COURSE OUTLINE 2016

Week 1	Understanding Media in The Digital Age	An introduction to the importance of digital imaging in the media production, particularly suited for artistic critique, parody or satire of these arenas. This module will also look at the usage of digital imaging in many different arenas and its media and social functions.	Course briefing
Week 2			Lecture 1a: Understanding Media in the Digital Age Lecture 1b: Photoshop and Image Basics Tutorial 1: Photoshop basic interface, Photoshop tools, elements, masking & image adjustment, importing images, and document setup. Download material
Week 3	The Digital Toolset	An introduction to a range of digital toolset and input of digital work such as the usage of digital cameras, scanners, imaging software, printers and computers to explore the artistic potential of new imaging technology and solve visual problems. Students will learn how to bring together dissimilar elements to form powerful new imagery based on Lev Manovich’s principle of new media — modularity—variability	Lecture 2: Media Production & Practice Tutorial 2: advanced masking technique, composition, blend mode, output setting & resampling. Download material Assignment 1 Synthetic image production: hybrid animal with montage technique Document size – 800X800, Resolution – 72 Pixels/ Inch, RGB 8bit Requirement: Format – *.PSD, name your file as 이름_학번.psd/ name_studentid.psd i.e. 임국영_10282773.psd save with layers keep the filesize below 5Mb Due date: 23 Sep 2016 Submit here!
Week 4	Media Art In Practice	This module will explore the capabilities of digital imaging tools and emphasize on computer-aided design and development of self-expression. Case studies: http://twistedsifter.com/2013/08/historic-black-white-photos-colorized/ Scannography http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/scan-art http://www.scannography.org http://www.silverfast.com/show/application-scanography-staebler/en.html	Lecture 3: New Media Attributes Tutorial 3: gif animation with photoshop (I) einstein.jpg thaumatrope.jpg muybridge-horse.jpg
Week5	Raster image & moving images	An introduction to moving images as one of the media components. This module will also introduce the principles of animation for animated media content and the incorporation of animation in media production. Case studies: Motion & Cinemagraph Jamie Beck’s & Kevin Burg’s cinemagraph http://www.amusingplanet.com/2011/04/jamie-becks-animated-gif-photography.html http://kevin.tumblr.com http://cinemagraphcollection.com http://www.reddit.com/r/Cinemagraphs http://kinotopic.tumblr.com/ http://cinemagraphs.com/	Lecture 4: Remediation in new media
Week6	Vector graphics	This module will provide an overview of vector graphics/ images in media environment.	Tutorial 5: gif animation with photoshop (II) Download material Audrey1.mov Audrey1.wmv Audrey2.mov Assignment 2 Production: animated gif & cinemagraph Requirement: Format – *.gif Resolution: approx 780X530, 72PPI, 8bit RGB File size below 5Mb File naming: name_idnumber_group.gif e.g. 임국영_20151672_가.gif Due date: 16 October 2016 submit file here.  download audrey.psd
Week7	The History & Development of New  Media	The history and development of new media: Concepts and types of media technology and the new direction of media technology.An introduction to computer-aided design with vector graphics.	Lecture 5: Content in the Digital Age Case study 2: Vector Graphic Tutorial 6: gif animation with photoshop (III)
Week8	Mid-term Exam		Tutorial 7:  illustrator basic interface & vector drawing exercise Obama Pentool exercise sketch_fish mid term exam 18/10/2016 가 (Group A) 21/10/2016 나*다 (Group B & Group C)
Week9	Design Elements & Design Principles	An introduction to design elements and design principles as the building blocks to create a work of art	Lecture 6: Design Elements Tutorial 8:  computer-aided design with vector graphics & vector shape drawing  Logo sample Prepare your logo sketch for next week tutorial!
Week10	Digital output and solutions	As an introduction Media distribution, reception, patterns of use & consume, this module will focus on the output of digital work as it applies to digital imaging artists.	Lecture 7: Design Principles Assignment 3 production: logo/ identity design in vector use this template Requirement: Format – *.ai Artboard size – A4, 72ppi, RGB color File size below 5Mb (remove your sketch layer) File naming: name_idnumber_group.pdf e.g. 임국영_20151672_가.ai Due date: 12 November 2016 2359hr submit here.
Week11		An introduction to digital fabrication methods such as printing techniques, laser cutting, and 3D printing technique for constructing physical model	Class on 7th, 8th, 10th & 11th November will be canceled. Case Study 3: Processing Tutorial 9: laser cutting demo
Week12	Digital Image Processing	Introduction to image processing concepts, techniques, and visual programming environment	Class on 14th & 15th November will be canceled. Tutorial 10: creative coding: processing basic interface, data types & operators, programmatic drawing in processing
Week13		Generative art: in theory and practice. Introducing the algorithmic way of creating an aesthetic visual.	Lecture 8: Code & Form Tutorial 11: creative coding: structure, logic, looping and randomness. Monalisa
Week14		This module will focus on Processing projects, creative coding and computational art/ genre of media art that emphasize code as medium.	Case Study 4: Image Processing by Manipulating Pixels Tutorial 12: pixels mapping  Lecture 9: New Media Principles
Week15	Art &Code		Lecture 10: Production Output Tutorial 13: Assignment 4: Master Portrait Remediation  production: digital image in pdf Requirement: Format – *.pdf Size – 690 x 970 must use you own master portrait must design your own module File naming: name_idnumber_group.pdf e.g. 임국영_20151672_가.pdf Due date: 18 December 2016 2359hr submit here.
Week16	Final Exam	Final Exam 13th December 2015 (Tuesday), 6-7pm Group A 가: R501 Group B 나: R601 Group C 다: R507