This comprehensive 7-week class immerses students in generative design techniques. Beginning with the fundamentals and extending to more advanced practices, topics include an introduction to generative design principles, an in-depth exploration of TouchDesigner nodes and networks, geometry creation, image processing, audio-visual interaction, and interactive media. Students engage in hands-on projects … 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

Documentary Bootcamp is a seven-week, immersive learning experience covering the fundamentals of documentary filmmaking from pre- to post-production. Participants learn storytelling principles, the aesthetic and technical skills for image making and sound recording, scripting, interviewing, and editing. Knowledge and skills are developed through presentations, discussions, in-class and at-home or in-community … Read more

This 7-week intensive in fine art printing introduces students to the craft and critical practice of archival inkjet printing for photographic and digital images. Meeting weekly, the class combines technical instruction, hands-on printing, and group critique to support students in producing exhibition-quality prints with intention and control. Students develop and … Read more

This foundational class provides students with the skills required to work and experiment with agility in today’s digital space. Participants gain a top-down understanding of hardware and software relationships, file management, and both the Adobe Creative Suite and Google Workspace, including a big-picture understanding of how the applications in each … 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

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

Visual and Information Design for Digital Experience is a seven-week synchronous remote/online course focused on visual and graphic design for digital experiences and environments. Through presentations, workshops, critique and in-class exercises, students learn core design principles such as balance, contrast, visual hierarchy, alignment, repetition, proportion, negative space and Gestalt principles. … Read more

This foundational class focuses on expanding and honing students’ digital content-creation, design, and art-making skills, through exploration of a wide range of software, concepts, and techniques. Topics include digital compositing of pixel-based images, vector design basics, time-based media best practices, introductory 3D design processes, and thoughtful use of AI tools. … Read more

This class is an exploration of the creative potential inherent in the relationship between subject and environment in portraiture. Students explore and refine their approach to making portraits throughout the class. Successful strategies used in portraiture will be discussed and employed to create compelling images of students’ subjects. Understanding of … Read more

Explore the art of personal expression through landscape photography. Tsar Fedorsky, a fine arts photographer whose own work draws on images found near home, will encourage students to discover their own visual voice by choosing to take landscape photographs close to home. Nature is all around us. You don’t need … Read more

Experiments in Handmade Film is a seven-week on-campus studio intensive, in which students create experimental 16mm short films. Learning a range of methods to manipulate film by hand,  including found footage and blank film (“black leader”), students engage in direct animation techniques through splicing, painting, scratching and collaging directly onto … 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