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2018-2019 University Catalog [Archived Catalogue]

GDES 205 Visual Perception and the Language of Form

College of Art, Media & Design

3 credits 90.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course

Students will investigate and develop an understanding of the perceptual and formal aspects of composition, organic and geometric form, color, symbolic drawing, craftsmanship, both hand craftsmanship and digital craftsmanship. The course will progress from experiments in visual perception to the beginning stages of constructing meaning through image manipulation, contextual analysis, and reinvention. A comparative and iterative process of investigation is stressed.

Prerequisites Complete 12 credits from subjects IMAG, TIME, OBJT, ENVI, or COMP*102, COMP*102E, COMP*112, or COMP*112H

Requires completion of 15 credits
This course is not repeatable for credit.