ART 220 02: Reading an Editorial Brief

Thursday, August 27, 2026 · Lecture

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.

Read before this class

- Berger, Ways of Seeing. chapter 1. - Berger, Ways of Seeing. episode 1, watch from 26:05 to the end. - Niemann, You are fluent in this language (and don't even know it). screened in class. - Niemann, Christoph Niemann. the artist's page, after the screening. - Niemann, Abstract: The Art of Design — Christoph Niemann: Illustration. optional, after class, about 35 minutes.

Handed out

- Concepts and thumbnails, due Thursday, September 3, 2026.

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Class 02 of 28, ART 220, Digital Illustration, Charleston Southern University, Fall 2026.