Capstone in Illustration 1: Research Methods (Image and Story)

3 units

Required for senior majors in Communication Design with an emphasis in illustration. An advanced course in image-making for functional contexts. Students develop projects, which isolate issues of approach, production, distribution and market in the landscape of illustration and cartooning today. Targeted research questions are posed in response to invididual student work. Successful completion of the course requires the development of and commitment to an aesthetic and creative position within the fields of illustration and cartooning. Readings address the history and culture of illustration, comics and animation.