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

Michael Dooley (Editor), Steven Heller (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1581155042 | ISBN-13: 978-1581155044 | Publication Date: March 18, 2008

How motion design is taught in more than 45 leading programs

* Detailed syllabi and descriptions of class projects and assignments

* Go-to guide for professors and teachers planning their courses

* Course plans from School of Visual Arts, Ohio State, Rochester Institute of Technology, many other top schools

This definitive study of motion design is essential reading for everyone teaching or studying design. Now, for the first time, authors Steven Heller and Michael Dooley present a comprehensive look at course offerings from more than 45 leading programs devoted to design, illustration, animation, and computer art. Taken together, they provide a close-up look at the principles and practices of 3D computer animation, character animation, pictorial background illustration, motion graphic design, interactive media, film design, and more, with class projects and syllabi from many of the most prestigious schools in the country. Organized in easy-to-use sections by year of study, this invaluable tool will be every graphic design educator’s go-to guide.

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About the Author

Michael Dooley is the principal of MichaelDooley Design+Writing and graphic design history instructor at Art Center College of Design, Loyola Marymount University, and UCLA Extension. As a lecturer he has spoken at the UCLA Hammer Museum, the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art, and the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts).

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 (March 18, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1581155042
• ISBN-13: 978-1581155044
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #319,698 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Michael Dooley is the principal of MichaelDooley Design+Writing and graphic design history instructor at Art Center College of Design, Loyola Marymount University, and UCLA Extension. As a lecturer he has spoken at the UCLA Hammer Museum, the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art, and the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts).

Michael is a "Print" magazine writer and contributing editor. His author page for Print's online edition is...
http://imprint.printmag.com/michael-dooley/
He also contributes to "Voice," AIGA's online journal...
http://www.aiga.org/voice

His feature articles, personality profiles, essays, and reviews on art and design appear in a number of books including "Graphic Design History;" "Sex Appeal: the Art of Allure in Graphic and Advertising Design;" "Design Humor: the Art of Graphic Wit," "Citizen Designer: Perspectives on Design Responsibility;" #1 and #5 of "Looking Closer: Critical Writings on Graphic Design;" and "Emigre No. 70: the Look Back Issue."

Michael's photography is included in "The Graphic Eye: Photographs by International Graphic Designers" and his design appears in "The Word It Book: Speak Up Presents a Gallery of Interpreted Words."

"The Education of a Comics Artist" and "Teaching Motion Design" are published by Allworth Press.

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

Great book, full of idea's on how to get students to bring out the most in their creativity.
Course work covers beginner through advanced animation. Recommended for any instructor
in graphic design/animation.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Treasure!, December 8, 2008

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

I was hopeless when I search a book which includes homework project offerings for motion graphics students. And I shocked. The book is right in there. It's priceless if you're an experienced professional designer but just started to teach what you got.