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Digital Morphology is a foundation course in Rhinoceros modeling software. Rhinoceros is an industry standard 3D modelling program used by architects, designers, and artists. This course will cover a range of digital techniques from basic 2D drawing to complex NURBS surface modelling. Across several small projects that focus on exotic form, generative diagramming, and rapid

Digital Morphology is a foundation course in Rhinoceros modeling software. Rhinoceros is an industry standard 3D modelling program used by architects, designers, and artists. This course will cover a range of digital techniques from basic 2D drawing to complex NURBS surface modelling. Across several small projects that focus on exotic form, generative diagramming, and rapid

This class explores the rich possibilities of creating digital negatives using Photoshop and printing them on 100% cotton papers using 19th century photographic processes such as Cyanotypes, Van Dyke Browns, and Kallitypes . We will spend time in class preparing optimum negatives using Pictorico inkjet transparency material followed by four weeks of making iron based light

“…every form of making a world through our encounters with things is fully multi-modal. It is principally a mixture of modes of know-how (technê) and modes of know-what (epistêmê) with more complex combinations of the two wherein the hard distinction between technique and episteme collapses.”  —Reza Negarestani, What does it take to make anything at all? This is a

Digital Realities: Rhino 8 and the Art of Making is an introductory course in Digital Fabrication using Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) equipment. This course will explore the use of 3D Printers, CNC Laser Cutters, and CNC Routers to create custom objects modeled in Rhino 8. The course will cover the necessary workflows and parameters

Many organizations estimate that children spend up to six or more hours per day looking at screens. Screens are ubiquitous in multiple settings including school and home. This course is dedicated to a rigorous reading of the research and scientific literature on children’s screen time. We will explore social, cognitive, and developmental effects of screen time, integrating

In this course we'll rebuild and rewire the connections among artistic disciplines, examining the mutable nature of sensory information with innovative technologies including motion sensing, live video manipulation, Arduino microcontrollers, and smart phones. We'll learn Max/MSP/Jitter as a core language with which to make dance sing, visualize music, and turn video into

Digital Technique for Architects is a 2-credit co-requisite of Prof Donald Sherefkin’s course Bennington Campus: Real and Imagined. This lab-based course will cover a range of digital techniques specific to architectural practice, from 2D drafting and the production of scaled drawing sets, to 3D NURBS surface modelling and 3D printing. Dovetailing with the assignments given in

In this course, students will work in Adobe Illustrator on text and layout specific projects. Starting with the foundations of Illustrator, the course will progress to basic and advanced functions of the typographic interface. The use of artboards and layer management, pen tools and path-finders, text and type formatting, color management, and printing will be practiced through

This seven-week course is designed to introduce intermediate woodworkers or makers to the digital realization methods.  We will focus primarily on working with wood specifically where the hand and computer come together.  The hand drawing of joinery and design will make the steps transitioning them into digitally controlled equipment (hand/stationary tool shaping, CNC

This course will introduce students to digitizing negative photographs, slides, and help them understand that digitizing negatives and slide photographs preserves them from physical decay and deterioration that can occur over time, and enhance accessibility to their photographs. Students will be asked to bring their negative photographs or slides for digitizing, editing, and

“Have you eaten yet?” This common Chinese greeting is just one of many common phrases that shows the centrality of food to Chinese culture. In this course we will focus on the theme of Chinese food and dining culture as an entrée into the study of Chinese language and culture. As Chinese grammar is very simple with no verb conjugation, no plural, no gender, no articles or

“Have you eaten yet?” This common Chinese greeting is just one of many common phrases that shows the centrality of food to Chinese culture. In this course, we will focus on the theme of Chinese food and dining culture as an entrée into the study of Chinese language and culture. As Chinese grammar is very simple with no verb conjugation, no plural, no gender, no articles or

“Have you eaten yet?” This common Chinese greeting is just one of many common phrases that shows the centrality of food to Chinese culture. In this course we will focus on the theme of Chinese food and dining culture as an entrée into the study of Chinese language and culture. As Chinese grammar is very simple with no verb conjugation, no plural, no gender, no articles or

What Confucius said that the things that human greatly desire are comprehended in “eat and drink” is the basic human desire accepted as natural (民以食为天). No other culture is as food-conscious as that of the Chinese. It is such an integral part of Chinese culture that no family gathering could be considered complete without sharing a meal together. This course is a continuation

“Have you eaten yet?” This common Chinese greeting is just one of many common phrases that shows the centrality of food to Taiwanese and Chinese culture. In this course, we will focus on the theme of Taiwanese and Chinese food and dining culture as an “entrée” to the study of Chinese language and culture. As Chinese grammar is very simple with no verb conjugation, no plural, no

“Have you eaten yet?” This common Chinese greeting is just one of many common phrases that shows the centrality of food to Taiwanese and Chinese culture. In this course, we will focus on the theme of Taiwanese and Chinese food and dining culture as an “entrée” to the study of the Chinese language and culture. As Chinese grammar is very simple with no verb conjugation, no plural

“Have you eaten yet?” This common Chinese greeting is just one of many common phrases that shows the centrality of food to Taiwanese and Chinese culture. In this course we will focus on the theme of Chinese and Taiwanese food and dining culture as an entrée into the study of Chinese language and culture. As Chinese grammar is very simple with no verb conjugation, no plural, no

“Have you eaten yet?” This common Chinese greeting is just one of many common phrases that shows the centrality of food to Taiwanese and Chinese culture. In this course we will focus on the theme of Chinese and Taiwanese food and dining culture as an entrée into the study of Chinese language and culture. As Chinese grammar is very simple

“Have you eaten yet?” This common Chinese greeting is just one of many common phrases that shows the centrality of food to Taiwanese and Chinese culture. In this course we will focus on the theme of Chinese and Taiwanese food and dining culture as an entrée into the study of Chinese language and culture. As Chinese grammar is very simple with no verb conjugation, no plural, no

Students in this advanced level course will use research in both texts and images, and reflective writing, to hone their critical thinking skills to expand their photographic practice. Group critique will be a central component of the course, facilitating constructive evaluation of work in progress. By the end of the semester, students will produce a body of work

This 4000 level course offers advanced students in photography the opportunity to develop and deepen a creative inquiry and present a solid portfolio of work by the end of the term. Emphasis will be placed on facilitating a constructive learning space to critique each other's work. Occasional reading/writing assignments, creative project prompts, and artist research

Students in this advanced level course will use research in both texts and images, and reflective writing, to hone their critical thinking skills to expand their photographic practice. Group critique will be a central component of the course, facilitating constructive evaluation of work in progress. By the end of the semester, students will produce a body of work that

Students in this advanced level course will use research in both texts and images, and reflective writing, to expand their critical thinking skills and their photographic practice. Peer critique will be a central component of the course, facilitating constructive evaluation of work in progress. By the end of the semester, students will produce