Data, Art, and Visual Communication
ARST 484
Summer 2016
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01
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| Crosslisting:
CIS 284 |
This course looks at the ways the digital arts--broadly defined--can be used to explore the intersections of research, data, design, and art. Following a creative software "bootcamp," students will execute projects intended to help them generate, manipulate, and remix data for the purposes of visual communication and art. Students will use Adobe Creative Suite and Processing, an open source programming language, and integrated development environment (IDE) built for electronic arts, new media, and visual design. In addition to working in the studio, seminars, readings, and student presentations will explore the role of data visualization, "big data," and the web in culture and society today. No prior software knowledge or coding skills are required. Students working in STEM, humanities, and social sciences are encouraged to enroll. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA ART |
| Course Format: Studio | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Major Requirement for: None |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 - Summer Session II |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Edward Tufte, THE VISUAL DISPLAY OF QUANTITATIVE INFORMATION
John Maeda, CREATIVE CODE
Ben Fry and Casey Raes, PROCESSING: A PROGRAMMING HANDBOOK FOR VISUAL DESIGNERS AND ARTISTS
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Examinations and Assignments:
Software tutorials, 2 independent short projects, a collaborative midterm, and a collaborative or independent data-based final |
| Instructor(s): Chenier,Christopher James Times: .MTWRF. 01:30PM-03:10PM; Location: DDS; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 18 | | SR major: 3 | JR major: 3 | | |
| Seats Available: 14 | GRAD: 0 | SR non-major: 3 | JR non-major: 3 | SO: 3 | FR: 3 |
| Web Resources: Syllabus |
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