illustration and publishing on the risograph

This course introduces students to illustration for combining digital technology with traditional print media. Students will learn a range of analog and digital skills including design and layout, book binding and publishing.The class will prepare short- run editions and learn to print with the Risograph printer. There will be a variety of in-class demos, exercises, projects and assignments.



Ill 330 (3 credits)
Fall, Spring, Summer
Prerequisite-None

interaction design with augmented reality

The course explores the production and practices in the development of emerging forms of interactive multimedia technology and communications. Students will use the Aurasma Web Browser technology to experiment with Mixed and Augmented Reality, with a particular emphasis on the interaction between the virtual object and the real world bringing to life abstract concepts in an environment that includes both augmented reality and real-world elements. During the course students will learn the fundamentals of design, layout and typography integrating it with video, audio, photography and other visual elements to create interactive media combining digital printing and the world wide web. At the completion of the course each student will have produced an original interactive digital print and internet project from their semester in Italy.

GD 350 (3 credits)
Fall, Spring
Prerequisite –None

intro to web design

This course will provide students the opportunity to explore the World Wide Web as a medium of visual communication. Students will learn technical and design skills for web site publishing. Topics covered in this course range from web design to interactive, screen-based publication and display formats; commercial websites, internet art and web journals. Creative as well as investigative approaches to network-driven concepts are encouraged. Additionally, a survey of the creative uses of the Internet by a variety of artists is included. Students must provide their own laptop.


DIGT 356 (3 credits)
Fall, Spring, Summer
Prerequisite: Digital I