P CTE Digital Media Design & Criticism 1

CTE528

Grade Level: 9 – 12
Length of Course: Year
Graduation Credit: Digital Media (M) or Fine Arts (K)
UC/USC Credit: “f” (Visual & Performing Arts)
Prerequisites: None
Career Pathway: Digital Media
Offered at: VOHS

This year long course is a beginning study in digital media design and criticism. The class is structured around projects emphasizing the art elements of line, shape, form, color, space, and texture. It will introduce students to the principles of design as well as typography, perspective, color theory, and layout. Students will develop an appreciation of traditional artistic expression as well as an understanding of the role of contemporary media as a verbal and visual means of communication in today’s society. After introduction to hardware and software common in the industry, students work together to design, create, critique, and present digital media art projects.
 

The course is directly integrated with geometry for an overarching class entitled Spatial Studies. The two subjects are intertwined, exposing students to the vast array of correlations between math and art. Furthermore, cross-curricular connections are made with history, English Language Arts, and science.