As my graphic design class comes to a close (our final project is a technical illustration; I’m trying to decide whether I want to draw my camera — boring and unoriginal — or something else; suggestions?) I’m trying to decide what class to take next semester. My options are two undergraduate classes, Photography I and Drawing for Non-Art Majors, and one graduate class, Web Design.
I’m allowed to take two undergraduate classes, so I’m leaning towards one of those. The web design class, though tempting, is basically a Dreamweaver class in the same way that my graphic design class has really been more of an Adobe Illustrator class. While I’ve enjoyed my graphic design class immensely and will certainly use all the Illustrator skills I’ve picked up, I’m a bit disappointed that we didn’t cover more, well, graphic design. Nothing has been theoretical; everything has been applied. Then again, the name of the program is Applied Graphic Design so I suppose I should have expected as much.
Anyway, my point is that while I didn’t know Illustrator before, I do know Dreamweaver fairly well. It’s all self-taught, and there are certainly capabilities in the software that I’m unfamiliar with or don’t even know about. But…I hesitate to take a class where at least the first half will cover things I already know. It’d be with the same professor, and he offered to make it into more of an independent study such that I do some work above and beyond what the rest of the class covers to challenge me. But I’m unsure.
So that leaves the other two. Drawing for Non-Art Majors and Photography. Either one would be good for me, I think. I haven’t had a drawing class in years but taking one would certainly help with any graphic design stuff I do. And as much photography as I’ve been doing lately, I’ve never officially taken a class and I’m sure there would be things to learn.
Decisions, decisions.
In other news, I have stayed up far too late the past couple nights and I am tired. Hooray for it being a short week.
I’d take either drawing or photography. The first would be totally out of the box and second would most likely be useful, if only through looking at & critiqueing others’ pictures.
I would look closely at the photog class before taking. I have a hunch that you are beyond it – especially if it is an undergraduate class and not an advanced on at that.
You should illustrate part of your bicycle for a bicycle repair manual.
I am most impressed that after undergrad and grad school you are still interested in classes. I’ve been out of grad school for 3 years and I still can’t bear the thought of going to class again! I think Photo 1 will be too easy for you; go with the drawing for sure.
Technical Drawing…
Can you do running shoes, with or without foot? Like a cross section type view, padding compressing and such? I assume “technical” doesn’t have to mean “machine”.