Design & Illustration Program
Art & Humanities Academy
Patricia A. Hannaford Career Center
Meeting time: 12:10 - 2:10, Monday - Friday
Class motto: “Art People Use.”
Description: Design & Illustration is a one-year graphic design and illustration program. Through projects, students create illustrations intended to clarify information. Any material or process can be used to make an illustration, including: photography, drawing & painting, collage, printmaking, sculpture, embroidery, and more; it is only limited by your imagination!
This program is designed to have students apply their ideas to real-world scenarios, and explore careers in the arts. Students will create portfolio-ready work through the use of traditional materials (charcoal, watercolor, pastel, etc.) in combination with technology (computers, digital cameras and scanner, eletronic drawing tablets) using industry-recognized software such as Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator). Careers in the arts are explored and investigated. The program culminates with a professional-ready, web-based portfolio. Top performing students receive dual enrollment credit through Community College of Vermont.
Each quarter of the year is dedicated to an art discipline. At the end of the quarter, students apply what they have learned to a graphic design problem. Each student gets his/her own computer and user account. A complete scope and sequence can be viewed here.
Quarter 1: Drawing
Quarter 2: Printmaking
Quarter 3: Typography
Quarter 4: Photography & Collage
Credits: one embedded fine art and two program credits upon completion of the one-year program. Dual enrollment credit may be received through CCV (Community College of Vermont); details will be reviewed in class. View more info. about CCV/HCC Dual Enrollment Program
Philosophy: Emphasis is placed on learning the creative process and personal expression. No two student works look alike and no two students arrive at the end result in the same way. Traditional art materials are used in non-traditional and new ways and are combined with computer approaches. Experimental approaches are encouraged.
Class rules:
1. Show up, on time
2. Be prepared to work (mind and body)
3. Have assignments ready (at the time they are to be ready)
4. Respect yourself and others (people and spaces)
Class environment will be established by the class through a democratic process.
Attendance:
Attendance is crucial to your success in this program. Most of the work that you do will be completed in class and we rely heavily upon the use of the Adobe Creative Suite computer programs. When you miss class, it is difficult to make up the time that you lost being absent.
If you are absent, your parent must call the HCC Main Office (382-1012); your sending school will NOT notify HCC of your absence!
- Perfect attendance: three points will be added to your quarter grade!
- Points are deducted from a student’s grade when a student accumulates 2 absences over the quarter
- Failure to show up on the day of critique (whether or not you have already been critiqued) will reflect very poorly on your performance and will be factored into your quarter grade
REFER TO THE HCC STUDENT HANDBOOK FOR DETAILS ON HCC’S ATTENDANCE POLICY
Grading
Students' final grades will be based on the following:
- Artistic PRODUCT (65%)
- Artistic PROCESS (25%)
- Effort, Participation and Attitude (10%)
Artistic PRODUCT means… the quality of the art product, the result. This grade is an average of the project assignment grades. A successful final product should: fulfill the requirements of the assignment,
Artistic PROCESS means… an understanding of how the art is made, from concept to presentation. This grade is an average of the homework, worksheet and in-class activity and critique grades. A successful artistic process is one that:
Effort, Participation and Attitude means… a student is open and willing to try new approaches in art making, while contributing to a healthy, supportive learning environment. A student will be graded on his/her: attendance, engagement in class projects and activities, contributions to class discussions, respect for others' physical and mental spaces (not a distraction to others, leaves work spaces clean)
Detailed grading information may be found by accessing your Power School account.
The HCC grading scale may be found in the HCC handbook (which is given to each student on the first day of class).
View a sample rubric
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Mid-Term and Final Exams:
Your portfolio will serve as your final exam grade. You are expected to attend during the scheduled exam time. Failure to show up to the exam will result in a '0' for your final exam, regardless of whether or not you have turned in your portfolio. Visit the portfolio section of the wiki site for specific information regarding requirements (http://design-illustration.wikidot.com/requirements).
Students should back up any important files on the HCC school server, save those files to a thumb/external drive at the end of the year or save files to Dropbox.com
All work will be deleted from the school server and from the students' individual computers at the end of the school year. The student is responsible for saving any important files!
Student Resources & Opportunities:
• FREE student handbooks are available from HCC through the Guidance Office.
• All homework or in-class assignment sheets will be available ONLINE at:
www.design-illustration.wikidot.com
• Students can receive extra help before and after class. Arrangements may be made with the teacher and Paul Dieman (Dean of Students) for students to use the classroom computer lab during a study hall, free period or lunch break
• HCC has a Guidance Counselor (Marie Eddy, x1007) that is available for further college/career counseling and a Co-Op Coordinator (Kelley Mills) for career placement opportunities* (must be 16 years of age or older and have a valid driver's license to participate in Co-Op)
• HCC Arts & Humanities Academy has an active chapter of the National Art Honor Society (one of only 3 in the state). Distinguished Juniors and Seniors receive nominations in late fall.
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