FYS 100
Creative Discovery in Digital Art Forms
Fall 2008
Burg
Schedule
Date
Wed., August
27
Fri., August 29
Mon., Sept. 1
Wed., Sept. 3
Fri., Sept. 5
Mon., Sept. 8
Topic
Introduction to course
Self-introductions
Description of main projects
and assignments
Pixel dimensions,
resolution, image size
Exercise in pixel
dimensions, resolution, and
image size
Work on rewriting first
paper
Digital cameras, RGB color,
color and contrast
adjustments, histograms, file
types, indexed color, file
sizes
Readings
Worksheet:
http://www.cs.wfu.edu/%7Eburg/Courses/Fall08/FYS100/coursematerials/PixelDimensionsResolutionAndImageSize.doc
Required:
Sampling & Quantizing in Digital Images
(http://digitalmedia.wfu.edu/project/nsf-due0127280/interactive/ylwong-sampling-quantizing-image.html
RGB Color Cube
http://digitalmedia.wfu.edu/project/nsf-due0127280/interactive/ylwong-3d-rgb-colorcube.html
Making Sense out of Megapixel
http://digitalmedia.wfu.edu/project/nsf-due0127280/worksheet/ylwong-worksheet-resolution-andmegapixel.pdf
Wed., Sept. 10
Exercise in digital
photography and digital
image processing
Recommended: Chapters 1 and 2 in The Digital Media Primer
Worksheet:
http://www.cs.wfu.edu/%7Eburg/Courses/Fall08/FYS100/coursematerials/ExerciseInDigitalImageProcessing.doc
Required:
Understanding and Applying Histograms
http://digitalmedia.wfu.edu/project/nsf-due0127280/interactive/ylwong-histogram.html
Fri., Sept. 12
Mon., Sept. 15
Wed., Sept. 17
Writing: Developing a
thesis statement and outline
for your research project
Introduction to vector
graphics and Adobe
Illustrator
Exercise in Illustrator
Required:
Working with Selections in Photoshop
http://www.cs.wfu.edu/~burg/Readings/Photoshop/Chapter4/
Required:
Selection Basics
http://www.cs.wfu.edu/~burg/Readings/AdobeIllustrator/Lesson2
SelectionBasics.pdf
Creating Basic Shapes
Fri., Sept. 19
Writing exercise
Mon., Sept. 22
Discussion and
demonstration of vector
graphics
Exercise in Illustrator
Wed., Sept. 24
Fri., Sept. 26
Mon., Sept. 29
Wed., Oct. 1
Feedback on writing;
rewriting session
Discussion and
demonstration of digital
imaging and Photoshop
Exercise in channels, layers,
and masks in Photoshop
http://www.cs.wfu.edu/~burg/Readings/AdobeIllustrator/Lesson3
CreatingBasicShapes.pdf
Readings related to digital imaging, resolution, vectors graphics,
etc.
Required:
Drawing with the Pen Tool
http://www.cs.wfu.edu/~burg/Readings/AdobeIl
lustrator/Lesson4DrawingwiththePenTool.pdf
Recommended:
Chapter 3 of The Digital Media Primer
Required:
Hand in a written statement describing your plan for your project
(audio-visual story interpretation)
Layer Basics
http://www.cs.wfu.edu/~burg/Readings/Photoshop/Chapter5/
Image Retouching
http://digitalmedia.wfu.edu/project/nsf-due0340969/worksheet/lab-image-retouching/ylwong-lab-digitalimage-retouching.pdf
Fri., Oct. 3
Mon., Oct. 6
Wed., Oct. 8
Fri., Oct. 10
Mon., Oct. 13
Wed., Oct. 15
Fri., Oct. 17
Mon., Oct. 20
Wed., Oct. 22
Critical thinking: What
makes digital art art?
Looking at some examples
and critiquing them.
Discussion and
demonstration of digital
imaging and Photoshop
Continuing with exercises in
channels, layers, and masks
in Photoshop
Refining the thesis
statement and outline for
your research paper and
identifying sources
Putting your project
together: Sequencing
digital images
Exercise in putting your
project together
Fall holiday
Lecture: Digital sound,
sampling, quantization;
MIDI vs. digital audio
Exercise in recording digital
audio and multitrack
recording; finding and
Required:
Masks and Channels
http://www.cs.wfu.edu/~burg/Readings/Photoshop/Chapter6/
Required:
Have at least two pictures done for your story. Save .ai or .psd
copies for yourself. Export the pictures as .jpg files for me and
email them as attachments to burg@wfu.edu.
Hand in thesis statement, outline, and sources for research paper
(which can be refined as the semester progresses)
Recommended:
Chapter 4 of The Digital Media Primer
Meet in Digital Media Lab
Fri., Oct. 24
Mon., Oct. 27
Wed., Oct. 29
Fri., Oct. 31
Mon., Nov. 3
Wed., Nov. 5
Fri., Nov. 7
Mon., Nov. 10
Wed., Nov. 12
Fri., Nov. 14
Mon., Nov. 17
Wed., Nov. 19
Fri., Nov. 21
Mon., Nov. 24
Wed., Nov. 26
Fri., Nov. 28
Mon., Dec. 1
Wed., Dec. 3
Fri., Dec. 5
Mon., Dec. 8,
2:00 – 5:00 PM
or Tuesday,
Dec. 9, 9:0012:00
importing sound effects
from a sound library
Critical thinking and
writing: Refining your
outline and finding more
sources.
Discussion and
demonstration of digital
audio and MIDI processing
Exercise in recording digital
audio and MIDI and
applying special effects
Critical thinking and
writing: Where are the art,
creativity, and originality in
digital art?
Discussion and
demonstration of MIDI
processing and multitrack
Exercise in MIDI
processing and multitrack
recording
Library: Identifying sources
for your research papers, led
by Giz Womack, Z. Smith
Reynolds Library
Lecture and demo on
putting your project together
Exercise: Putting your
project together
Research paper – working
with sources
Putting your project
together
Putting your project
together
Research paper: coherence,
organization, and supporting
details
Sound maps due (a graphical outline of how sound, text, and
pictures will be put together in your projects)
Recommended:
Chapter 5 of The Digital Media Primer
Meet in Digital Media Lab
Class will be held in Z. Smith Reynolds Library, Room 476.
Bring your laptops!
Projects due
Thanksgiving holiday
Thanksgiving holiday
Whatever needs to be done
Share projects
Share projects
Final writing
Research papers due
Sign up for one of the time slots for the final writing.