Ontario College of Art & Design

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ILLU 1B03
Illustrative Concepts 2
0.50 Credit(s)
Studio
Prerequisite: ILLU 1B02 Illustrative Concepts 1
Building on the ideation methods developed in Illustrative Concepts 1, students apply further visual problem-solving techniques to create communicative images. Narratives are developed through symbolic means of representation, employing metaphor and metonymy, and through conceptual synthesis. The diverse meaning of symbols, as defined by context and sequence is also explored. while the storytelling effect of formal pictorial elements such as line, shape, value, light, movement, placement, scale, cropping and colour is examined. Simple text-to-image translation methods are introduced.
Conditions: This is a core Illustration course. Students must achieve a minimum grade of 60% in this course to advance to Illustration 1.
No substitute.
Course was last updated January 27, 2012 - 12:47 PM