Core Studies served as a foundation for visual communication as well as a place to establish habits for a rewarding life long practice in the creative arts. Students learned basic skills in the elements and principles of design through drawing, 2D, 3D and 4D frameworks as well in fundamental hands-on and digital skills. Students applied the elements and principles of design to gain basic visual literacy and incorporated research into their practice to expand their capacity to develop concepts and think critically.
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Legible/Illegible
Micaela Herrera
Student hand rendered a four letter word in a traditional typeface, then removed parts of each letter that still made the word legible, then removed more until the word was illegible.
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Synergy Ad
Sebastian Lara
Student researched existing product then created a concept and wrote persuasive body copy.
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Bitmap Typeface
Fin McKee
Student created original typeface, hand rendered each letter of the alphabet onto paper
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Protest Banner
Fin McKee
Student selected the phrase, appropriate typeface and hand rendered typography onto the fabric.
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Idiom Ad
Sara Parker
Working with the meaning of a selected idiom, student then created an ad concept for an existing product, found appropriate visuals, and wrote advertising body copy.
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Bitmap Typeface
Kate Lynn Rogers
Student created original typeface, hand rendered each letter of the alphabet onto paper
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Bitmap Typeface
Madison Thomson
Student created original typeface, hand rendered each letter of the alphabet and numbers, scanned in final design and submitted a digital print as final
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Synergy Ad
Tara Walton
Student researched existing product then created a concept and wrote persuasive body copy.
Photo: Sam Angel
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Bitmap Typeface
Jordan Zinn
Student created original typeface, hand rendered each letter of the alphabet onto paper
