The Web as Artistic Platform (DA2110.01)

Robert Ransick

This course is an introduction to creative practices with digital technologies specifically focused on creating online fine art projects. A broad survey of web-based digital arts is examined in tandem with an overview of tools necessary to create your own work. These include HTML, CSS, Photoshop (for prepping images for the web), content management systems, and a basic introduction to JavaScript. Students apply knowledge and skills to web-based creative projects throughout the term. There are lectures, reading assignments, studio projects, and critiques during the course designed to aid the student in developing visual literacy and critical thinking skills in relation to the digital arts.

Prerequisites: None.
Credits: 4
W 8:30-12:10
Maximum Enrollment: 12
Course Frequency: Once a year
This course is categorized as All courses, Digital Arts.