PXSTUDIO’s Teaching Schedule of Summer I, 2022
ARTS-4333 Graphic Design I / 01R (CRN: 64890)
Course Modality: Hybrid (84% Online / 16% In-person)
Instructor: Professor Ping Xu
Class Meeting Time: 1:15 PM – 2:45 PM, MTWRF
Date Range: June 6 – July 12, 2022
Prerequisite:
• ARTS-2363 Typography
• One of the following courses:
> ARTS-3330 Image & Illustration
> ARTS-3331 Visual Communication
> ARTS-3333 Design & Production
PXSTUDIO’s Teaching Schedule of Summer II, 2022
ARTS-4334 Graphic Design II / 01R (CRN: 72764)
Course Modality: Hybrid (84% Online / 16% In-person)
Instructor: Professor Ping Xu
Class Meeting Time: 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM, MTWRF
Date Range: July 14 – August 19, 2022
Prerequisite:
• ARTS-4333 Graphic Design I
• One of the following courses:
> ARTS-3330 Image & Illustration
> ARTS-3331 Visual Communication
> ARTS-3333 Design & Production
https://www.utrgv.edu/_files/documents/admissions/utrgv-academic-calendar.pdf
PXSTUDIO’s Teaching Schedule of Fall 2022
ARTS-4338: Interactive Design
ARTS-4338 01R / CRN: 33234
Course Modality: Hybrid
Instructor: Professor Ping Xu
Office: EVABL 1.209
Classroom: EVABL 1.223 (& EVABL 1.225)
Class Meeting Time: 10:55 AM – 1:35 PM, MW
Date Range: August 29 – December 6, 2022
Office Hours: 2:00 – 4:00 PM Tuesday (EVABL 1.209 or 1.225)
Virtual Office Hours By Zoom Meeting Appointments:
https://utrgv.zoom.us/j/3146949266
Meeting ID: 314 694 9266
2:00 – 4:00 PM (Tuesday)
2:00 – 3:00 PM (Thursday)
• If the general situation allows us to accept a face-to-face class, I may arrange some in-person class meetings with limited seating (VABL. 1.223 & 1.225). The maximum capacity in the room 1.223 and 1.225 is 10 people respectively.
• A facial mask is suggested or required for attending each in-person class meeting.
The Project Setting of ARTS_4338 Interactive Design
- Project-1: HTML Coding & Page Layout
> Project-1A & 1B: Design 2 web pages via HTML5 and CSS3 (20 points)
> HTML Quiz: (10 points)
> Project-1C: HTML Website (5 page / 70 points)
Design a 5-page website in Dreamweaver via HTML5 and CSS3. - Project-2: UI/UX Design via Adobe XD (100 points)
Prerequisite:
ARTS-2331 VCD I or ARTS-3331 VCD II
ARTS-4334: Visual Communication III – Advanced Graphic Design
ARTS-4334 02R / CRN: 27626
Course Modality: Hybrid
Instructor: Prof. Ping Xu
Classroom: EVABL 1.223 (& EVABL 1.225)
Class Meeting Time: 1:50 – 4:30 PM, MW
Date Range: August 29 – December 6, 2022
Office Hours: 2:00 – 4:00 PM Tuesday (EVABL 1.209 or 1.225)
Virtual Office Hours By a Zoom Meeting Appointment:
https://utrgv.zoom.us/j/3146949266
Meeting ID: 314 694 9266
2:00 – 4:00 PM (Tuesday)
2:00 – 3:00 PM (Thursday)
• For a hybrid course, I may arrange 4~6 in-person class meetings with limited seating (VABL. 1.223 & 1.225). The maximum capacity in the room 1.223 and 1.225 is 10 people respectively.
• A facial mask is suggested for attending each in-person class meeting.
The Project Setting of ARTS-4334 VisComm III
- Project-1: Identity Design
> Design 4 trademarks in Illustrator or Affinity Designer - Project-2: Animated Logo
> Choose the best logo and develop the identity to be an animated logo via After Effects - Project-3A: Branding Poster
Project-3B: Billboard & POP Design - Project-4: Branding via App / UI Design
> Develop the branding campaign into the UI design by designing an app via Figma or XD.
Prerequisite:
ARTS-4333 Graphic Design I
ARTS-4334: Visual Communication III – Advanced Graphic Design
ARTS-4334 01R / CRN: 27627
Course Modality: Hybrid
Instructor: Prof. Ping Xu
Classroom: EVABL 1.223 (& EVABL 1.225)
Class Meeting Time: 10:55 – 1:35 PM, TR
Date Range: August 30 – December 6, 2022
Office Hours: 2:00 – 4:00 PM Tuesday (EVABL 1.209 or 1.225)
Virtual Office Hours By a Zoom Meeting Appointment:
https://utrgv.zoom.us/j/3146949266
Meeting ID: 314 694 9266
2:00 – 4:00 PM (Tuesday)
2:00 – 3:00 PM (Thursday)
• For a hybrid course, I may arrange 4~6 in-person class meetings with limited seating (VABL. 1.223 & 1.225). The maximum capacity in the room 1.223 and 1.225 is 10 people respectively.
• A facial mask is suggested for attending each in-person class meeting.
The Project Setting of ARTS-4334 VisComm III
- Project-1: Identity Design
> Design 4 trademarks in Illustrator or Affinity Designer - Project-2: Animated Logo
> Choose the best logo and develop the identity to be an animated logo via After Effects - Project-3A: Branding Poster
Project-3B: Billboard & POP Design - Project-4: Branding via App / UI Design
> Develop the branding campaign into the UI design by designing an app via Figma or XD.
Prerequisite:
ARTS-4333 Graphic Design I
ARTS-3333: Print Design & Prepress
ARTS-3333 02R / CRN: 37156
Course Modality: Hybrid
Instructor: Prof. Ping Xu
Classroom: EVABL 1.223 (& EVABL 1.225)
Class Meeting Time: 4:45 – 7:25 PM, MW
Office Hours: 2:00 – 4:00 PM Tuesday (EVABL 1.209 or 1.225)
Virtual Office Hours By Zoom Meeting Appointments:
https://utrgv.zoom.us/j/3146949266
Meeting ID: 314 694 9266
2:00 – 4:00 PM (Tuesday)
2:00 – 3:00 PM PM (Thursday)
• For a hybrid course, I may arrange 4~6 in-person class meetings with limited seating (VABL. 1.223 & 1.225). The maximum capacity in the room 1.223 and 1.225 is 10 people respectively.
• A facial mask is suggested for attending each in-person class meeting.
The Project Setting of ARTS_3333
- Project-1: Small Format Print Design & Production via PS/AI/InDD
Business Card Designs / Imposition Designs / Stationery Set - Project-2: Medium Format Print Print Design & Production via InDesign
Full Magazine Design
Prerequisite:
• ARTS-2331 VCD I or ARTS-3331 VCD II
For my teaching schedule of the Spring 2023, I will teach exactly the same classes with the same meeting weekdays and meeting time on Monday and Wednesday.
PXSTUDIO’s Teaching Schedule of Minimester 2023
ARTS-4388 Digital Cultural Narrative
It will be a study abroad course to Europe (UK & France) open to all UTRGV students in Summer 2023.
Prerequisite: None
The Project Setting of ARTS_4388 in Summer
- Assignment-A: Photo Shooting for Image Retouching and Brochure Design
- Assignment-B: Vlog Shooting for Video Editing and Story-telling Video
Students need to complete only one assignment and prepare it to generate the course project which they select - Project-A: Travel Journal Brochure (Photoshop & InDesign)
- Project-B: Travel Journal / Story-telling Video (Premiere & Optional After Effects)
Students need to complete only one project for the course through the trip
ARTS-4338 Interactive Design
It will be a study abroad course to Europe (UK & France) in Summer 2023. The course is only open to design majors, design minors, and art majors.
Prerequisite:
• ARTS-2331 VCD I or ARTS-3331 VCD II
• ARTS-4334 VCD III
>This ARTS-4334 prerequisite is only required for the ARTS-4334 for being a study abroad course in summer
The Project Setting of ARTS_4338 in Summer
- Assignment: Typesetting and Page Redesign by Using HTML/CSS
- Project-A: Travel App (XD or Figma)
- Project-B: Travel Website (Webflow)
As a group project, each group has two students, one student designs the travel app and the other student designs the travel website, or both students design the app project and the website project through the trip together.
