ILLUS-3004

CONTEMPORARY ILLUSTRATION

Faculty: Rob Dobi

Course Level: Junior, Senior, 5th Year

3 CREDITS

CONCEPTS ELECTIVE REQUIREMENT: This course fulfills the additional concepts elective requirement for Illustration majors.

What is it like to make a living creating pictures for the numerous outlets of American culture in contemporary times? This course will emphasize problem-solving in a commercial situation while steadfastly holding on to your personal integrity. In addition to responding to editorial- based assignments, the student will be exposed, through slide lectures to the work of artists and illustrators who are forging a path right through the past and into the future of illustration.

The successful illustrator is one whose concepts and images can jump across media and communicate with audiences in a direct way. More and more, illustrators are sought out for their unique ideas and vision. This class places a large emphasis on the concept of each project as it is revealed through the style of thinking and execution. The assignments are based on real projects and art competitions, with real constraints and deadlines. Students will also be exposed through slide lectures and web links to the work of artists and illustrators whose work exemplifies how illustration is changing for a new century.