Project 1 / Visual Composition
- parameters & limitations
- symetry, asymetry
- line weight, shape, scale
- visual continuity and unity amongst a set
- spacial arrangements, proximity
- contrast, balance, dominance, rhythm
- figure/ground relationships
- texture, transformation
Parameters & Limitations Project (download project handout)
Through a series of tactile exercises that study line and composition, students will explore the possibilities of working within imposed parameters. After evaluating the effectiveness of these parameters, students will develop a new set of limitations used to design more expressive compositions based on their individual intent for the project.
Hiearchies & Pattern Project (download project handout)
In a series of five consecutive tactile and digital experiments, students will explore hierarchical and non-hierarchical imagery in the FIGURE/GROUND relationships of abstracted letterforms, through the use of cropping, arrangement, juxtaposition, FIGURE/GROUND interchange and pattern formation.
Observational Texture / Sketchbook Assignment
Texture & Value Progression Project (download project handout)
Students will explore the qualities of tactile and optical texture through the practice of mark making, photography and digital manipulation. Using texture from the marks they make as well as found materials, students will study the value changes in their imagery and construct a composition that demonstrates a textural value progression.