Digital Media

Experience Design Studio is a seven-week remote course focused on the principles and practices of crafting meaningful and engaging experiences. Students work through a multi-step process to design a new experience from discovery through evaluation, ultimately presenting their work as a complete case study. Through hands-on project work, presentations, class … Read more

In this seven-week moving-image studio intensive, students shoot, appropriate, and edit digital video and audio with a focus on personal expression and project development. Topics covered include the history of and contemporary trends in experimental moving image, sound/image relationships, and creative strategies for non-linear editing. We explore unconventional approaches to … Read more

In this digital capture / photo production intensive, students are introduced to the creative and technical possibilities of digital photography while exploring photographic history and current practices. Participants learn to use a digital (DSLR or mirrorless) camera to create photographs using raw file formats and fully manual controls. Topics covered … Read more

This class is an introduction to 2D animation. Students learn how to transform static drawings into fluid moving animation. Starting with traditional hand-drawn techniques on paper, we translate those techniques using digital drawing and editing tools including Adobe Photoshop and Adobe After Effects. Through short 2D animation exercises, the class … Read more

Using digital capture devices, students examine the ways in which light shapes our perception of the world around us, and explore the possibilities of light as a tool in their artistic practice. Technical assignments aim to harness the power of existing/found light as well as supplementary sources including strobe and … Read more

This seven-week technical and creative intensive explores the possibilities of sound, as a key component of visual time-based media and as an art in its own right. Students learn best practices of sound production, exploring field, vocal, and foley recording, while building technical skills in audio capture. Using a range … Read more

In this seven-week intensive class, students receive an introductory overview of how to create their own 2D digital artwork. As they gain proficiency in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, students learn approaches to compositional techniques that create intrigue and depth in their final artworks. Starting from a blank canvas, students are … Read more

This course educates students in an array of digital design methods for creating physical objects. Participants gain fluency in crafting digital files for object-making, from initial design to machine language. Areas of focus include computer-aided design, additive manufacturing techniques, and 3D printing processes. Students learn to translate their ideas into … Read more

This digital books intensive class guides students through the process of creating professional-level print-on-demand books using the Adobe Lightroom Classic book module and its seamless integration with Blurb Books digital print-on-demand service. Beginning with a personal collection of digital image files, students design and edit artist books in Adobe Lightroom … Read more

This 7-week class is an intensive virtual studio in digital collage and compositing. Using Adobe Bridge, Camera Raw, Photoshop, and Illustrator, students may experiment with a range of new techniques, or work to develop and hone a specific project. This course includes both live and pre-recorded demos and presentations, individualized … Read more

This intensive seven-week class develops students’ skills and agility in digital photography post-production. Using Adobe Lightroom Classic, Bridge, Camera Raw, and Photoshop, students learn a streamlined, professional workflow that takes images from camera to finished product. Learn the basics and beyond of powerful, industry standard software and systems, from file … Read more

This class is an introduction to hybrid animation processes, with a focus on creative and experimental approaches to combining traditional, experimental, and digital animation techniques. Students are encouraged to explore new workflows in order to develop their own unique style and artistic voice. This intensive studio explores composing moving images … Read more

Through a dynamic combination of in-class presentations, technique-building exercises, and informative discussions, Story Development and Project Production immerses students in the process of developing a story idea and putting it into production as a nonfiction or fictional narrative video work. Over the seven weeks, students advance a term project that … Read more

In this class, students learn to design and build custom interactive objects. Using a basic toolkit available for online purchase, students construct AC and DC circuits, program microcontrollers, and learn basic hand and machine fabrication. Throughout the seven weeks, students learn a variety of tools, techniques, and methods to create … Read more

Traditionally, street photography is an established method of documentary investigation made popular in the 20th century by greats such as Eugene Atget and Walker Evans.  Following the Second World War, photographers like Robert Frank, Garry Winogrand, and Diane Arbus began to look at photography and the street in very different … Read more