The Sketchbook is the documentation of your Creative Processes & on-going research. Think of it as a place to store all class and critique notes, assignment ideas, concept drawings, notes from lectures and/or videos, on-going research, bibliographic sources, etcetera. Why? a. Research is an expectation of all students. b. All sketchbooks are evidence of an investment in exploration and continued learning. c. Sketchbooks are a key tool in idea generation. d. They are a way to think in two dimensions and store ideas for future use as well as a way to work through ideas before investing large amounts of time in a finished work. e. Sketchbooks, in their various forms; book form, electronic files, BLOG, etc., are mandatory for all studio art courses. Sketch books will illustrate the following: The fundamental principles and elements of design Research of historical precedent and contemporary approaches concerning visual representation Class, lect
