In this course, students explore and develop craft and principles for the creation of art for greeting cards, novelties and other retail and merchandising markets. Students research and develop products which can potentially be mass-produced and marketed to diverse audiences. Students are encouraged and guided towards researching global cultures, and creating illustration that reflects diverse individuals from a variety of race, gender, sexual identity/orientation, disability/differently-abled, and economic class. Students will also develop a list of potential clients and contacts for the products they produce. Production methods and procedure for creation of finished work is open to individual exploration. Students have the option of using traditional or digital tools, or three dimensional mediums.
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: DIL 231, DIL 261