ART 220 · Session 02 of 28 · Part I · Editorial

ART 220 02: Reading an Editorial Brief

Thursday, August 27

Where editorial illustration runs now: article pages, newsletters, apps, social cards. Developing a concept from a piece of writing, and making an image that reads at every size it will run. Thumbnailing on paper, in class. Also covered: using AI for research and concepting, and how to cite it. Christoph Niemann's TED talk on visual language is screened in class.

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The reading

  1. The brief
  2. Ways of Seeingchapter 1
  3. Ways of Seeingepisode 1, watch from 26:05 to the end
  4. You are fluent in this language (and don't even know it)screened in class
  5. Christoph Niemannthe artist's page, after the screening
  6. Abstract: The Art of Design — Christoph Niemann: Illustrationoptional, after class, about 35 minutes

Handed out

Where editorial illustration runs now: article pages, newsletters, apps, social cards. Developing a concept from a piece of writing, and making an image that reads at every size it will run. Thumbnailing on paper, in class. Also covered: using AI for research and concepting, and how to cite it. Christoph Niemann's TED talk on visual language is screened in class.

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