SYLLABUS Prop and Product Design ART 90F-3Units
Instructor: Philip Dimitriadis
E-Mail: pdimitriadis@fullcoll.edu
Phone: 714-992- 7261
Class website- http://fcproductdesign.blogspot.com/
Office Hrs: please schedule an appointment ,Tues & Thurs 8:30am – 10:40am, Friday open availability
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Two hours lecture and four hours lab per week. This course is designed to prepare the art student for an entry level position within the entertainment industry as a Prop/ Product designer. Prop and Product Design encompasses the students creativity, combined with logic based application of perspective, rendering, and design to illustrate objects that are used or touched within commercial retail, game development or live action/animated movies. Prop and Product includes electronic devices, automobiles, weapons, military vehicles, and other related portable objects. Prop and Product Design is directly related to production design, automotive design, toy development, and interior design.
COURSE OBJECTIVE:
The student will learn how to use observational and applied drawing techniques for producing highly creative artwork encompassing product & prop design. These skills shall be applied to a variety of projects including: consumer products, electronic design, toy development, prop design for entertainment, and vehicle design. The student will learn techniques and materials used by traditional, and digital illustrators.
GRADING: Participation, Assignments, Tardiness
Participation: Your participation in the class is a key element towards completing the class successfully. Participation is comprised of student effort within the class, which encompasses lectures, critiques, and discussions. Therefore attendance is mandatory. You are expected to attend all class sessions. Excessive absences, by necessity, will cause the student to be dropped from the course. If you have a medical or personal condition that prevents you from arriving to class on time, please notify the instructor at the beginning of the semester.
-2 consecutive absences = student can be dropped from the class, district policy
-4 absences anytime total= drop in final grade by a letter grade
-6 absences anytime total= drop from the class
-6 tardies to class, equal a missed class
- using facebook, twitter, or on a cell phone= an absence
-leaving early= an absence
If you intend to drop the course, please make sure that you do it yourself or you will get a F. Notification to the instructor for consecutive absences is mandatory. There is no need to update the instructor for one absence, unless you are concerned about a deadline or topics covered. It shall be the student’s responsibility to obtain notes regarding missed lectures from other students.
Assignments: Assignments are due upon instructors deadline, and in the beginning of the class. Assignments turned in after the critique, in the middle of class or on another day will be considered late. Late projects can be subject to a complete drop in grade letter. Each project will be given a numerical grade, a verbal description during critique, and a possible written evaluation. There will also be formal and informal group critiques involving peer criticism of work. The grade scale that will be employed will be: 100%-90%=A, 89%-80%=B, 79%-70%=C, etc. There will be a total of approximately 500 pts accumulated over the semester for: participation, prompt assignment delivery, assignment completion, quizzes, and all other related coursework.
Tardiness: The content of that day’s work will be discussed in lecture the first 15-30 minutes of lecture, with the balance of the session used as an open studio lab. Class role shall be taken in the first 5 minutes of the class, and again at the end of class. Arriving at the end of class does not count as a daily attendance, and shall be considered an absence. Each student is responsible for all information given out in class whether or not she/he is present. Constant tardiness will affect your grade, and can result in the drop of your grade, by a letter grade, at the end of the semester.
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOME:
Upon successful completion of ART 90F Prop and Product Design, the student will be able to: read a descriptive script outline while devising solutions using logical thinking skills combined with traditional drawing skills, develop solutions for visual problems using quick sketching/ rapid visualization techniques, and display their work in a professional manner demonstrating their work process from initial thumbnail to finishing rendering.
STUDENT CONDUCT:
Students have an obligation to become familiar with the College’s policies, rules, and regulations, and to conduct themselves in a reasonable, respectful manner conducive to attaining their educational goals. Respectful behavior for the instructor, other students, and lab aides is expected at all times within the class, lab, and outside of class. Students should refer to the college catalog under the heading Student Conduct for additional information.
No Food and Drink in lab, and class. NO VISITORS! (This would include children, friends, spouses, etc. Please, no exceptions). Turn off all cell phones and beepers before you come into class.
Any music played during class must be played in sealed headphones, and must not disturb others inside the class. No exceptions.
Academic Honesty: Please refer to the College Catalog regarding this matter.
Grade Appeal Procedure: Consult the College Catalog concerning this process.
Emergency Response Message: Please take note of the safety features in and close to your classroom and study the posted evacuation route. The most direct route of egress may not be the safest because of the existence of roofing tiles or other potentially hazardous conditions. Similarly, running out of the building can also be dangerous during severe earthquakes. During strong earthquakes, the recommended response is to duck, cover, and hold until the shaking stops. Follow the guidance of your instructor. Your cooperation during emergencies can minimize the possibility of injury to yourself and others.
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
Fullerton College is committed to providing educational accommodations for students with disabilities, upon the timely request by the student to the instructor. Verification of the disability must also be provided. Disability Support Services functions as a resource for students and faculty in the determination and provision of the accommodations.
CLASS ASSIGNMENTS-
-There shall be assignments due at the beginning of every week, comprised of weekly reading & sketching from the class textbook. No exceptions.
-Projects shall be assigned encompassing studio work time, with an instructor demo, and a 2 week completion period. The instructor is available outside of class for critiques, and reviews.
-Assignments shall be printed 11x17, and mounted upon black presentation board.
Supplies: Sketchbook (legal size paper bounded), tracing paper, portable thumb drive storage, notebook, note taking material.
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