Sunday, March 4, 2012

Art 220: Entry 14

Tuesday's class consisted of listing all the concepts we've covered over the past 8 weeks. For our final, we have to create a one-minute video promoting the Art: Graphic Design/Visual Communication Option at Cal State LA. As a foundation class for this major, this course has covered the important concepts that design students will be learning in their upper division courses.

Some of the concepts were discussed more thoroughly, such as Visual Literacy. Having the ability to read a picture and decipher the meaning is an important skill set in our field.  Art often contains emotions and psychology. As creatives, the goal is to produce pieces that will provoke reflection and critical analysis rather than just be thought of as pretty pictures.

Some concepts mentioned, like networking and abandoning fear, tied together. Networking can be scary, especially with established professionals. And while some have difficulty starting a conversation, others may need to work on holding back what they say. Don't burn bridges. Not only will you be viewed as more well-mannered when you're polite, but you may be securing a future job with a potential creative legend.

Presentation, critical evaluation and the critiquing
Punctuality and professionalism go hand in hand.

After this, we were given time to brainstorm for our final. Some people spoke with their neighbor and after a while, the class began to form into larger groups. It was quite fun to bounce ideas off each other, share and improve one another's ideas and simply discuss freely in a group setting. We discussed how we got to cal state LA and the variables that went into choosing to study art. Some of us discussed our ideas for our videos and joked about ways to make the art building more enjoyable for art students.

descriptor collection
brazen: bold and without shame. OR (referring to sound) loud and harsh
effusive: expressive (with feelings and emotions)
resplendent: impressive in appearance

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