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DAF-280 ADVANCED WOODWORKING

Students continue to develop techniques in,joinery, carving and turning through projects,designed to build their visual and technical,vocabulary. Specified course work increases the,advanced student’s understanding of wood as a,material for making fine art. Special emphasis is,given to finishing processes and additive,construction techniques.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: DAF 180

DFA-330 ADVANCED SCREEN PRINTING,ADVANCED SCREEN-PRINTING

This course allows students who have progressed,beyond the beginning level screen printing,course, and engage with a more extensive and,expansive approach as it relates to their own art,practice, all while presenting important visual,and conceptual problems relevant to the screen,printing medium that challenges previous set,boundaries of the serigraphy and its,methodologies.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: DFA 105, DFA 260

DFN-139 COLOR AND LIGHT STUDIES

Students will be introduced to the theory and,practice of color through observation,,experimentation, readings, screenings, discussion,,and creative projects. They will develop a,working color vocabulary considering sensory,experience, the psychology of color, personal,preference, as well as historical and symbolic,meanings of color. Students will also gain a,basic and practical understanding of mixing color,through traditional and non-traditional materials.,This class is experiential and open ended, an,attempt to arrive at an understanding of color as,an evolving scientific, philosophical, and,cultural phenomenon.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites:

GRD-608 CO-CREATION AND PARTICIPATORY DESIGN

Trends in the 21st Century have paved the way for,a participatory approach to design. New tools,such as open-source technology, the transparency,of internet media, and the ethos of,crowd-sourcing are now insisting on the,democratized creation of goods, services, and,experiences. The goal of this class is for,students to understand human-centered and,participatory methods of design-conducting,observational research, interviews and workshops,,undertaking internal and external research,activities, generating conceptual frameworks, and,formulating insights related to the synthesis of,the research data-while communicating findings,and concepts to project sponsors in a clear and,compelling manner.

Credits: 3

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