Robin Mitchell-Cranfield

Description

Connect with colour. Why is a red carpet so iconic? Why are highlighters neon and why does green universally mean "go"? Every hue, tint and tone holds meaning to help us navigate our surroundings and enables unique narratives. Examine and apply colour and colour theory to visual design in this introductory graphic design course. Explore the impact of colour psychology and symbolism in creative applications, and practice harnessing colour to enhance meaning and ensure accessible and inclusive design standards. Understand colour science in this introductory course to make appropriate colour choices and learn technical setup for both digital and print design.

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Pre-requisites

No prerequisites.

Description

This course provides a broad historical and cultural awareness of illustration as a field with its relationships to both fine art and commercial practices. Equipped with terms and concepts specific to illustration, students will consider past and current challenges to the field, towards imagining critical and responsible future trajectories. Students will analyze how images are thought to function in different frameworks, alert to ever-evolving social and political contexts, artistic movements, and technological changes. Students will also deepen their understanding of illustration genres, techniques and methodologies by reflecting on their own creative processes through these historical lenses and theoretical frameworks.

Pre-requisites

No prerequisites.

Description

This course provides a broad historical and cultural awareness of illustration as a field with its relationships to both fine art and commercial practices. Equipped with terms and concepts specific to illustration, students will consider past and current challenges to the field, towards imagining critical and responsible future trajectories. Students will analyze how images are thought to function in different frameworks, alert to ever-evolving social and political contexts, artistic movements, and technological changes. Students will also deepen their understanding of illustration genres, techniques and methodologies by reflecting on their own creative processes through these historical lenses and theoretical frameworks.

Pre-requisites

No prerequisites.

Description

This course will guide students through elements and considerations that are key to the successful presentation and support of their research project both orally and through exhibition. Students will be introduced to tools and tactics that are used for reporting and presenting design and research projects in the academic peer review context - that help convey their thesis content in an honest, accountable, compelling and persuasive manner.

Pre-requisites

No prerequisites.