Intro to Digital Media Fall 2016
Contents
Course Info
ART 2691 INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL MEDIA
T/R 2-4:50 PM
3000 Bliss Hall
Course Webpage: rtwomey.people.ysu.edu
INSTRUCTOR
Robert Twomey
Bliss 4021
Office Hours: T/R 12:30-2, W 2-4
Email: rtwomey@ysu.edu
Website: http://roberttwomey.com
Resources
13 Ways of Looking At A Blackbird by Thomas McEvilley.
Do Digitally Altered Photos Represent Fact or Fiction - WSJ (original link with live content)
Syllabus
MODULES
- Module 1: Images (Weeks 0 – 4)
- Module 2: Audio (Weeks 4 – 7)
- Module 3: Objects (Weeks 8-12)
- Module 4: Kinetics (Weeks 12 –15)
Schedule
Week 0
- 8/25 - Introductions, Course Information
- Screening: Ways of Seeing (Part 1)
- Homework: Read 13 ways
Week 1
- 8/30 - Digital Images / Photoshop
- Quiz: 13 ways, discussion
- Photoshop Demo
- Homework: Read WSJ article
- 9/1 - Photoshop 2 / Fact or Fiction
- Discuss: Fact or Fiction
- Homework: Do Chapters 8-11 of Digital Foundations
Week 3
- 9/13
- 9/15
Week 4
- 9/20 Critique: Project 1,
- 9/20 Artist Lecture: Maria Rogal, Bliss 4061, 2pm
- 9/22 Digital Audio
Week 5
- 9/26 Artist Lecture: Amber Kempthorn, Solomon Gallery, 1pm
- 9/27 Field Trip: Pittsburgh (Wood Street Gallery, PCA, CPNH)
- 9/29
Week 6
- 10/4
- 10/6
Week 7
- 10/11
- 10/13 Critique: Project 2, Audio
- 10/13 Artist Lecture: Robert Atwell, McDonough, 5:10pm
Week 8
- 10/18 Digital Objects
- 10/19 Artist Lecture: Steve Rubin, McDonough, 5:10pm
- 10/20 Field Trip: Cleveland (Transformer Station, Spaces, CMA)
Week 9
- 10/25
- 10/27
- 10/29 Last day to withdraw with a grade of “W”
Week 10
- 11/1
- 11/2 Artist Lecture: Nicole Burisch, McDonough, 5:10pm
- 11/3
Week 11
- 11/8
- 11/10
Week 12
- 11/15 Critique: Project 3, Object
- 11/17 Kinectic Art
Week 13
- 11/22
- 11/24 No Class: Thanksgiving Holiday
Week 14
- 11/29
- 12/1
Week 15
- 12/6 Work in Progress: Project 4, Kinetic
- 12/8
FINAL DEC 15, 1PM: Final Critique
Artist Lectures
- 9/20 - Maria Rogal, Bliss 4061, 2pm
- 9/26 - Amber Kempthorn, Solomon Gallery, 1pm
- 10/13 - Robert Atwell, McDonough, 5:10pm
- 10/19 - Steve Rubin, McDonough, 5:10pm
- 11/2 - Nicole Burisch, McDonough, 5:10pm
This is a live document. The instructor reserves the right to alter the office hours, schedule, grade distribution and assignments as the semester develops.