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Oct 23, 2026
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ART 1173 - New Media Design II
Credits: 3
Catalog Description
New Media Design II explores interactive and digital/new media design through visual experience, traditional and experimental design projects, field trips and lectures. New Media Design II focuses on animation and film/video production for the purpose of narrative storytelling and documentary projects. The course will cover the language of animation and aesthetic understanding of animated works, and students will create original animation content digitally and by hand. The course will also cover film/video language, aesthetic understanding of video, cinematography skills (camera angles, composition, light, movement), and video content editing. Basic introduction to audio design will be a component of project realization. Current industry standard software will be used to combine traditional forms of artistic expression and new media to create conceptual, functional, and engaging interactive projects. A course fee is required. Students will also be required to have their own digital video camera and to buy additional supplies not covered by the course fee; see course notes in eServices or contact the instructor. Students should be prepared to spend 6-8 hours per week outside of class working on assignments in the on-campus art studios and facilities.
Prerequisite(s) (must have a grade of C or better): ART 1172
Additional fee to student: Yes
Learner Outcomes
- Demonstrate knowledge of contemporary animation in art and design and its role in society and culture.
- Demonstrate skills needed to create short animations using hand-drawn and/or computer-created characters and scenes.
- Demonstrate an understanding of basic film/video principles.
- Demonstrate knowledge of contemporary film/video art and design and its role in society and culture.
- Demonstrate skills to use digital video cameras to create content.
- Demonstrate skills to edit digital video footage using current software tools.
- Demonstrate an ability to use animation and film/video for the purpose of narrative storytelling and documentary projects.
- Articulate the quality and success of a work of new media art including critical evaluation of their own work as well as work of fellow students.
- Understand the role and use of social media tools.
- Demonstrate an aesthetic awareness of their visual world.
Major Areas of Course Content
- Survey of contemporary film and digital video practices in art and design
- Introduction to skills and software needed to create visually compelling digital video art
- Exploration of the use of animation and film/video in the creation of narrative and documentary projects
- Survey of interactive uses for film/digital video and animation in art and design using social media tools
- Critical response to interactive and new media design projects on an advanced level
Credit for Prior Learning Options
No credit for prior learning option is available for this course.
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