PXSTUDIO’S TEACHING SCHEDULE – FALL 2022
ARTS-4338: Interactive Design
ARTS-4338/01R – Fall 2022 / CRN: 33234
Course Modality: Hybrid
Instructor: Professor Ping Xu
Office: EVABL 1.209
Classroom: EVABL 1.223
Class Meeting Time: 10:50 AM – 1:30 PM, MW
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 (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
If you took ARTS-3333 or ARTS-4334 previously, please contact me then I will let you in.
ARTS-4334: Visual Communication III – Advanced Graphic Design
ARTS-4334/02R – Fall 2022/CRN: 27626 & ARTS-4334/01R – Fall 2022
Course Modality: Hybrid
Instructor: Prof. Ping Xu
Classroom: EVABL 1.223
Class Meeting Time: 2:00 – 4:30 PM, MW
The Project Setting of ARTS-4334 VisComm III
- Project-1A: Brand Identity Designs
Project-1B: POP Designs
> Design 4 trademarks & 2 POPs in Illustrator - Project-2A: Branding Posters
Project-2B: Branding Billboards - Project-3A: Branding Ads on Social Media
Project-3B: Branding & Ordering App
> Develop the branding campaign into the UI design by designing an app via Figma or XD.
Prerequisite:
ARTS-4333 Graphic Design I
If you took ARTS-3333 previously, please contact me then I will let you in.
ARTS-4334: Visual Communication III – Advanced Graphic Design
ARTS-4334/01R – Fall 2022 / CRN: 27627
Course Modality: Hybrid
Instructor: Prof. Ping Xu
Classroom: EVABL 1.223
Class Meeting Time: 10:55 – 1:35 PM, TR
The Project Setting of ARTS-4334 VisComm III
- Project-1A: Brand Identity Designs
Project-1B: POP Designs
> Design 4 Trademarks & 2 POPs in Illustrator - Project-2A: Branding Posters
Project-2B: Branding Billboards - Project-3A: Branding Ads on Social Media
Project-3B: Branding & Ordering App
> Develop the branding campaign into the UI design by designing an app via Figma or XD.
Prerequisite:
ARTS-4333 Graphic Design I
If you took ARTS-3333 previously, please contact me then I will let you in.
ARTS-3333: Print Design & Prepress
ARTS-3333/02R – Fall 2022 / CRN: 37156
Course Modality: Hybrid
Instructor: Prof. Ping Xu
Classroom: EVABL 1.223
Class Meeting Time: 4:45 – 7:25 PM, MW
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
If you took ARTS-4334 previously, please contact me then I will let you in.
PXSTUDIO’S TEACHING SCHEDULE OF SPRING 2023
ARTS-4338: Interactive Design
ARTS-4338/02 – Spring 2023 / CRN: 54675
Course Modality: Hybrid or Face-To-Face
Instructor: Professor Ping Xu
Office: EVABL 1.209
Classroom: EVABL 1.223
Class Meeting Time: 10:55 AM – 1:35 PM, MW
The Project Setting of ARTS-4338 Interactive Design
• 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.
- 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
If you took ARTS-3333 or ARTS-4334 previously, please contact me then I will let you in.
ARTS-4334: Visual Communication III – Advanced Graphic Design
ARTS-4334/01 – Spring 2023 / CRN: 58315
Course Modality: Hybrid or Face-To-Face
Instructor: Prof. Ping Xu
Classroom: EVABL 1.223
Class Meeting Time: 2:00 – 4:30 PM, MW
The Project Setting of ARTS-4334 VisComm III
- Project-1A: Brand Identity Designs
Project-1B: POP Designs
> Design 4 trademarks & 2 POPs in Illustrator - Project-2A: Branding Posters
Project-2B: Branding Billboards - Project-3A: Branding Ads on Social Media
Project-3B: Branding & Ordering App
> 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-3333/02 – Spring 2023 / CRN: 54591
Course Modality: Hybrid or Face-To-Face
Instructor: Prof. Ping Xu
Classroom: EVABL 1.223
Class Meeting Time: 4:45 – 7:25 PM, MW
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 Design & Production via InDesign
Full Magazine Design
Prerequisite:
• ARTS-2331 VCD I or ARTS-3331 VCD II
If you took ARTS-4333 or ARTS-4334 previously, please contact me then I will let you in.
PXSTUDIO’S TEACHING SCHEDULE OF SUMMER I, 2023
The following classes will be available in the Summer I of 2024
ARTS-4388: Special Topics – Digital Cultural Narrative / CRN: 65340
It will be a two-week Study Abroad Summer I course to Europe (UK & France) opens 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 / CRN: 65339
It will be a two-week Study Abroad minimester course to Europe (UK & France) in Summer 2023. The course is only open to design majors, design minors, and art majors.
Prerequisite:
• ARTS-4334 VCD III
>This ARTS-4334 prerequisite is only required for joining the ARTS-4338 being a study abroad course in summer
The Project Setting of ARTS_4338 in Summer
- Group Project-A: Travel App (XD or Figma)
- Group 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.
