Artstudio Pro Desktop
Lane Frisch
Our work across desktop and mobile platforms focuses on creating natural tools with intuitive interfaces. These let artists from both traditional and digital backgrounds paint without having to learn digital tricks to get realistic results.
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This is a list to help you decide what software to use for creating pixel art. It currently contains all the most popular desktop applications. If something is wrong or missing, let us know in the lospec subreddit.
A big multi-purpose image editing app, which if tweaked to the right settings can easily be used for pixel art. Some features like animation can be tricky to use, but the flexibility of the program allows you to mimic advanced tools such as index painting and palette manipulation.
Students that pursue the 120-credit B.F.A. degree in Digital Art and Design have a variety of exciting career paths available to them. The program is intended to prepare students for successful careers in Graphic Design for Print, Web Design, Animation, and UX Interaction Design. The mission of the program is to impart fundamental knowledge of design and nurture the technical and creative skills necessary for graduates to secure opportunities as professional designers. Our plan of study provides students with comprehensive experience in industry standard design software and introduces them to the different career paths they can pursue in various fields of design.
Our graduates become professional designers at top advertising agencies, interactive design firms and publishing companies. As students move through the program, they develop interests that determine which area of design they might pursue. The program includes opportunities for students to be placed at internships before they graduate. The internship program helps demystify the real-world experience of actually working professionally in the field. Students in the Digital Art and Design program have interned at SONY, NBC, Esquire Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, Newsday, Time Warner, Disney, Marvel and Hearst Publications. Many students are hired after graduation by the companies that sponsor these Internships. Students also create both traditional printed and interactive portfolios of their design work, as well a self-branding portfolio Website to help them secure employment opportunities.
Classes are small and students work in a fully networked, state of the art suite of computer labs that are equipped with over sixty Apple Macintosh workstations, large format digital printers, digital video equipment and related peripheral technology. Our faculty is comprised of practicing professional designers and authors in Graphic Design, Publication Design, Web Design, Digital Video, 3d Modeling & Animation and Interaction Design.
Students interested in transferring into the Digital Art and Design program should submit a digital portfolio of fine art and/or graphic design work. An interview is normally scheduled with faculty in the program to evaluate the design skills of the applicant and assist with a transfer credit evaluation.
** In addition to ENG 1 and 2, students take at least 3 more writing intensive (WAC) courses as part of their major, core, or elective courses. ENG 303 and 304 can satisfy the ENG 1 and 2 requirement for students in the Honors College.
This course covers world art from the beginnings of human culture to today. The aim is to explore why art is the product not only of its creator, but also of the historical, political, economic, and social forces that shaped the artist. Students are introduced to the language and concepts of visual analysis and historical contextualization, with the goal of increasing their understanding of world cultures and the role of artistic representation in society. This course fulfills the Creativity, Media, and the Arts thematic cluster requirement in the core curriculum.
Credits: 3.00
3D printing is revolutionizing the production and distribution of objects world wide. It all begins with an idea. This course introduces students to the design skills and techniques they need to conceptualize, visualize, communicate and produce three-dimensional concepts with an emphasis on sustainable and humanitarian solutions. This course fulfills the Creativity, Media, and the Arts thematic cluster requirement in the core curriculum.
Credits: 3.00
This introductory course will primarily focus on instructing students how to use Adobe Indesign as a creative design tool. Through a series of demonstrations, students will gain a knowledge of page layout and typography as well as be given a technical and aesthetic foundation for creating successful page layouts. Emphasis will be on simultaneously developing the students technical skills and design sensibility as they compose and design a variety of graphic design projects. These projects include creating business cards and letterheads, book cover jackets and infographics. Through a series of assigned readings and lectures this course will stress the importance of basic design principles and students will also become familiar with the varied functions of graphic design and how to discuss and critique it. Other aspects of desktop publishing such as scanning and pre-production considerations are also covered.
Credits: 3.00
This advanced layout course focuses on both the design and production capabilities of Indesign. While students will predominantly work in Indesign they will be expected to integrate Illustrator and Photoshop into their designs. Students will gain knowledge of professional graphic design and production as they see their projects move through the entire process; from the conception of ideas, to the design execution, and finally through the production of three-dimensional prototypes. Emphasis will be equally placed on developing the students technical skill, speed, and accuracy and also on developing their personal aesthetic sensibility and emerging design style. Students will design and compose a variety of graphic design projects which include brochures, menus, and CD packages.
Credits: 3.00
This introductory course will introduce the student to Digital Illustration using Adobe Illustrator. Through a series of computer demonstrations students will be introduced to a wide range of tools and techniques commonly used in illustration. The primary focus of the course is to first provide the student with a fundamental technical overview of how to use Illustrator. Students will then will apply this knowledge to create a wide variety of graphic design and illustration projects which include logos, postage stamps, package design, and label design. Emphasis will be placed on developing technique, style, and accuracy.
Credits: 3.00
This advanced digital illustration course introduces student to more sophisticated techniques using Adobe Illustrator. This course will reinforce and encourage use of basic design principles that students have been previously exposed to. As they continue to enhance their technical and conceptual illustration skills, students are expected to create a wide variety of complex design projects that include event logos, technical renderings, and editorial illustrations. Emphasis will be on developing technique, style, and accuracy. Students will also be introduced to digital drawing tablets.
Credits: 3.00
This advanced typography course provides the student with a comprehensive understanding of the usage, design, and aesthetics of type through a series of projects which incorporate both traditional techniques and digital creation. These projects include creating a set of typographic dingbats/icons, an all type poster design, and a distressed type treatment. The objective of this course is to provide the student with a technical and aesthetic foundation for creating successful typographic designs. The history of typography and traditional typographic techniques will also be covered. The course will incorporate different software packages depending on the project requirements. Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop will be the predominant software applications used to create a range of typographic treatments. Students will also learn how to properly work with display type as they create typographic designs in Indesign.
Credits: 3.00
This is an advanced course in methods for preparing layout designs and digital graphics for commercial printing. Students are required to have basic knowledge of Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator for this class. Students will acquire technical expertise in creating digital press-ready mechanicals for commercial output. Coursework examines preparation guidelines for different color models and custom printing techniques. Print industry standards and vocabulary terms are emphasized.
Credits: 3.00
This course is an introduction to Interaction Design. Course instruction will focus on using Adobe XD and Adobe Creative Suite to design mobile app prototype wireframes. Students will gain knowledge of all forms of interaction requirements including information, education, promotion and entertainment arenas. Emphasis will be on developing an understanding of various interactive techniques for user experience. Students will learn how to create artwork components necessary to complete an interaction design concept to wireframes containing audio, video animation, and basic scripting techniques.
Credits: 3.00
In this class, students will acquire a foundation in editing and compositing digital animation and video with Adobe After Effects and Premiere. Emphasis will be placed on the design and integration of motion graphics, text and sound to create a compelling coherent vehicle for communication.
Credits: 3.00
This course addresses advanced Interaction Design and User Interface and Experience. Course instruction will focus on using Adobe XD and Adobe Creative Suite to design mobile app prototypes. Students will gain knowledge of all forms of interactive publications and presentations dealing with the areas of information, education, promotion and entertainment arenas. Emphasis will be on developing an understanding of various interactive techniques and protocol. Students will compose a variety of sample interactive presentations. Students will learn how to create artwork and all the components necessary to complete an interactive presentation, via audio, video animation and scripting techniques.
Credits: 3.00