points __________
Grandparent Days invitation 25 points __________
Mod Newsletter 25 points __________
Publication contribution (yearbook) 25 points __________
Transplantation profiles (1student & 1 faculty) 50 points __________
Felt Mascot & book 100 points __________
Destination branding project 50 points __________
Graphic representation of an emotion 25 points __________
Paper lantern design (3-D) 50 points __________
Food Service marketing poster 75 points __________
Personal Identity – type 50 points __________
Digital portfolio 25 points __________
Art event responses 50 points __________
Weekly sketchbook checks (13) 100 points __________
(50 points each quarter)
Quizzes 100 points __________
Final Portfolio Review 75 points __________
(10 pieces) 1050 points total
*Weekly sketchbook checks
Please bring your sketchbook to every class.
Your sketchbook will be checked weekly for patterns and design examples (five glued in or drawn in sketchbook). Look around popular culture for patterns and design that you find to be successful. Along with other sources, you could find ideas by flipping through magazines, on packaging, in restaurants, department stores, websites, and advertisement flyers. If possible, glue into your sketchbook. Do NOT cut anything out of magazines owned by Hesston College library. All magazines from the HC library may be checked out for a one-week loan period.
You may take a one-time only pass, good for skipping one week’s sketchbook check. There are 14 sketchbook checks. You will be graded on 13 checks. Points will be taken off for late sketchbooks and incomplete work.
You may also include photocopies or draw designs or studies for work in your sketchbook. Please reference where you find the designs next to each pattern or design.
You may substitute an article review from a design magazine for a design example. For an article review, in sketchbook, include the following:
You are required to attend two of the extra events. When you attend an event, pick up any printed material from the event, and turn in a written response no later than one week after the event. When you respond to an event, please include the following:
Quiz Dates Your Grades:
Quiz 1 – Ch. 1, Meggs – Tues, Jan. 15
Quiz 2 – Ch. 2, Meggs – Tues, Jan. 22
Quiz 3 – Ch. 3, Meggs – Tues, Jan. 29
Quiz 4 – Ch.1, Landa – Tues, Feb. 12
Quiz 5 – Ch. 3, Landa – Tues, Feb. 19
Quiz 6 – Ch. 5, Landa – Tues, Mar. 4
Quiz 7 – Ch. 20, Meggs & Ch. 6, Landa– Tues, Mar. 25
Quiz 8 – Ch. 4 & 7, Meggs– Tues, Apr. 8
Quiz 9 –– Ch. 9, Meggs—Tues, Apr. 15
Quiz 10 – Ch.13, Meggs – Tues, Apr. 22 __________
100 points total
Quick Reference Project Due Dates through mid-term:
Tuesday, Jan. 15 – Bring printed out copy of posterized self-portrait, critique
Thursday, Jan. 17 – Posterized self-portrait poster, stickers due, critique
Thursday, Jan. 24 – Bring information for mod newsletter to class; Positive & Negative space design poster and note cards due, critique
Tuesday, Jan. 29 – Conveying emotion through color and shape poster due
Thursday, Jan. 31 – Mod newsletter (4 copies) due at noon
Tuesday, Feb. 5 – Painted paper lantern due
Thursday, Feb. 7 – Grandparent Days invitation due; bring your line drawings of architecture to work on in class
Tuesday, Feb. 12 – Mod yearbook page pdf printout due
Thursday, Feb. 14 – student and faculty profile related to transplantation due
Thursday, Feb. 21 – Felt mascot due
Thursday, Feb. 28 – Mid-way critique of book for promotion of mascot
Thursday, Mar. 6 – Presentations of book & mascot
Tuesday, Mar. 25 – Destination branding project due
ART 200: Introduction to Graphic Design
Spring 2008, Stephanie Danker, instructor
Daily Assignment Schedule (subject to change) – 30 class meetings
Tuesday, January 8– Introductions, review of syllabus and expectations, questionnaire, portfolio explanation, photo booth (head shots of each individual), fieldtrip to meet Merle, learn about printing services, Moodle component, sign up for lab group
Assignment: get books; bring History of Graphic Design book and flash drive or external hard drive to next class; bring one example of good design to next class to share and your favorite mug
Thursday, January 10 – Show & Tell; tea party (bring mug!); study guide for Ch. 1 in Meggs (bring book to class); PhotoShop tools, basics; Studio—work on design concept; bring art supplies to work with including scissors, glue stick, and any coloring materials (colored pencils, markers, pastels, etc).
Assignment: read chapter 1 in Meggs; quiz on Ch. 1 Tuesday—10 multiple choice questions
Week 1 lab: (Bring flash drive or external hard drive to every lab meeting.) Posterize image of yourself, set up file for printing poster and stickers. Print out paper copy (can be printed in color or grayscale) to look at in class on Tuesday.
Tuesday, January 15 – quiz on Ch. 1 (Meggs); sketchbook check for patterns and design examples (five glued in or drawn in sketchbook); look at paper copies of posterized self-portrait (5”x 7”); fieldtrip to Sew Natural fabric store in Newton—bring sketchbook and pencil.
Assignment: Print out final stickers and poster to present in class on Thursday, 1-17. It is your responsibility to be aware of Merle’s availability to help you in the print shop.
Thursday, January 17 – study guide for Ch. 2 in Meggs (bring book to class); introduction to Grandparent Days invitation; introduction to mod newsletter & mod yearbook page (gather information for mod newsletter by next Thursday, Jan. 24); sketch and use cut paper to create designs realizing positive and negative space
Assignment: read chapter 2 in Meggs; quiz on Ch. 2 Tuesday—10 multiple choice questions
Week 2 lab: repeatable positive / negative space design using two colors (scan in design(s) you created in class)—create in 4”x 4” format first, then duplicate to create 11”x 17” design (printed as poster), then create note cards with design (format to be given) Poster and note cards due Thursday, Jan. 24
Tuesday, January 22 – quiz on Ch. 2 (Meggs); sketchbook check for patterns and design examples (five glued in or drawn in sketchbook); look at print outs of repeated patterns; fieldtrip to Those Blasted Signs in Newton—bring sketchbook and pencil.
Thursday, January 24 – critique of positive / negative space poster and note cards; work on packaging for note cards in class; study guide for Ch. 3 in Meggs (bring book to class); bring information for mod newsletter to class; layout brainstorming on newsprint or in sketchbook; introduction to architecture silhouette class project – sign up for country; introduce idea of cultural and educational transplantation
Assignment: read chapter 3 in Meggs; quiz on Ch. 3 Tuesday—10 multiple choice questions
Week 3 lab: conveying emotion through color and shape: format should be 11” x 17” horizontal; print on 12”x 18” cardstock—bring to class Tuesday, Jan. 29; put together mod newsletter (8.5”x 11”—requirements to be given—print 2- 12”x 18” (2 to a page)—one for portfolio, one for mod R.A., one for Admissions, one to post in studio)—due Thursday, Jan. 31 by noon
**Final Friday—January 25th—gallery crawl around Wichita (5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at Wichita Art Museum), free—extra credit for posting digital picture scavenger hunt of your night on our facebook page
Tuesday, January 29 – quiz on Ch. 3 (Meggs); sketchbook check for patterns and design examples (five glued in or drawn in sketchbook); critique for poster conveying emotion through color and shape; studio: translate 2-D emotion design into 3-D on paper lantern—due Tuesday, Feb. 5 (requirements to be given)
Thursday, January 31 – due at noon—mod newsletter (4 copies, 2 copies printed 12”x 18”; class will not meet at scheduled time; instead, we will all attend [required] a panel discussion at WSU: Gendered Identity and Today’s Art by Women (6:00 – 7:30). Meet in Bontrager parking lot to leave at 5:15 p.m. sharp: eat in cafeteria at 5:00 p.m.
Week 4 lab: Grandparent Days invitation (print 4 copies: one for you, one to send to grandparents, one to give to your parents, one to hang in studio)—due Thursday, Feb. 7; work on painting design onto paper lantern, good craftsmanship is important
Tuesday, February 5 – painted paper lantern due (showing emotion); sketchbook check for patterns and design examples (five glued in or drawn in sketchbook); review of Thursday’s lecture; critique of paper lanterns (translation from 2-D to 3-D) start working on architectural silhouettes in class
Thursday, February 7 – study guide for Ch. 1 in Landa (bring book to class); visit to Lincoln Perk—meet with Ariana Unruh and Mary Smith; work on creating silhouettes of architecture in class and installing in classroom space; brainstorm concepts of transplantation
Assignment: read chapter 1 in Landa; quiz on Ch. 1 Tuesday—10 multiple choice questions
**Extra credit opportunity— “Domesticity: Feminist Art and the Idea of the Home,” an art history lecture by Helena Reckitt at 6 p.m. in the Beren Gallery at the Ulrich Museum of Art; leave Hesston at 5:15 p.m. sharp: eat in cafeteria at 5:00 p.m.
Week 5 lab: a student and a faculty profile based on idea of transplantation—bring print outs to class on Tuesday, finals due for presentation on Thursday; mod yearbook page (have pictures uploaded to yearbook avenue before lab time)—bring pdf print out to class on Tuesday, Feb. 12
Tuesday, February 12 – quiz on Ch. 1 (Landa); sketchbook check for patterns and design examples (five glued in or drawn in sketchbook); discuss ideas of transplantation and multi-culturalism; look at mod yearbook pages (printed as pdf); mid-point critique on student / faculty profiles
Thursday, February 14 – study guide for Ch. 3 in Landa (bring book to class); presentation of student and faculty profiles based on the idea of transplantation; guest speaker—Teresa Veazey, public relations coordinator at the Ulrich Museum of Art
Assignment: read chapter 3 in Landa; quiz on Ch. 3 Tuesday—10 multiple choice questions
Week 6 lab: small book creation (emphasis on learning about signatures)—due Thursday, Feb. 21
**Friday, February 15 – Artist reception for “Transplantation” exhibit: Mary Bowen Chiu, Stephanie Danker, Dusty Diller, artists—in Smith Center (time to be announced)
Tuesday, February 19 – quiz on Ch. 3 (Landa); sketchbook check for patterns and design examples (five glued in or drawn in sketchbook); Studio – felt mascots architectural silhouettes
Thursday, February 21 – study guide for Ch. 4 in Landa (bring book to class); Show & Tell – introduce felt mascot in class as character to promote or market put up architectural silhouettes in Smith Center
Assignment: read chapter 4 in Landa; quiz on Ch. 4 Tuesday—10 multiple choice questions
Week 7 lab: development of book layout to promote or market your mascot—mid-way critique Thursday, Feb. 28
Tuesday, February 26 – quiz on Ch. 4 (Landa); sketchbook check for patterns and design examples (five glued in or drawn in sketchbook); created mascots
Thursday, February 28 – mid-way critique of book, final presentation of book & mascot—Thursday, March 6 introduced mascots; study guide for Ch. 5, Landa; critique of layout work----yearbook (mod pages) and mod newsletters; start layout for book for mascot
Tuesday, March 4 – sketchbook check for patterns and design examples (five glued in or drawn in sketchbook); quiz on Ch. 5, Landa
Thursday, March 6 – presentations of book & mascot project; introduction to destination branding project
Tuesday, March 11 – spring break
Thursday, March 13 – spring break
**Extra credit opportunity—in the case that you happen to be around, there is a special event at WSU—Artist Talk with Josephine Durkin: 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. (see S.D. for a WSU parking pass if interested)
Tuesday, March 18 – sketchbook check for patterns and design examples (five glued in or drawn in sketchbook); destination branding – share individual concepts;
Thursday, March 20 – study guide for Ch. 20 in Meggs & Ch. 6 in Landa (bring books to class); fieldtrip
Assignment: read chapter 20 in Meggs & chapter 6 in Landa; quiz on Tuesday—10 multiple choice questions
Week 11 lab: Destination branding project
Tuesday, March 25 – quiz on Ch. 20 (Meggs) & Ch. 6 (Landa); sketchbook check for patterns and design examples (five glued in or drawn in sketchbook); destination branding project due, critique
Thursday, March 27 – study guide for Ch. 7 in Meggs (bring book to class);
Assignment: read chapter 7 in Meggs; quiz on Ch. 7 Tuesday—10 multiple choice questions
**Extra credit opportunity—“Performance Art: Radical Knitters” at WSU, 4:00 – 5:30 in the Polk/Wilson Galleries at the Ulrich Museum of Art (see S.D. for a WSU parking pass if interested); leave Hesston at 3:00 p.m.
Tuesday, April 1 – quiz on Ch. 7 (Meggs); sketchbook check for patterns and design examples (five glued in or drawn in sketchbook); Critique at beginning of class. Food Service staff invited to critique.
Thursday, April 3 – study guide for Ch. 9 in Meggs (bring book to class);
Assignment: read chapter 9 in Meggs; quiz on Ch. 9 Tuesday—10 multiple choice questions
*HC Grandparent Days – April 3 & 4
Tuesday, April 8 – quiz on Ch. 9 (Meggs); sketchbook check for patterns and design examples (five glued in or drawn in sketchbook); fieldtrip
Thursday, April 10 – study guide for Ch. 13 in Meggs (bring book to class);
Assignment: read chapter 13 in Meggs; quiz on Ch. 13 Tuesday—10 multiple choice questions
Tuesday, April 15 – quiz on Ch. 13 (Meggs); sketchbook check for patterns and design examples (five glued in or drawn in sketchbook);
Thursday, April 17 – fieldtrip
Monday, April 21 – Hesston College student art show opens in Smith Center
Tuesday, April 22 – sketchbook check for patterns and design examples (five glued in or drawn in sketchbook);
**Final Friday—April 25th—gallery crawl around Wichita (5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at Wichita Art Museum: opening of Arctic Spirit: Inuit Art from the Albrecht Collection at the Heard Museum), free—extra credit for posting digital picture scavenger hunt of your night on our facebook page
Saturday, April 26 – Meet-the-Artist reception at the Ulrich Museum, 7-9 p.m. at WSU
Tuesday, April 29 – finals week (group and individual portfolio review during scheduled exam time)
Thursday, May 1 – finals week
Spring 2008 (also taught Spring 2007)
Stephanie Danker, instructor
Office location & phone: Erb Hall, Art Studio; 327-8309
Office hours: by appointment
Catalog Description: Traces the history of classic typeface design, design of graphic images, and composition. Relies heavily on computer software including Illustrator, Photoshop, and PageMaker.
Textbooks and Related Material:
- A History of Graphic Design by Meggs, ISBN: 0-442-31895-2
- Graphic Design Solutions by Landa, ISBN: 1-4018-8154-8
- You are required to have access to a digital camera for projects.
- You need to have a jump drive or external hard drive so you can easily save all your files in one place. Do not rely on saving work to the computers in the labs.
- There will be printing costs associated with most projects, which your lab fee will cover. Any charges beyond the lab fee amount will be charged to your student account at the end of the semester.
Supplies that can be purchased in the bookstore (required):
Small wire-bound sketchbook, black extra fine point Sharpie, glue stick
Other supplies as needed:
Portfolio, binder or folder system to keep printed work in
White Poster Board for mounting work (as needed, in bookstore)
Technology Expectations: Access to email and internet will be necessary for success in this course. There will also be a Moodle component to our class, where assignments will be posted, as well as course documents and links. Please check email / facebook messages frequently, and let instructor know if problems arise with obtaining digital communication.
Grading: 90% - 100% = A
80% - 89% = B
70% - 79% = C
60% - 69% = D
Grading and Class Policies: Evaluation of student work will be based on quality identified by established criteria. Late assignments will be graded down for each day late. Please let me know if problems arise. Make sure to turn off your cell phone during our class period.
Attendance policy: Please be reminded that attendance is part of your grade. If you know you are not going to be in class or you miss a class meeting, you must contact me as soon as possible—to let me know why you were not in class, and to find out what you will / have miss(ed). No contact results in an unexcused absence. You are allowed three absences, without points being taken off your grade.
Academic Expectations: Attend all classes, care about your work, make progress in the medium, help and cooperate with your classmates, take risks, make mistakes. Your grade will be based on your willingness to achieve the above as well as a portfolio of 10 pieces due at the end of the semester.
Grading, continued: Your Grades:
Posterized self-portrait stickers & poster 25 points __________
Positive / negative space design & note card set 50 points __________
Package design for cards 10 points __________
Architecture silhouette project 25 points __________
Grandparent Days invitation 25 points __________
Mod Newsletter 25 points __________
Publication contribution (yearbook) 25 points __________
Transplantation profiles (1student & 1 faculty) 50 points __________
Felt Mascot & book 100 points __________
Destination branding project 50 points __________
Graphic representation of an emotion 25 points __________
Paper lantern design (3-D) 50 points __________
Food Service marketing poster 75 points __________
Personal Identity – type 50 points __________
Digital portfolio 25 points __________
Art event responses 50 points __________
Weekly sketchbook checks (13) 100 points __________
(50 points each quarter)
Quizzes 100 points __________
Final Portfolio Review 75 points __________
(10 pieces) 1050 points total
*Weekly sketchbook checks
Please bring your sketchbook to every class.
Your sketchbook will be checked weekly for patterns and design examples (five glued in or drawn in sketchbook). Look around popular culture for patterns and design that you find to be successful. Along with other sources, you could find ideas by flipping through magazines, on packaging, in restaurants, department stores, websites, and advertisement flyers. If possible, glue into your sketchbook. Do NOT cut anything out of magazines owned by Hesston College library. All magazines from the HC library may be checked out for a one-week loan period.
You may take a one-time only pass, good for skipping one week’s sketchbook check. There are 14 sketchbook checks. You will be graded on 13 checks. Points will be taken off for late sketchbooks and incomplete work.
You may also include photocopies or draw designs or studies for work in your sketchbook. Please reference where you find the designs next to each pattern or design.
You may substitute an article review from a design magazine for a design example. For an article review, in sketchbook, include the following:
- Title of magazine, edition
- Title and author of article, page number(s)
- Synopsis of what the purpose of the article is; main points the author makes; how the article could be helpful or how it makes you think about design in a new way
- Art in America
- Art News **this is not a complete list—does not include
- Cloth Paper Scissors photography and ceramics magazines
- CMYK
- How
- ReadyMade
You are required to attend two of the extra events. When you attend an event, pick up any printed material from the event, and turn in a written response no later than one week after the event. When you respond to an event, please include the following:
- What is the event? When did it happen, and where? What is the theme?
- Three main points made by the speaker (if lecture) and your response / personal connection to each of those points; if it is an exhibit, describe three pieces of art that you were drawn to (include artist, gallery, year created, details about work) and a response / personal connection to each of the three pieces
- One question you have that has come from this experience (that you would ask the artist or professional)
Quiz Dates Your Grades:
Quiz 1 – Ch. 1, Meggs – Tues, Jan. 15
Quiz 2 – Ch. 2, Meggs – Tues, Jan. 22
Quiz 3 – Ch. 3, Meggs – Tues, Jan. 29
Quiz 4 – Ch.1, Landa – Tues, Feb. 12
Quiz 5 – Ch. 3, Landa – Tues, Feb. 19
Quiz 6 – Ch. 5, Landa – Tues, Mar. 4
Quiz 7 – Ch. 20, Meggs & Ch. 6, Landa– Tues, Mar. 25
Quiz 8 – Ch. 4 & 7, Meggs– Tues, Apr. 8
Quiz 9 –– Ch. 9, Meggs—Tues, Apr. 15
Quiz 10 – Ch.13, Meggs – Tues, Apr. 22 __________
100 points total
Quick Reference Project Due Dates through mid-term:
Tuesday, Jan. 15 – Bring printed out copy of posterized self-portrait, critique
Thursday, Jan. 17 – Posterized self-portrait poster, stickers due, critique
Thursday, Jan. 24 – Bring information for mod newsletter to class; Positive & Negative space design poster and note cards due, critique
Tuesday, Jan. 29 – Conveying emotion through color and shape poster due
Thursday, Jan. 31 – Mod newsletter (4 copies) due at noon
Tuesday, Feb. 5 – Painted paper lantern due
Thursday, Feb. 7 – Grandparent Days invitation due; bring your line drawings of architecture to work on in class
Tuesday, Feb. 12 – Mod yearbook page pdf printout due
Thursday, Feb. 14 – student and faculty profile related to transplantation due
Thursday, Feb. 21 – Felt mascot due
Thursday, Feb. 28 – Mid-way critique of book for promotion of mascot
Thursday, Mar. 6 – Presentations of book & mascot
Tuesday, Mar. 25 – Destination branding project due
ART 200: Introduction to Graphic Design
Spring 2008, Stephanie Danker, instructor
Daily Assignment Schedule (subject to change) – 30 class meetings
Tuesday, January 8– Introductions, review of syllabus and expectations, questionnaire, portfolio explanation, photo booth (head shots of each individual), fieldtrip to meet Merle, learn about printing services, Moodle component, sign up for lab group
Assignment: get books; bring History of Graphic Design book and flash drive or external hard drive to next class; bring one example of good design to next class to share and your favorite mug
Thursday, January 10 – Show & Tell; tea party (bring mug!); study guide for Ch. 1 in Meggs (bring book to class); PhotoShop tools, basics; Studio—work on design concept; bring art supplies to work with including scissors, glue stick, and any coloring materials (colored pencils, markers, pastels, etc).
Assignment: read chapter 1 in Meggs; quiz on Ch. 1 Tuesday—10 multiple choice questions
Week 1 lab: (Bring flash drive or external hard drive to every lab meeting.) Posterize image of yourself, set up file for printing poster and stickers. Print out paper copy (can be printed in color or grayscale) to look at in class on Tuesday.
Tuesday, January 15 – quiz on Ch. 1 (Meggs); sketchbook check for patterns and design examples (five glued in or drawn in sketchbook); look at paper copies of posterized self-portrait (5”x 7”); fieldtrip to Sew Natural fabric store in Newton—bring sketchbook and pencil.
Assignment: Print out final stickers and poster to present in class on Thursday, 1-17. It is your responsibility to be aware of Merle’s availability to help you in the print shop.
Thursday, January 17 – study guide for Ch. 2 in Meggs (bring book to class); introduction to Grandparent Days invitation; introduction to mod newsletter & mod yearbook page (gather information for mod newsletter by next Thursday, Jan. 24); sketch and use cut paper to create designs realizing positive and negative space
Assignment: read chapter 2 in Meggs; quiz on Ch. 2 Tuesday—10 multiple choice questions
Week 2 lab: repeatable positive / negative space design using two colors (scan in design(s) you created in class)—create in 4”x 4” format first, then duplicate to create 11”x 17” design (printed as poster), then create note cards with design (format to be given) Poster and note cards due Thursday, Jan. 24
Tuesday, January 22 – quiz on Ch. 2 (Meggs); sketchbook check for patterns and design examples (five glued in or drawn in sketchbook); look at print outs of repeated patterns; fieldtrip to Those Blasted Signs in Newton—bring sketchbook and pencil.
Thursday, January 24 – critique of positive / negative space poster and note cards; work on packaging for note cards in class; study guide for Ch. 3 in Meggs (bring book to class); bring information for mod newsletter to class; layout brainstorming on newsprint or in sketchbook; introduction to architecture silhouette class project – sign up for country; introduce idea of cultural and educational transplantation
Assignment: read chapter 3 in Meggs; quiz on Ch. 3 Tuesday—10 multiple choice questions
Week 3 lab: conveying emotion through color and shape: format should be 11” x 17” horizontal; print on 12”x 18” cardstock—bring to class Tuesday, Jan. 29; put together mod newsletter (8.5”x 11”—requirements to be given—print 2- 12”x 18” (2 to a page)—one for portfolio, one for mod R.A., one for Admissions, one to post in studio)—due Thursday, Jan. 31 by noon
**Final Friday—January 25th—gallery crawl around Wichita (5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at Wichita Art Museum), free—extra credit for posting digital picture scavenger hunt of your night on our facebook page
Tuesday, January 29 – quiz on Ch. 3 (Meggs); sketchbook check for patterns and design examples (five glued in or drawn in sketchbook); critique for poster conveying emotion through color and shape; studio: translate 2-D emotion design into 3-D on paper lantern—due Tuesday, Feb. 5 (requirements to be given)
Thursday, January 31 – due at noon—mod newsletter (4 copies, 2 copies printed 12”x 18”; class will not meet at scheduled time; instead, we will all attend [required] a panel discussion at WSU: Gendered Identity and Today’s Art by Women (6:00 – 7:30). Meet in Bontrager parking lot to leave at 5:15 p.m. sharp: eat in cafeteria at 5:00 p.m.
Week 4 lab: Grandparent Days invitation (print 4 copies: one for you, one to send to grandparents, one to give to your parents, one to hang in studio)—due Thursday, Feb. 7; work on painting design onto paper lantern, good craftsmanship is important
Tuesday, February 5 – painted paper lantern due (showing emotion); sketchbook check for patterns and design examples (five glued in or drawn in sketchbook); review of Thursday’s lecture; critique of paper lanterns (translation from 2-D to 3-D) start working on architectural silhouettes in class
Thursday, February 7 – study guide for Ch. 1 in Landa (bring book to class); visit to Lincoln Perk—meet with Ariana Unruh and Mary Smith; work on creating silhouettes of architecture in class and installing in classroom space; brainstorm concepts of transplantation
Assignment: read chapter 1 in Landa; quiz on Ch. 1 Tuesday—10 multiple choice questions
**Extra credit opportunity— “Domesticity: Feminist Art and the Idea of the Home,” an art history lecture by Helena Reckitt at 6 p.m. in the Beren Gallery at the Ulrich Museum of Art; leave Hesston at 5:15 p.m. sharp: eat in cafeteria at 5:00 p.m.
Week 5 lab: a student and a faculty profile based on idea of transplantation—bring print outs to class on Tuesday, finals due for presentation on Thursday; mod yearbook page (have pictures uploaded to yearbook avenue before lab time)—bring pdf print out to class on Tuesday, Feb. 12
Tuesday, February 12 – quiz on Ch. 1 (Landa); sketchbook check for patterns and design examples (five glued in or drawn in sketchbook); discuss ideas of transplantation and multi-culturalism; look at mod yearbook pages (printed as pdf); mid-point critique on student / faculty profiles
Thursday, February 14 – study guide for Ch. 3 in Landa (bring book to class); presentation of student and faculty profiles based on the idea of transplantation; guest speaker—Teresa Veazey, public relations coordinator at the Ulrich Museum of Art
Assignment: read chapter 3 in Landa; quiz on Ch. 3 Tuesday—10 multiple choice questions
Week 6 lab: small book creation (emphasis on learning about signatures)—due Thursday, Feb. 21
**Friday, February 15 – Artist reception for “Transplantation” exhibit: Mary Bowen Chiu, Stephanie Danker, Dusty Diller, artists—in Smith Center (time to be announced)
Tuesday, February 19 – quiz on Ch. 3 (Landa); sketchbook check for patterns and design examples (five glued in or drawn in sketchbook); Studio – felt mascots architectural silhouettes
Thursday, February 21 – study guide for Ch. 4 in Landa (bring book to class); Show & Tell – introduce felt mascot in class as character to promote or market put up architectural silhouettes in Smith Center
Assignment: read chapter 4 in Landa; quiz on Ch. 4 Tuesday—10 multiple choice questions
Week 7 lab: development of book layout to promote or market your mascot—mid-way critique Thursday, Feb. 28
Tuesday, February 26 – quiz on Ch. 4 (Landa); sketchbook check for patterns and design examples (five glued in or drawn in sketchbook); created mascots
Thursday, February 28 – mid-way critique of book, final presentation of book & mascot—Thursday, March 6 introduced mascots; study guide for Ch. 5, Landa; critique of layout work----yearbook (mod pages) and mod newsletters; start layout for book for mascot
Tuesday, March 4 – sketchbook check for patterns and design examples (five glued in or drawn in sketchbook); quiz on Ch. 5, Landa
Thursday, March 6 – presentations of book & mascot project; introduction to destination branding project
Tuesday, March 11 – spring break
Thursday, March 13 – spring break
**Extra credit opportunity—in the case that you happen to be around, there is a special event at WSU—Artist Talk with Josephine Durkin: 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. (see S.D. for a WSU parking pass if interested)
Tuesday, March 18 – sketchbook check for patterns and design examples (five glued in or drawn in sketchbook); destination branding – share individual concepts;
Thursday, March 20 – study guide for Ch. 20 in Meggs & Ch. 6 in Landa (bring books to class); fieldtrip
Assignment: read chapter 20 in Meggs & chapter 6 in Landa; quiz on Tuesday—10 multiple choice questions
Week 11 lab: Destination branding project
Tuesday, March 25 – quiz on Ch. 20 (Meggs) & Ch. 6 (Landa); sketchbook check for patterns and design examples (five glued in or drawn in sketchbook); destination branding project due, critique
Thursday, March 27 – study guide for Ch. 7 in Meggs (bring book to class);
Assignment: read chapter 7 in Meggs; quiz on Ch. 7 Tuesday—10 multiple choice questions
**Extra credit opportunity—“Performance Art: Radical Knitters” at WSU, 4:00 – 5:30 in the Polk/Wilson Galleries at the Ulrich Museum of Art (see S.D. for a WSU parking pass if interested); leave Hesston at 3:00 p.m.
Tuesday, April 1 – quiz on Ch. 7 (Meggs); sketchbook check for patterns and design examples (five glued in or drawn in sketchbook); Critique at beginning of class. Food Service staff invited to critique.
Thursday, April 3 – study guide for Ch. 9 in Meggs (bring book to class);
Assignment: read chapter 9 in Meggs; quiz on Ch. 9 Tuesday—10 multiple choice questions
*HC Grandparent Days – April 3 & 4
Tuesday, April 8 – quiz on Ch. 9 (Meggs); sketchbook check for patterns and design examples (five glued in or drawn in sketchbook); fieldtrip
Thursday, April 10 – study guide for Ch. 13 in Meggs (bring book to class);
Assignment: read chapter 13 in Meggs; quiz on Ch. 13 Tuesday—10 multiple choice questions
Tuesday, April 15 – quiz on Ch. 13 (Meggs); sketchbook check for patterns and design examples (five glued in or drawn in sketchbook);
Thursday, April 17 – fieldtrip
Monday, April 21 – Hesston College student art show opens in Smith Center
Tuesday, April 22 – sketchbook check for patterns and design examples (five glued in or drawn in sketchbook);
**Final Friday—April 25th—gallery crawl around Wichita (5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at Wichita Art Museum: opening of Arctic Spirit: Inuit Art from the Albrecht Collection at the Heard Museum), free—extra credit for posting digital picture scavenger hunt of your night on our facebook page
Saturday, April 26 – Meet-the-Artist reception at the Ulrich Museum, 7-9 p.m. at WSU
Tuesday, April 29 – finals week (group and individual portfolio review during scheduled exam time)
Thursday, May 1 – finals week