Teaching Illustration: Course Offerings and Class Projects from the Leading Graduate and Undergraduate Programs [Paperback]

Marshall Arisman (Editor), Steven Heller (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 15, 2006

Teaching Illustration is a must-have for any college-level art instructor. Packed with a wealth of illustration course syllabi from leading art and design schools across the U.S. and Europe, it offers exciting ideas on topics from editorial illustration to animation, books, and the Internet. Each syllabus includes an introduction, course requirements, a weekly breakdown, suggestions for projects, and selected readings—a comprehensive array of topics, reading lists, and teaching tips for courses at all levels. For beginning educators seeking guidance or for veterans seeking new inspiration, Teaching Illustration is essential for the craft of teaching the next generation of illustrators.




• Packed with sample syllabi—a must-have for art teachers and students

• Detailed, concrete examples of how to create compelling, inspiring classes

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About the Author

Marshall Arisman is the chair of the master of fine arts illustration program at the School of Visual Arts. His editorial illustrations have appeared in such publications as the New York Times, Esquire, Time, Rolling Stone, the Village Voice, and the Nation, and his paintings and sculptures have been exhibited internationally in galleries and museums. He lives in New York City.

Steven Heller is the co-chair of the MFA Designer as Author program and co-founder of the MFA in Design Criticism and MFA in Interaction Design programs at the School of Visual Arts, New York. For thirty- three years he was an art director at the New York Times, and currently writes the “Visuals” column for the New York Times Book Review. He is editor of the AIGA VOICE: Online Journal of Design and contributing editor to Print, EYE, Baseline, and ID magazines. He contributes to Design Observer and writes the DAILY HELLER blog for Print magazine. He is the author or editor of over 130 books on design and popular culture, including Design Literacy, Design Disasters, Born Modern: The Life and Design of Alvin Lustig, and Vintage Type and Graphics. He is the recipient of the 1999 AIGA Medal for Lifetime Achievement. Heller lives in New York.

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Allworth Press; 1st edition (October 15, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1581154666
• ISBN-13: 978-1581154665
• Product Dimensions: 5.7 x 0.6 x 9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #375,531 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars it's okay..., April 2, 2009

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This review is from: Teaching Illustration: Course Offerings and Class Projects from the Leading Graduate and Undergraduate Programs (Paperback)

I think I might have liked this book more if I hadn't read the reviews BEFORE I bought it. I was expecting something much more informative than this. Sample projects, perhaps? Instead there is a chapter introduction discussing the status (or lack thereof) of illustration within the fine and applied art worlds and then the rest of the book consists of syllabus's from different Illustration professors around the country. This is not to say that I didn't get something out of it, because I did, but nowhere near as much as I thought I would.

This would make a great text for an illustration teacher to have on the side, in addition to a textbook, but don't expect any earth shattering information.

4.0 out of 5 stars well, February 25, 2009

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This review is from: Teaching Illustration: Course Offerings and Class Projects from the Leading Graduate and Undergraduate Programs (Paperback)

i was expecting a bit deeper info on syllabus but anyway it helped me a lot in designing an educational program for beginning classes.