ARTS-3331 / Visual Communications Course Syllabus – Fall 2015

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Section I: TR / 1:40 pm – 4:20 pm Section II: TR / 4:30 pm – 7:10 pm Instructor: Ping Xu Classroom: VAB – 1.112 Office Location: VAB – 1.209 Office Hours_MW: 10:40 am – 12:40 pm Office Hours_TR: 12:40 am – 1:40 pm or by appointment E-mail: ping.xu@utrgv.edu Course Blog: http://pxstudio.us/blog/?cat=59 Download the print […]

Art-420 / Web Design | Project-5: Responsive Design | Student Work

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ART-420 Web Design / Project-5: Responsive Design (Collaborative Project) Technology: HTML5 / CSS3 / Dreamweaver CC / Edge Reflow CC / RWD http://pxstudio.us/student-work/responsive-design.php Project Description: Create a website that supports prototyping of responsive web design Project Objective: The goal of producing the website is to learn about Adobe Edge Reflow CC and other related applications […]

ART-203 Intro to the Visual Arts – Final Exam | May 8, 2015

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Part-A: Please circle the correct answer (either “True” or “False”) for the questions (5 points possible) Part-B: Please circle the most correct answer from among those offered for each question (5 points possible) Part-C: For the listed questions, please fill in the blank with the appropriate name, art term, or word (10 points possible) Bonus: […]

Art-420 / Web Design | Project-4: Portfolio Design | Student Work

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ART-420 Web Design / Project-4: Portfolio Design http://pxstudio.us/student-work/portfolio-site.php Technology: HTML5 / CSS3 / Javascript jQuery / Dreamweaver / Muse / AWD / RWD Project Objective: Building a responsive (or adaptive) portfolio site for a self-promotional purpose Project Requirement: The website must include a navigation system, a home page (index.html), a portfolio page, a contact page, […]

Art-420 / Web Design | Project-3: Adaptive Design | Student Work

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A-420 VisComm III | Project-3: Adaptive Design | Student Work: http://pxstudio.us/student-work/adaptive-design.php Project Objective The goal of producing the website is to learn about Adobe Muse CC 2014 by directly working in the software and learning its working process. The final goal of the project is to learn the AWD process and create a fictitious AIGA chapter […]

Internship Testimonials | 2013 / 2014

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My month-long internship at McCann-Erickson Cadillac Branch was one of the best, life-changing experiences I’ve ever had. It was amazing to be immersed in the Chinese culture, learn what it is like to design in a professional setting, and get feedback from extremely talented designers. I think about going back to look for design work […]

Art-203 / Intro to the Visual Arts – 25 : American Pop Art | Spring 2015

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Image Source: MoMA & Wikipedia Pop Art is an art movement in 1950s-1970s in Britain and the United States. Pop art presented a challenge to traditions of fine art by including imagery from popular culture such as advertising, news, etc. In pop art, material is sometimes visually removed from its known context, isolated, and/or combined […]