COLLIN COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT
DIVISION OF FINE ARTS
COURSE SYLLABUS
Spring 2008
COURSE NUMBER:
ARTS 1311.S01
COURSE TITLE:
DESIGN I (Basic 2-D)
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Introduction to two-dimensional visual organization dealing with basic elements and principles
of design. Exploration of black and white, color, and a variety of media. Prepares students for
composition in painting, drawing, and other two-dimensional courses.
COURSE CREDIT HOURS: 3
LECTURE HOURS: 2
LABS HOURS: 4
College Repeat Policy: A student may repeat this course only once after receiving a grade, including
“W”.
COURSE DELIVERY METHOD:
Lecture – 2 hours per week
Lecture Topics - Children's Art and its Relation to Adult Art, What We Can Communicate,
Elements & Principles of Design, Spatial Illusions, Gestalt Psychology and Subliminal
Perception.
Laboratory – 4 hours per week
Students will complete a series of hands-on design assignments to learn the language of visual
communication and the design skills needed by the artist. The teacher will demonstrate each
assignment and help each student accomplish the skills. Actual artwork by previous students will
be presented as examples of possible ways to accomplish the assignments. Critiques will involve
everyone in the critical thinking that goes into solving design problems.
INSTRUCTOR’S INFORMATION:
INSTRUCTOR’S NAME:
Rex Reece
OFFICE NUMBER:
A246
OFFICE HOURS:
Tuesday, Wednesday 2:00 - 5:00 p.m.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Office phone: 972.881.5804, e-mail: rreece@ccccd.edu
Emergencies: call the Fine Arts Office, 972.881.5107
CLASS INFORMATION:
CLASS MEETING TIMES:
Mon & Wed 9:00 - 11:50 a.m.
CLASS MEETING LOCATION: A240.
TEXTBOOK:
Recommended text: Launching the Imagination: A Guide to Two-Dimensional Design, Second
Edition. Mary Stewart. McGraw-Hill, 2006.
SUPPLIES:
Art supply kit available at Asel Art Supply:
1
medium glue stick, DIX 15155
1
watercolor brush bright #6, PAB 6250B-6
1
watercolor brush round #6, PAB 6250R-6
1
Synthetic Stroke 3/4” Brush, SIL 6011S-3/4
1
Stretched 20” x 24” canvas, TAR
2
Stretcher bars 18”, TAR 6018
2
Stretcher bars 22”, TAR 6022
1
Piece of screenprint fabric - 24” long (x60” wide)
1
Sheet foam board (white - 32” x 40” x 3/16” thick)
1
Disposable palette
1
Paint tray
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Additional supplies from various sources:
3-ring loose-leaf notebook to hold color exercises and handout sheets
Tool or tackle box for supplies
Plastic containers to hold water for cleaning brushes
No. 2 graphite pencil - No mechanical pencil
T-shirt (or other garment) for screenprint
Sheet of mat board (colors selected to match finished projects)
Pair scissors to cut paper
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES:
1. Demonstrate knowledge of the elements and principles of design.
2. Demonstrate creative problem-solving skills.
3. Demonstrate the ability to execute two-dimensional design compositions.
4. Develop the ability to evaluate critically one’s own artwork and the work of others.
5. Develop the cognitive and technical skills necessary to translate an idea into visual
communication.
6. Develop technical and artistic skills using a variety of two-dimensional media.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
1. Participate in class critiques.
2. Complete all exercises, and composition assignments.
3. Attend all scheduled classes.
4. Complete all tests and exams.
NOTE: A general rule applying to all college art courses is that the student should expect to
spend the same number of hours on course work outside of class each week as the number of
hours scheduled in class.
METHOD OF EVALUATION:
Each class assignment will be graded and returned with an evaluation sheet which points out
strengths and weaknesses of the assignment. Assignments will be critiqued individually and the
class will participate in group critiques to see how others solved the same design problems. At
any time during the semester an assignment may be re-submitted if it has been re-worked. If
there is improvement, the grade will be changed in the grade book. In this way the final grade
will reflect what has been actually learned during the semester.
ASSIGNMENT OF GRADES:
A = Successfully completed the assigned exercise or finished composition.
B = Completed the assignment, but lacking in some area such as compositional
balance, etc.
C = Completed the assignment, but lacking in several areas.
D = Unsuccessful in completing the project.
F = Failed to attempt the assignment.
ATTENDANCE POLICY:
See the current Collin Registration Guide for the last day to withdraw.
Attendance is mandatory because:
a. Observing the demonstrations is crucial to understanding the assignments.
b. Students who produce their art projects during scheduled classes have
the opportunity for individual help from the professor.
c. Working during scheduled classes provides the discipline needed to complete
the assignments on time.
d. Class attendance is directly correlated with successful achievement in
college.
NOTE: IT IS THE STUDENT’S RESPONSIBILITY TO WITHDRAW FROM CLASSES AT
THE ADMISSIONS OFFICE.
DATES TO REMEMBER:
Mon Jan 21 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – All Campuses Closed
Mon Mar 17 – 23 Spring Break – All Campuses Closed
Fri Apr 11
Last Day to Withdraw
Mon May 5 – 10 Final Exam Week
Wed May 7 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. Final Exam
Thu May 8
Graduation at UTD 7:00 p.m.
RELIGIOUS HOLY DAYS: please refer to the current Collin Student Handbook.
ADA STATEMENT: It is the policy of Collin County Community college to provide reasonable
accommodations for qualified individuals who are students with disabilities. This College will
adhere to all applicable federal, state and local laws, regulations and guidelines with respect to
providing reasonable accommodations as required to afford equal educational opportunity. It is
the student’s responsibility to contact the ACCESS office, SCC-G200 or 972.881.5898 (V/TTD:
972.881.5950) in a timely manner to arrange for appropriate accommodations.
ACADEMIC ETHICS: The College District may initiate disciplinary proceedings against a student
accused of scholastic dishonesty. Scholastic dishonesty includes, but is not limited to,
statements, acts, or omissions related to applications for enrollment or the award of a degree,
and/or the submission as one’s own work material that is not one’s own. Scholastic dishonesty
may involve, but is not limited to, one or more of the following acts: cheating, plagiarism,
collusion, use of annotated texts or teacher’s editions, and/or falsifying academic records.
Plagiarism is the use of an author’s words or ideas as if they were one’s own without giving credit to
the source, including, but not limited to, failure to acknowledge a direct quotation.
Cheating is the willful giving or receiving of information in an unauthorized manner during an
examination, illicitly obtaining examination questions in advance, copying computer or Internet
files, using someone else’s work for assignments as if it were one’s own, or any other dishonest
means of attempting to fulfill the requirements of a course.
Collusion is intentionally aiding or attempting to aid another in an act of scholastic dishonesty,
including but not limited to, providing a paper or project to another student; providing an
inappropriate level of assistance; communicating answers to a classmate during an examination;
removing tests or answer sheets from a test site, and allowing a classmate to copy answers.
TENTATIVE COURSE CALENDAR
Class 1.
Introduction, examples of student work, text assignments.
Demonstrations:
Color exercises.
Mixing colors to match existing colors.
Class 2.
Begin Color Exercises.
Class 3.
Stretch and degrease screens for screenprint project.
Supplies needed: 2 – 18” canvas stretchers, 2 – 20” canvas stretchers,
screenprint fabric, brushes, containers, and palette.
Class 4.
Coat screens with photo-emulsion.
Continue Color Exercises.
Supplies needed: brushes, containers, palette.
Classes 5,6. Scan photo and print transparent positive.
Continue Color Exercises.
Supplies needed: processed prints or camera disk, brushes,
containers, palette.
Classes 7,8,9. Print Figure/Ground Reversal Screenprint.
supplies needed: T-shirt.
Continue Color Exercises.
Class 10.
Lectures: Definition of Design, Children’s Art, Elements & Principles of
Design.
Classes 11,12,13,14 Posterized or Solarized Photo.
Supplies needed: photo or other continuous-tone art.
Class 15.
Cut single mat for posterized or solarized print.
supplies needed: 1 sheet mat board, 1 sheet foam board.
Class 16.
Lectures: Spatial Illusions, What We Can Communicate, Gestalt
Psychology and Subliminal Perception.
Classes 17, 18. Collage
supplies needed: 1/2 mat board, scissors, glue stick.
Classes 19 - 29 Acrylic Painting from the collage.
supplies needed: stretched canvas, brushes, palette, 2 containers for
water.