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C. Sandy Lopez-Isnardi

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Priciples of Visueal Design.  NMS 120.

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Students will explore the elements and principles of design as the foundation needed to create conceptually and aesthetically pleasing plastic, graphic and media arts. Students will gain the vocabulary needed to objectively critique formal aspects of art and understand how their personal point of view can be expressed beyond literalism with the use of the elements and principles of design. Cultivating creativity, problem solving and developing critical thinking skills, as applied to the plastic, graphic and media arts, will be incorporated through readings, journaling, critiques, and individual art pieces. Students will also gain an understanding of the critique process through reading and actual critiques.

 

Since 2010, Alma College has added new majors in anthropology, new media studies, biotechnology, health care administration and environmental studies. The College also has completed several campus enhancements, including the Hogan Center, Art Smith Arena, Eddy Music Center and College Corner Coffee and Books.

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Student Profile

Tara Riedel

Tara Riedel
Graduation: 2013
Major: Theatre

When Tara Riedel came to Alma College, she knew she would meet plenty of new people. But through her involvement in theatre, she has gotten to know someone she didn’t necessarily expect to: herself.

“I’ve learned so much about myself as a person in the last three years,” she says. “The Meisner technique has us focus on our acting partner instead of ourselves. As backward as it seems, I’ve learned that when you stop focusing on yourself, you really learn about yourself.”

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