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Unit 1: Perception, Coding, Meaning, Visual Thinking

Explore… Read… Due… Browse the landscape of iconic visual forms Watch the brief video below about how the brain process vision. Ware:Preface, Ch. 1 – 3 McCloud:Intro, Ch. 1 – 2 Class participation sketch upload to album (see Presentation)  Quiz … Continue reading

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First Class Meeting Link and Sketch Participation

Dear students, Our first class is Monday! Please be reminded to acquire materials and complete the survey. I expect you to have read the presentations and readings. Come with questions and discuss your work. Do not expect a lecture. For … Continue reading

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Introduction: How Art Made the World

Dear Students, I’m very excited that you’ll be joining us this semester in Comm165. You should have received an invitation to this blog from WordPress and set up your profile containing your email address. Make these emails go to your … Continue reading

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Welcome to Introduction to Visual Communication!

Read this companion site, comm165.com. This site contains the most recent information as we move through the semester. All registered students should be receiving emails from this site. All assignments and updates will be posted via email and blog post … Continue reading

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Scavenger Hunt

Need some volunteers to be “cameras” that can transmit video throughout campus. Cameras will go to the start location in front of the Commons. After “start” is called, cameras will be given directions by each team. The team that receives … Continue reading

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15-0 Final Presentation Class

Nice job on Final Presentations everyone!  Remember to write your blog post and submit your peer review.  Have a great summer!

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Tip: Composite graphics on one page using Google Sheets

Q. How can I fit multiple images on one page? A. Combine your images and text using Google slides. This is a quick “hack” for getting all your various images and graphics arranged into one image. It’s also possible to … Continue reading

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Sensory Forms in the News

Nice work on your sensory forms! here are some inspiring photos of shape, color, line, division of space and relative size of space: https://www.theguardian.com/science/gallery/2020/sep/11/winners-royal-observatory-greenwich-astronomy-photographer-year-2020-in-pictures?fbclid=IwAR3XiLXbrssyHWMrqBCuzBx5QRjqcomqGqArDB77No_au35fODsFnZZgvME

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About Tokens

There is redemption! Oh NO! You forgot to do the quiz! The deadline has passed and you cannot do it now and you’re going to get a NP! Oh NO! You were sick and missed a class where we did … Continue reading

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What is “Presentations” about?

As you might expect, posts under this link in the main menu will be of presentations for this class.Read each presentation and answer the class participation prompts.  Then, upload your participation assignment. In addition, when we create material together (mind … Continue reading

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