CENTER FOR CREATIVE IMAGING - Course Listings 51 Mechanic Street Camden, ME USA 04843-1348 The opportunities listed below are for May through September. All prices listed are in US dollars. See also: "Center for Creative Imaging - General Information" for information about the Center, Technology and Registration, as well as "Center for Creative Imaging - Faculty Profiles." Or call: (207) 236-7400 CURRICULUM The Center's curriculum is structured around the course series and the themes of the weekend programs. During the weekend, artists and industry experts present and discuss the latest creative and technological developments in their fields. Those interested in more in-depth treatment of the weekend theme can enroll in one of the hands-on courses immediately prior to or following the weekend. Frequently the weekend programs are included in the price of tuition for these classes. In order to remain current, the Center continues to alter and add to the weekend program. Contact the registration office for advanced weekend registration and for the latest schedule information. Space is limited in the weekend programs and admission is granted on a first-come, first-served basis. Fine Photographic Printing May 9 The printing of photographs-using halftones and ink or alternative photographic processes-is as much a science as an art. Computer technology has brought to bear yet another tool in this process, complicating how the concerns of traditional photography relate to those of the new technology. This weekend program brings together experts in both the traditional and digital worlds of photographic reproduction, including: Richard Benson, a MacArthur Foundation Fellow, who is called the "world's best printer"; Robert Steinberg, a founder of The Palladio Company, who has worked for more than twenty years in alternative photographic processes; Russell Brown, a senior art director at Adobe Systems, Inc., who has worked at making duotones, tritones, and quadtones from the Macintosh computer; Nicholas Callaway, publisher of high-quality photographic books; and Bob Schaffel, digital image reproduction expert. Admission: $40 Herb Ritts Illustrated Lecture May 9 The only photographer allowed to shoot Elizabeth Taylor's recent wedding, Herb Ritts began his photography career in 1980. In the intervening years, he has become a major photographer of fashion, film stars, musicians, and nudes. In the editorial field, he works for Rolling Stone, Interview, and Conde Nast publications in both the United States and abroad. He has shaped corporate advertising campaigns for Giorgio Armani, Calvin Klein, Gianfranco Ferre, and GAP, among others. His elegant portraits for GAP won him the ICP Infinity Award for Applied Photography. His illustrated evening lecture will begin at 7:30 pm. For more information about Ritts' appearance, call the Center's Special Events office at 207-236-2333. Admission: $20 Networks May 16 This weekend program features a real-time worldwide image transfer event organized by wide-area network visionary Vincent Bilotta. Images created around the world especially for this event will be downloaded for viewing in the Center's gallery. Pictures will also be taken during the event with the Kodak Digital Camera System and posted on the network for dissemination to North America, Europe and Japan. Demonstrations of other networking technology will include the Leaf Systems fiber optic network, Asante network technology, the NYNEX media directory for network access to multimedia material, and the Kodak Desktop Developer's bulletin board on Compuserve. Admission: $50 Computer Games May 23 Computer games, as popular entertainment, are giving Hollywood a run for its money. These seductive pop-culture products glue users, young and old alike, to their screens. In his weekend lecture-demonstration Ron Martinez, one of the nation's leading interactive game designers, will consider: how to design a computer game and why bother; Coke machine interactivity and how to avoid it; as well as what he calls "a special place in hell"-designing games for the fourteen-year-old boy. Martinez has authored five Macintosh computer math instructional games, numerous videographic Star Trek adventures, the acclaimed political simulation Hidden Agenda as well as a variety of comic strips. Admission: $50 Industrial Design May 30 Advances in 3-D modeling tools on the computer have enhanced the design process by offering new visualization capabilities for industrial design. This weekend program features an illustrated lecture by Rhode Island School of Design Academic Computing Director, Hari Nair, who will show how new technology has transformed not only the design process but also design education. He presents case studies to illustrate new 3-D modeling techniques for visualization of complex forms. Rand Worrel, the animator who heads up the 3-D modeling group for Mattel Toys will discuss industrial design in the entertainment business. The program includes other demonstrations of the latest software tools for 3-D modeling. Admission: $50 Museums and Libraries Jun 6 As new information technologies evolve, museums and libraries are having to rethink the way they store, archive, index, and exhibit information and objects. With the arrival of multimedia technology like CD ROM, the distinctions are becoming blurred between book and "non-book" materials, between library and museum. This program includes Florian Brody, new media technology manager for the Austrian National Library in Vienna, discussing the Voyager Company's interactive products like the Expanded Book and Louvre Museum; Gary Cosimini, The New York Times senior art director considers the future of electronic archiving; as well as Eric Martin, CalArts dean, who will discuss how to design multimedia for public display spaces such as libraries, museums, and educational institutions. Katherine Pfaff of AXS Corporation will demonstrate the company's image management software currently being used to manage collections at the Frick and Brooklyn Museums; Ben Dubrovsky, director of multimedia computing at Chedd-Angier Production Company will show his work, and Michael Hentges, director of the graphics department at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City will participate in the panel discussion. Admission: $50 Health Sciences Symposium and Cruise Jun 13-14 This weekend program features a two-day (June 13-14) Penobscot Bay schooner cruise and symposium on 3-D Health Science Imaging and its future as an art form. Among the panelists are: John Stevens, director of the Eye Research Institute of Canada; Ron Kikinis, Harvard Medical School radiology instructor; Grant Peterson, New York still life photographer; and other renowned scientists and artists. Meals and lodging are included in the price of the weekend. Those interested in participating in this informal and exclusive two-day cruise and exploration of science and the arts should call the Center for further details and the price of the cruise. Simultaneous to the cruise, the Center offers on June 13 a series of health science demonstrations and discussions featuring: Pat Lynch, author of the award-winning interactive stacks Bird Anatomy, Cardiac Imaging, and Long Wings; Carl Jaffe, professor of radiology at Yale School of Medicine who specializes in interactive presentations; and Sarah Horton, graphic designer and interactive media programmer at the Yale School of Medicine. John Tesar of Karl Storz Endoscopy-America, Inc. will demonstrate the integration of video and still medical imagery on the Macintosh computer platform. Admission: $50 Kodak Photo CD Jun 20 Photo CD is a revolutionary new technology that bridges the gap between traditional silver halide photography and digital imaging. The system, which will be released in June, promises to change the way we work, live, and play-providing new interactive options in entertainment and business. This weekend program will feature discussions of Photo CD and presentations showing the full range of applications from image capture, display, manipulation, and dissemination to prepress and to multimedia. Among the Kodak representatives presenting Photo CD are Georgia McCabe, of the Kodak Integration and Systems Products Division, and Scott Brownstein, of the Kodak CD Imaging Division, the two digital imaging authorities responsible for the development and promotion of the new product. Admission: $50 Imaging Technology Jun 27 The past few years have seen an explosive growth in imaging technology. This weekend program will feature an illustrated lecture, "Not How but Why," by Michel Tcherevkoff, the talented conceptual photographer internationally known for his unique special digital effects. The program also includes demonstrations of the latest technologies of image capture, manipulation, transmission, and output from companies such as Kodak and Leaf Systems. Admission: $50 Performance Art Jul 4 From Broadway productions to modern dance and rock concerts, more and more of the performance arts are orchestrated by digital designers and artists. This weekend program features one of the nation's preeminent masters of high-tech ceremonies, Bran Ferren, a designer who works in theater, film, music, and specializes in high-tech projects for the visual and performing arts. Ferren's set design and special effects credits include Broadway hits such as Frankenstein, Evita, Cats, and Sunday in the Park with George as well as the concert tours of Pink Floyd, David Bowie, and Paul McCartney. He has also directed the special visual effects for Ken Russell's Altered States and Frank Oz's Little Shop of Horrors, for which he received a 1987 Academy Award nomination. Also included in the weekend program is choreographer Thecla Schiphorst who demonstrates the dance she choreographed on the computer with Merce Cunningham. Digital artist Barbara Nessim will presents an interactive book performance. Admission: $50 Digital Photography Jul 11 With digital cameras, today's photographers are instantly acquiring images, then electronically transmitting, manipulating, and rapidly disseminating their work. Featured in this weekend program is George Wedding, the veteran photojournalist and picture editor who helped take Sacramento Bee "digital" and discusses the use of digital photography in newspaper, magazines, and book publishing. In addition, Douglas Kirkland, well-known celebrity portrait photographer will show images from Stardust, his new book of digitally composed Hollywood portraits. Participants in this weekend program will also see demonstrations of Kodak's latest digital photography systems such as the Digital Camera System and new Photo CD, a capture and storage system for digital negatives. Admission: $50 Walt Disney Imagineering Jul 18 "How Disney Does It" is the subject of this weekend program which goes behind the scenes of one of America's most legendary entertainment companies and explores Disney's creative application of computer art. Larry Gertz and Ed Haro, two leading artists from Walt Disney Imagineering, show in-house techniques of digital image creation, photo manipulation, architectural design, 3-D computer models, animation, graphics, and digital video. The program concludes with a demonstration of how Disney masterfully blends these new tools and techniques into powerful, multimedia computer presentations. The program includes sneak previews of new projects completed by Walt Disney Imagineering for the Epcot Center as well as Disney/MGM Studio tours. Admission: $50 The Future of Imaging Jul 25 The new-found ease of image acquisition, manipulation, and dissemination means that images play a larger role in our lives than ever before. Revolutionary new technologies such as Kodak's Photo CD and neural networks mean that soon we will sort through images with the same speed and agility we currently search through databases. Ease of image manipulation, transmission, and dissemination will also have profound effects on our society as a whole. A roundtable discussion among imaging futurists is chaired by communications expert Nathan Felde. Other participants include David Biedny, formerly of Industrial Light and Magic, and Doug Rowan, president of AXS. Admission: $50 Fine Arts and MacWorld Reception Jul 31-Aug 2 This two-part weekend program brings together some of the world's leading digital fine artists who show and discuss their work. Among the artists presenting work are: April Greiman, an early digital art practitioner known for her imaginative incorporation of new electronic technology into design; David Em, whose digital paintings, prints, and films have been exhibited throughout the world, and Bert Monroy, the illustrator and designer who co-authored The Official Adobe Photoshop Handbook. Russell Brown, senior art director at Adobe Systems, shows work done around the world with Adobe software tools. Boston's MacWorld Exposition occurs August 4-7, and the Center encourages Macworld attendees to spend a weekend relaxing in Maine prior to hitting the expo floor. Featured at the Center's MacWorld reception August 2 is an evening presentation by Guy Kawasaki, former director of software product management at Apple Computer, Inc., and author of the award-winning book Selling the Dream. Kawasaki will deliver an impassioned sermon on "digital evangelism," an explosive new trend in computer sales and marketing which combines fervor and zeal to peddle ideas, not products. Admission: $50 Film and Video Aug 8-9 From digital "morphing" in Terminator 2 to flying logos on television sports programs, examples of the computer's impact on the art of moving images (film, video, and television) are everpresent. Anchoring this weekend program are television and film consultant/producers Michael Backes and Scott Billups, who co-chair the American Film Institute-Apple Computer Center for Film and Videomakers in Hollywood. Special guests include: Ryszard Horowitz, a visual effects photographer known worldwide for his often surreal digital images; and Bob Bowen, a digital artist from R/Greenberg Associates, a New York-based design and production company renowned for its creative integration of film, video, and computer imaging techniques. Admission: $50 Digital Music Aug 15 This weekend program explores the extraordinary music and sound capabilities of the Macintosh computer. Musicians and industry experts will examine state-of-the-art musical and audio technology and techniques including synthesis, sampling, computer software, digital audio, and other aspects of high-tech music-making in the Macintosh music environment. The program features a lecture-demonstration by composer and computer music guru, Christopher Yavelow, who will sign copies of his book The Macworld Music and Sound Bible. The evening concludes with a demonstration-performance by Jeff Bova, the pioneering digital keyboardist who has played with Cyndi Lauper, Robert Palmer and Herbie Hancock, and Jimmy Bralower, leading drum programmer who has collaborated with Peter Gabriel, Duran Duran, Laurie Anderson, and Madonna. Admission: $50 Typography Aug 22 The advent of page layout software and laser printers made our society aware of type more than ever before. Ten years ago few would have recognized Helvetica and Times; today they are practically household words. A new typeface that once cost a fortune and eternity to create can now, with a computer, be completed in days for under $400. This weekend program features a wide-ranging discussion on the advantages and disadvantages of the "democratization" of typography. The panel will consist of John Benson, type designer and stone-cutter; Robin Williams, author of The Mac Is Not a Typewriter; and Hugh Dubberly, a creative director at Apple Computer. Admission: $50 Environment Aug 29 As ease of communication and transportation shrinks our world, global awareness of the planet's fragility increases. This weekend program features presentations by individuals working with digital imaging as it relates to the environment. Payson Stevens, who created the first multimedia CD-ROM science journal, shows examples of his award-winning interactive environmental creations for NASA and various public policy groups. Richard Podolsky demonstrates his new GAIA software which uses satellite images of earth to plot and analyze environmental trends. Keith Helmetag, a senior associate at the renowned Chermayeff & Geismar design firm, shows some of the firm's environmental design projects. Admission: $50 New Media Sep 5 The computer has not only altered how we work and and play but has created a new genre of expression known alternately as interactive, multimedia, or new media. This weekend program features some of today's finest interactive designers presenting their art. They include: Bob Stein, founder of The Voyager Company, pioneer in interactive videodisc and software publishing; Wendy Richmond, co-director of Boston's WGBH Design Lab showing new work including the Multimedia Macmillan Dictionary for Children; as well as Brad deGraf, talented 3-D computer graphics designer; and Pat Lynch, biomedical illustrator and interactive media designer. Admission: $50 Newspaper Publishing Sep 12 The desktop publishing revolution and has profoundly affected newspaper publishing. This weekend program begins with demonstrations of both hardware and software technology that are influencing how newspapers are published, including the Kodak Digital Camera System used in the Gulf War to instantaneously capture digital images, then transmit them to front pages around the world. Michael O'Brien of PressLink demonstrates how wire service photos can now be acquired remotely across phone lines. Todd Carter of AXS demonstrates how images can be archived and recalled for use in publications. Garrett Queen of Managing Editor Systems will demonstrate workgroup publishing software that streamlines the publication production process. At an evening roundtable discussion, the above participants will be joined by George Wedding, who helped take the Sacramento Bee "digital"; digital photography authority Barry Haynes; and Gary Cosimini, senior art director of the New York Times. During the course of the weekend, the Center will "publish" an instant electronic newspaper. Admission: $50 Virtual Reality Sep 19 One of the newest and trendiest frontiers in digital imaging is the creation of 3-D "virtual reality" through which one visually experiences convincing cyberworlds which have no reality in the physical realm. Lawnmower Man, the Hollywood movie based on Stephen King's novel, promises to make VR a common, if not controversial, term. Gathered for this weekend program are such virtual reality pioneers as: David Levitt, director of simulation and audio development at VPL Research; Brenda Laurel, co-founder of Telepresence Research, which creates virtual reality systems, tools, and applications; William Chapin, who designed the virtual hand and control interface for the "CyberGlove"; and Michael Naimark, a filmmaker who shot the famous Aspen Movie Map and is an industry leader in the field of "surrogate travel." Admission: $50 The Business of Imaging Sep 26 The advent of digital imaging has created vast new opportunities and presented pitfalls to the business community. This weekend program, chaired by Raymond DeMoulin, director of the Center for Creative Imaging, features a discussion of trends, present and future, by imaging experts and business professionals. Participants include: Paul Saffo, renowned Silicon Valley forecaster from California's respected Institute for the Future; Alexis Gerard, president of Future Image, Inc., providing educational and advisory services in digital imaging; Ted Evans, a designer, illustrator, art director, and multimedia designer with the Seattle corporate communications firm of Watts-Silverstein and Associates; and Bert Monroy, professional imaging expert and co-author of the official Adobe PhotoShop handbook. Admission: $50 SERIES The Center has developed four series of courses to enable participants to maximize their learning by building on their skills progressively. Although any of these courses may be taken independently of any other, by enrolling in one of the series it is possible for beginners to achieve mastery in one of these fields. The Center offers substantial price incentives to those enrolled in a full or partial series of courses. See page 32 for details. Photography Creative Imaging Intermediate Imaging Advanced Imaging Advanced Image Reproduction This series gives conventional photographers a complete survey of digital imaging. The photographer learns the skills necessary to make complex and detailed montages and collages; to color correct and color retouch digitized photographs; to simulate and improve on conventional darkroom techniques; to develop and apply principles of enhancement not available outside of the digital world; and finally to use the full range of reproduction options available to the photographer today. Design Creative Imaging Word and Image Prepress Advanced Image Reproduction The breaking down of barriers between images and type represents the designer's single greatest advance as a result of the computer revolution. In this series, the designer learns basic imaging tools to enable the easy merging of letters with monochromatic and color drawings, photographs, and other digital imagery. The participant then explores electronic preproduction issues, formerly the province of specialized printing professions. The final class in the series provides a technical study of the various reproduction methods for digital designs. Publishing Creative Imaging Electronic Publishing Prepress Advanced Publishing Technology Learning to electronically compose a page with text, images, and illustrations forms the basis of this series. Intended for those who design, typeset, and publish printed pages, this series of courses enables a production person, designer, or illustrator to use desktop publishing to best advantage. The third course in the series takes the participant through an intensive study of how electronic page makeup is most effectively brought to press. The topics of study in the last course of this series will be new advances in publishing technology that allow for extremely efficient workgroup publishing. Illustration Creative Imaging Drawing and Illustration Recent hardware and software advances combined with increased computer performance enable artists who are more comfortable with pens, brushes, and graphite to make a painless transition to virtual versions of these tools available on the computer. Beginning with an imaging primer, the three-day Creative Imaging course, participants progress to a four-day Drawing and Illustration course that familiarizes them with the tools and leads them down new paths of creativity. Workstations Each individual enrolled in a course at the Center has, unless otherwise notified, exclusive twenty-four-hour access to an imaging workstation from 9 am on the first day of class until 5 pm on the final day. Class Day Formal instruction begins at 9 am and ends at 5 pm. Teaching assistants will be available in two shifts during the entire course from 9 am until 11 pm, except on the last day of the course which ends at 5 pm. Macintosh Computer Tutorials#202# The Center offers a four-hour Macintosh computer tutorial (prior to those classes specified) for those new to the computer. The tutorial introduces participants to the Macintosh computer and familiarizes them with the basic functions needed for class the following day. The tutorial is offered only to those enrolled in a course at the Center, and is free of charge. The tutorial begins at 6 pm the evening prior to the class. Contact the registrar's office to verify tutorial times and participation. Materials Included in Courses Students may make a reasonable number of prints on other devices used in classes, such as the Kodak Ektaplus 7016PS laser printer and the Kodak Coloredge 1550 Copier-Duplicator. In addition, for the majority of courses, three prints per class day on the Kodak XL7700 Digital Continuous Tone Printer are included in the tuition. Teaching assistants make the prints for participants. Some courses include the cost of imagesetter output, videotape, blank CD-ROMs, 35mm film, developing, and/or matchprints. Course descriptions mention specific means of output, normally included in the course tuition. Additional output may be purchased from the Business Office. What to Bring Film to be scanned: 35mm format negatives and transparencies; larger formats (6 x 6mm, 4 x 5, etc.) by advance arrangement or if specifically noted in the course description. Flat art to be scanned: up to 11 x 17 inches. Video: 1/2 inch, 3/4 inch, and Hi-8 (video classes only). Sound samples or music: standard audio cassette. CD-ROMs: Mode 1 or audio disks. Removable cartridges: 45Mb Syquest only (no 88Mb drives), which are also sold in the Business Office; 650Mb Sony optical erasable. Students may bring their own hard drives or cartridge drives by advance arrangement only. Students may bring audio compact discs and headphones (mini-stereo jack) to play on the CD-ROM players found at every station. Important Reminders Have all magnetic media (floppy disks, cartridges, etc.) hand-inspected at airline security checkpoints; X-ray machines will severely and irreparably damage data. Federal Express, Airborne, UPS, and other overnight services deliver to the Center from late morning to midafternoon, and pickup is generally before 3 pm. The Center provides no data line for modems. Temperatures may drop substantially at night during all seasons, so warm clothes are often needed in the evening. IMAGING Imaging Overview May 7-8, 15-16, Jun 12-13, Jun 16-17, Jul 26-27, Aug 8-9, Aug 25-26, Sep 19-20 This two-day course surveys current digital imaging technology and its potential as a creative tool. The course opens with a hands-on photography session with the Kodak Professional Digital Camera System. Working with these and other images, participants explore the electronic imaging chain-integrating scanning equipment, Macintosh computers, image-manipulation programs, and printing devices. Introductory. Prerequisite: The Center's Macintosh computer tutorial or equivalent experience. Who should attend: Those interested in a quick survey of the new tools and their potential. Tuition: $400 Creative Imaging The Center's core course, offered in three- and five-day versions, allows visual artists to explore a myriad of aesthetic and creative choices in digital imaging. Students learn to choose appropriate and useful techniques to express their own vision. Three-day course Matthew Hendershot: May 18-20 Lance Hidy: Jun 1-3 Robert Schwarzbach: Jun 15-17, Jun 29-Jul 1 David Biedny: Jul 13-15 Paul Davis: Jul 27-29 Stephen Johnson: Aug 10-12 Hugh Dubberly: Aug 24-26 Barry Haynes: Sep 7-9 Bert Monroy: Sep 21-23 In the three-day Creative Imaging course, offered every other week, participants learn to digitize and color correct images, create simple montages, and master selection tools. Discussions, demonstrations, and the participants' own work teach the importance of image resolution, both for scanning and output, using the various scanners and printers at the Center. Students explore the flexibility of manipulation using Adobe Photoshop software. Introductory. Five-day course Matthew Hendershot: May 25-29 Tony DeYoung: Jun 22-26 Barry Haynes: Jul 20-24 Stephen Johnson: Aug 17-21 George Wedding: Sep 14-18 In the five-day Creative Imaging course, participants cover the same introductory material presented in the three-day sessions but in more depth. Scanners, printers, and calibration take a more prominent position. Demonstrations of the Kodak Prophecy and Premier systems, Professional Digital Camera System, and Photo CD show participants the low-, medium-, and high-end options for digital imaging. The latest image compression techniques are discussed along with their implementation and use. Masking-the ability to control transparency of color, luminosity, and other factors during image compositing-occupies the latter half of the course. Participants use both Adobe Photoshop and Fractal Design's ColorStudio software. Introductory. Prerequisite: The Center's Macintosh computer tutorial or equivalent experience. Who should attend: Anyone interested in enhancing their creativity through instruction in and experimentation with the new digital technology. Tuition: Three-day course $900 / Five-day course $1500. Intermediate Imaging Matthew Hendershot: May 21-23 Grant Peterson: Jun 4-6 Christopher Burkett: Jun 18-20 Robert Schwarzbach: Jul 2-4 David Biedny: Jul 16-18 Stephen Wilkes: Jul 30-Aug 1 Stephen Johnson: Aug 13-15 Jay Maisel and Gregg Trueman: Aug 27-29 Barry Haynes: Sep 10-12 Bert Monroy: Sep 24-26 Intended for participants coming from the three-day Creative Imaging class, or for those with prior experience in Adobe Photoshop or similar software, this three-day intermediate class offers an intensive study in masking techniques using Fractal Design's ColorStudio and Adobe Photoshop software. The course also explores advanced image manipulation software and hardware, and offers demonstrations of low- to high-end imaging systems and products, including the Kodak Premier System and Photo CD. Students may proceed from this class into Advanced Imaging. This course is taught by a range of well-known photographers, special effects imaging experts, and graphic designers to foster an environment in which aesthetics from these different perspectives are interspersed with discussions of technique. Intermediate. Prerequisite: Three-day Creative Imaging or equivalent experience. Who should attend: Photographers and illustrators looking to improve image enhancement skills. Tuition: $900. Included in the tuition is admission to the weekend program. Advanced Imaging Tony DeYoung: May 24-27 Linnea Dayton: Jun 21-24 David Biedny: Jul 19-22 Barry Haynes: Sep 13-16 This intensive, four-day course is geared to professionals who possess hands-on experience with digital imaging tools. New techniques, processes, and special effects are demonstrated with actual production and output as the objective. The class is project-oriented, customized for the needs of the particular participants. The class combines an extensive use of current photo enhancement software and type manipulation as well as 3-D and drawing programs. Participants receive special tips on duotoning and special halftoning effects, advanced masking, luminance, dual threshold masks, custom filters, lighting effects, realistic compositing, and accurate RGB to CMYK conversion. Students may proceed from this course into classes on high-end reproduction. Advanced. Prerequisite: Five-day Creative Imaging, Intermediate Imaging, or equivalent experience. Who should attend: Photographers and designers with prior experience in electronic imaging. Tuition: $1200. Included in the tuition is admission to the weekend program. High-Resolution Imaging Nancy Skolos and Tom Wedell: Jul 27-29 This advanced, three-day class is taught by the designer-photographer team of Nancy Skolos and Tom Wedell, who have just completed 48 high-resolution digital book spreads using the state-of-the-art Kodak Premier System. Their class includes work on both high-end Macintosh computers and the Premier system which produces second-generation originals on 8 x 10 inch color negative and transparency film. Techniques used on both platforms include layering, ghosting, perspective, change of scale, coloring, texturing, and shadowing. Participants work on individual projects and should bring photographic transparencies to scan as raw material for collaging and composing a manipulated design. Advanced. Prerequisite: Three-day Creative Imaging, Intermediate Imaging, or equivalent experience. Who should attend: Those interested in training in high-end composition and imaging. Tuition: $900 Photo Essays George Wedding: Jul 12-15 George Wedding, veteran photojournalist and imaging consultant, teaches participants in this four-day course how to produce and self-publish photographic projects. Using 35mm color film, participants shoot a photographic essay of their choosing in the area around Camden. As the essay evolves, photographers digitize images, use Adobe Photoshop software to make reproduction-quality halftones or separations, and produce magazine or newspaper layouts using QuarkXPress or Aldus PageMaker software. Photographers also use the Macintosh computer to learn electronic alternatives to chemical darkroom techniques. Introductory. Prerequisite: The Center's Macintosh computer tutorial or equivalent experience. Knowledge of page layout software is helpful. Who should attend: Photographers interested in photo essays and self-publishing. Tuition: $1200. Included in the tuition is admission to the weekend program. Lighting and Portraiture Douglas Kirkland: Jul 8-11 This four-day class caters to photographers and illustrators who want to use state-of-the-art methods to express themselves through both tradional and electronic photography. Douglas Kirkland, well-known celebrity portrait photographer, helps participants push the limits of their imagination. Creativity rather than technique is stressed. Students use the Kodak Professional Digital Camera System and their own 35mm cameras to capture images which they then transfer or scan into the computer for manipulation with Adobe Photoshop software. Students should bring other materials-old school pictures, wallet snapshots, pressed flowers, small swatches of fabric-for use in composition. Introductory. Prerequisite: The Center's Macintosh computer tutorial or equivalent experience. Who should attend: Photographers, illustrators, graphic designers, and collage artists. Tuition: $1200. Included in the tuition is admission to the weekend program. Photographic Illustration George Wedding: Sep 20-23 In this four-day class led by photojournalist George Wedding, students examine the impact that digital technology has had on documentary photography and photo-illustration. The digital imaging revolution coupled with advances in personal computing have put manipulation tools, formerly the property of a few, into the hands of thousands of photographers. This has changed the credibility of classic documentary photograph, and may have endangered it. This hands-on course helps artists and photographers define imaging styles that ensure credible communication for both editorial and advertising uses. Participants produce their own computer-enhanced conceptual photographs with a single ground rule: the completed image will not compromise the foundation of the documentary photograph as a record of fact. The class ends with participants holding a roundtable analysis of the images produced, media ethics, and digital imaging. Introductory. Prerequisite: The Center's Macintosh computer tutorial or equivalent experience. Who should attend: Photographers with some technical experience. Tuition: $1200. Included in the tuition is admission to the weekend program. Drawing and Illustration Barbara Nessim: Jul 2-5 Caty Bartholomew: Aug 27-30 Lilla Rogers: Sep 24-27 The computer provides unprecedented tools for the illustrator to sketch, as well to create collages and final illustrations. In this four-day class, participants use Fractal Design's Painter software and a drawing tablet that allows them to work with a computer simulation of pens, brushes, graphite, charcoal, conte crayons, and other familiar media. These digitizing tablets use a pen-like tool that responds to different pressures, allowing the artist to work with techniques such as those used in watercolor, pastel, and airbrushing, but with much greater flexibility. Students may experiment with different ways of interpreting gesture or combining images using other software, including Aldus FreeHand and Adobe Photoshop. Students learn how to proof their work on a variety of output devices, some of which may double as final art. Students should bring drawings of any sort, no matter how informal; photographs or other collage materials; and/or two-dimensional found objects or knick-knacks. Intermediate. Prerequisite: Three-day Creative Imaging or equivalent experience. Who should attend: Illustrators, collage artists, graphic designers, or others who combine media. Tuition: $1200. Included in the tuition is admission to the weekend program. Comics and Cartooning Gary Panter: May 3-6 This four-day class, taught by Emmy Award-winning cartoonist Gary Panter, teaches basic tools and techniques for creating cartoons and comics on the computer. As they master drawing and painting software, participants learn to sketch freehand and to color characters, use geometric shapes to build a character, then copy, resize, and move them within a panel. The class creates and clones background designs from scene to scene, draws dialogue balloons and ellipses, lays electronic type for dialogue, executes fail-safe panel and page composition, and generates special effects to create explosions, wind, blur, spin, and altered points of view. Introductory. Prerequisite: The Center's Macintosh computer tutorial or equivalent experience. Who should attend: Cartoonists, illustrators, artists, or anyone interested in comics on the computer. Tuition: $1200. Included in the tuition is admission to the weekend program. Imaging at Mattel Rand Worrell: Jun 1-3 Rand Worrell, senior animator at Mattel, shows the use of 3-D computer modeling to prototype and examine ideas for new toys. Using a combination of animation and painting programs, one may simulate on a Macintosh computer much of what is done on high-end systems. Toys may be designed, modeled, textured, and animated entirely on the computer, showing the actual motion and application of the toy. Substantial amounts of time and money are saved through this process. In this three-day class, Worrell shows and discusses video created for the 1992 toy fair in Monte Carlo, as well as animated work for product commercials, and a special effect he executed on a Macintosh computer for the Mick Jagger and Emilio Estevez science-fiction film Freejack. The class covers the technical and artistic aspects of 3-D modeling and animation, and how it is developing into a fine art. Introductory. Prerequisite: The Center's Macintosh computer tutorial or equivalent experience. Who should attend: Industrial designers, or anyone interested in 3-D prototyping and promotion. Tuition: $900. Included in the tuition is admission to the weekend program. Imaging with Adobe Russell Brown and Bert Monroy: Aug 1-4 This four-day course, taught by Adobe senior art director Russell Brown and Adobe Photoshop software expert Bert Monroy, shows how to combine, integrate, and push the limits of programs like Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and Premiere to create high-quality graphics and video. The class begins with Illustrator, showing how object-oriented graphics can be moved into the pixel-based world of Photoshop. These images are then exported into Premiere to make still images come alive in a multimedia QuickTime environment. Brown gives a special presentation on how to convert images into 3-D stereoscopic objects. Each member of the class receives an exclusive set of new Adobe filters. Advanced. Prerequisite: Word and Image, or equivalent experience with Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator software. Who should attend: Those interested in a comprehensive overview of Adobe's solutions for bitmap- and object-oriented illustration and multimedia. Tuition: $1200. Included in the tuition is admission to the weekend program. Imaging at Mondo 2000 Bart Nagel: Aug 5-8 This four-day hands-on course examines the design and production philosophies of a modern 21st-century magazine. Participants learn how to select art and artists to determine media (flat art, 3-D art, photographs, and digital images), to choose final output, what to look for in service bureaus and printers. Others topics covered in Nagel's class include image enhancement, text manipulations, corn circles, and UFOs. Students design spreads for articles in upcoming issues of Mondo 2000. The best layouts will be selected for use in the magazine. Introductory. Prerequisite: The Center's Macintosh computer tutorial or equivalent experience. Who should attend: Artists almost, but not quite, over the edge. Tuition: $1200. Included in the tuition is admission to the weekend program. Science and Imaging Richard Podolsky: Jun 12-14 Digital imaging has caused a rapid change in the way scientists across all disciplines do research and analysis. This three-day course, taught by ecologist and software developer Richard Podolsky, explores the impact of digital imaging on astronomy, physics, chemistry, or the earth and life sciences. The course allows hands-on manipulation of a wide variety of scientific images. The class also discusses the impact of imaging on scientific inquiry. Participants learn image importation and file formats; image manipulation, including filtering and recoloring; exporting measurements extracted from imagery for numerical analysis; and color output, including printing and film recording. The class analyzes biomedical images, Landsat and SPOT satellite images, and planetary data from Jupiter and Mars. Participants have access to a large library of scientific images but are encouraged to bring their own images for analysis. Introductory. Prerequisite: The Center's Macintosh computer tutorial or equivalent experience. Who should attend: Scientists, students, and those informed in the sciences, especially astronomy, radiology, pathology, and ecology. Tuition: $900. Included in the tuition is admission to the weekend program. Cyberart Laurence Gartel: May 17-20 David Em: Jul 28-31 Computer art has captured a cultural renaissance with artists merging science and aesthetics into a visual language. This four-day course for visual artists surveys the very latest painting, drawing, and image processing software while pursuing individual objectives. Students explore various input devices and image capture tools including reflective, transmissive, 3-D, and video. Final art is output to the center's dye sublimation, thermal wax, and electrostatic printers. Technical discussions as well as aesthetic ideas are addressed. Introductory. Prerequisite: The Center's Macintosh computer tutorial or equivalent experience. Who should attend: Anyone interested in a comprehensive exploration into computer art. Tuition: $1200. Included in the tuition is admission to the weekend program. Health Sciences Imaging John Stevens, Ron Kikinis, James Zinreich, and Kristin Harris: Jun 10-12, Jun 15-17 This three-day, hands-on course, led by John Stevens, director of the Eye Research Institute of Canada, explores general principles and state-of-the-art technology used for 3-D imaging in the life sciences. It includes an introduction to data collection methods, specifically: magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), computerized axial tomography (CAT) scans, positron emission tomography (PET) scans, SPEC scans, serial electron microscopy, serial light microscopy of living cells, and confocal microscopy. Participants examine current methods of segmenting objects within the 2-D images to create 3-D images, as well as quantitative methods associated with analyzing 3-D data sets. Participants to experiment with a confocal microscope and one of the high-performance interactive workstations which specialize in 3-D medical and biological imaging. Introductory. Prerequisite: None. Who should attend: Physicians, scientists, medical lawyers, journalists, artists, or photographers. Tuition: $900. Included in the tuition is admission to the Health Sciences weekend program at the Center. Imaging Decisions for Business Alexis Gerard: Sep 28-Oct 1 This intensive, four-day course, taught by imaging consultant and Nautilus associate editor Alexis Gerard, is geared to decision-makers looking for a comprehensive understanding of the rapidly changing world of digital imaging and its effect on their businesses and clients. Participants review the latest technical developments sweeping the business world-from communications to medicine, from entertainment to education-and discuss their economic and strategic implications. The class conducts a detailed review of the products and techniques used in the digital imaging chain: digital cameras, scanners, image processing hardware and software, printers and other output devices. Participants examine cost-benefit analyses of various technology alternatives, through the use of real-world case studies and hands-on experience with the Center's comprehensive range of digital imaging equipment. Finally, the class explores how to design investment and management strategies which use the new digital technology to build competitive advantage. Introductory. Prerequisite: The Center's Macintosh computer tutorial or equivalent experience. Who should attend: Executives, commercial artists, studio owners, and others needing to make informed decisions about the use of digital imaging in their businesses or their clients' businesses. Tuition: $1200. Included in the tuition is admission to the weekend program. Independent Projects May 24, 30-31, Jun 7, 14, 27-28, Jul 19, 25-26, Aug 7, 16, Sep 13 Students may work in the Group Instruction Lab on specified days under the supervision of the Center's highly trained teaching assistant staff. There will be no formal instruction. Students may use the full range of input devices available in the lab, and are encouraged to consult the teaching assistants on their specific projects. Prints from the Kodak XL7700 Digital Continuous Tone Printer may be purchased at a per sheet price, not included in the lab fee. Other black-and-white and color output devices may also be available. There are two sessions of independent project time: 9 am to 4 pm and 4 pm to 11 pm. One or both sessions may be held depending on the specific date. Call the Center for further details. A separate fee must be paid for each session. Overnight use of the labs is not available as part of a session. Intermediate. Prerequisite: Completion of a class at the Center of two or more days. Tuition: $100 per session. DESIGN Electronic Publishing Bruce Kennett: May 21-24 David Cundy: Jun 4-7 Peter Koons: Jul 16-19 Jim Heid: Sep 10-13 The same choices made in conventional design, paste-up, and prepress apply to publishing on the desktop. The computer facilitates decision-making by allowing the designer to generate a large number of comps. Type, image, and line drawings are rapidly combined and manipulated. Large amounts of text may be managed for book and brochure work, with indices and tables of contents generated almost automatically. This four-day course includes information on managing and purchasing typefaces, programs, and equipment for efficient operations and working with service bureaus. The class is project-oriented; participants should bring text, images, and illustrations, which may be in digital form or digitized in class. Intermediate. Prerequisite: Three-day Creative Imaging or equivalent experience. Experience in typography is useful but not required. Who should attend: Anyone who works in a production environment, especially graphic designers, typesetters, and paste-up artists. Tuition: $1200. Included in the tuition is admission to the weekend program. Graphic Design on the Computer Hugh Dubberly: Aug 27-30 Apple Computer Creative Director Hugh Dubberly teaches this four-day class for graphic designers interested in acquiring computer skills. The class gives designers a basic understanding of how the computer works, and teaches software for page layout and typesetting, line-art illustration, and photo manipulation. The course covers file management and computer terminology; offers a step-by-step comparison of the conventional design process and the desktop publishing approach; and teaches skills essential for creating and laying out brochures, newsletters, and catalogs in color. Students learn PostScript language illustration, image enhancement, the creation of final pages, and working with service bureaus to get high-resolution paper or film. Introductory. Prerequisite: The Center's Macintosh computer tutorial or equivalent experience. Who should attend: Graphic designers or others involved in print and publication. Tuition: $1200. Included in the tuition is admission to the weekend program. Word and Image Gregg Trueman: Jun 18-21 April Greiman: Jul 30-Aug 2 Louis Fishauf: Aug 13-16 To the designer, the blurring of barriers between images and type is the single greatest advantage of the digital revolution. Complex blending of word and image which was once impossible or too time-consuming with wax and knives is readily created in the digital medium. Images and type may be rotated, made translucent, filled with an image, overlapped, composited, airbrushed, or created from scratch. The interchangeability of image and type gives verbal and visual communicators new languages with which to work. In this four-day class, participants work with illustration, photo-editing, and page composition programs such as QuarkXPress, and Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator to create varying kinds of type, work through specific problems posed by the instructor, and end up with formal solutions based on these explorations. The class uses the computer to create a large number of sketches in a short period of time. Intermediate. Prerequisite: Three-day Creative Imaging or equivalent experience. Who should attend: Typographers, graphic designers, and desktop publishers. Tuition: $1200. Included in the tuition is admission to the weekend program. Designing with Type Robin Williams: Aug 20 This one-day course, taught by Robin Williams, author of The Little Mac Book, focuses on one particular aspect of designing with type: contrast. Multiple typefaces on a page either look good together or they don't; however, it is more difficult to improve upon poor combinations than it is to identify them. In this workshop, participants learn to see tangible reasons for the success of certain combinations of typefaces. Students discover the characteristics of different categories of type that, when strengthened through juxtaposition, make the contrast and the visual appeal more dynamic. As participants recognize the guiding principles of contrast, they may control them. Any page of uninteresting type may be transformed into an eye-catching piece. Introductory. Prerequisite: The Center's Macintosh computer tutorial or equivalent experience. Who should attend: Graphic designers and others interested in designing with type on the desktop. Tuition: $200 Transforming Type Philip Meggs: May 15-17 This three-day course, taught by Philip Meggs, professor of communication arts and design, enables participants to rethink the very nature of typographic legibility, spatial organization, and expression. The new electronic age is transforming typography by giving the designer capabilities for reinventing typographic form and space. Studio projects are structured to allow an exploration of the often competing considerations of legibility and creativity. Slide lectures investigate major innovations in the evolution of typographic creativity. In addition to projects assigned in class, participants have the opportunity to redesign personal work and investigate the possibilities of revitalizing their typographic approaches through the application of advanced hardware and software. Introductory. Prerequisite: The Center's Macintosh computer tutorial or equivalent experience. Who should attend: Graphic designers, typographers, or others involved with type and design. Tuition: $900. Included in the tuition is admission to the weekend program. Modern Type Design John Benson: Aug 24-26 New technology has made it possible for anyone with a Macintosh computer to design type or add and alter characters in existing fonts. John Benson, who has designed and engraved inscriptions on countless famous monuments and buildings, teaches the basic principles of designing and spacing type in this three-day course. The course also surveys tools available on the computer for the creation of typefaces, and explores the electronic environment in which the tools are used. The history of type and technology is discussed as well as modern marketing and promotion techniques. The goal of the course is to demystify the process of modern type design. Instruction focuses on the properties of letterforms important in type, such as visual scale and the ability to combine letterforms into legible words. In consultation with the instructor, participants work on an original typeface and prepare a strategy for subsequent completion. Introductory. Prerequisite: The Center's Macintosh computer tutorial or equivalent experience. Who should attend: Graphic designers, type designers, or art directors. Tuition: $900. Included in the tuition is admission to the weekend program. The Typographically Illustrated Book Laurie Szujewska: May 11-14 This four-day class in modern book design, taught by Adobe book designer Laurie Szujewska, shows how to select and creatively use type effectively to convey specific moods, styles, or messages. Participants are given a passage or chapter from a novel or short story and asked to interpret it typographically. Each participant uses a different family of fonts for his or her designs. At the end of the week, the results are compiled in a typographically illustrated book. Introductory. Prerequisite: The Center's Macintosh computer tutorial or equivalent experience. Who should attend: Designers, typographers, illustrators, publishers, or anyone interested in learning more about book design and typography. Tuition: $1200. Included in the tuition is admission to the weekend program. Advanced PostScript Illustration Robert Schwarzbach: Aug 9-12 Robert Schwarzbach, a graphic designer and illustrator, teaches this four-day class in advanced illustration techniques using Adobe Illustrator and Aldus Freehand software, the two major PostScript language drawing programs. Students learn techniques for smooth blends, trapping of complex images, custom color and pattern generation, masking, and working with continuous tone image files. The class also learns to prepare files for inclusion in other programs such as QuarkXPress with an emphasis on matching colors using four-color and matching color systems. Type manipulation programs such as Broderbund's TypeStyler are surveyed. Advanced. Prerequisite: Word and Image or equivalent experience with a PostScript illustration program. Who should attend: Illustrators, logotype and graphic designers, graphic artists, and others who work with line, texture, shading, and form. Tuition: $1200. Included in the tuition is admission to the weekend program. Special Graphic Effects Luanne Seymour Cohen: May 10-13 In this four-day class, Adobe's senior art director, Luanne Seymour Cohen, teaches participants how to put a smooth gradation into logotype design; make a soft, impressionist painting with photographs; posterize photos Warhol-style; create a granite texture in illustrations; customize images for viewing with 3-D glasses; make type look engraved in stone; experiment with shadows and shading techniques, patterns and textures, "hand"-colored photos, type treatments, and more. Participants master the accuracy and typographic control of Adobe Illustrator software to create basic designs, then bring the art into Adobe Photoshop software to add texture, photographs, and filter effects. The course fosters experimentation and idea-sharing regarding computer solutions to traditional design and illustration problems. Advanced. Prerequisite: Word and Image or equivalent experience with illustration and design software, such as Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator. Who should attend: Graphic designers, illustrators, art directors, photographers, or any other professionals interested in refining their design and illustration skills on the computer. Tuition: $1200. Included in the tuition is admission to the weekend program. Cartography David Di Biase: Sep 4-6 This three-day course, taught by David Di Biase, a leading Macintosh computer-based cartographer, surveys fundamental issues in mapping both locational and quantitative information by computer. Presentations and exercises focus on transformations of the spherical earth to the graphic plane, sources of cartographic information, symbol selection and design, map typography, and data classification for quantitative maps. Participants gain hands-on experience with illustration and mapping software packages such as Strategic Mapping's AtlasPro. Introductory. Prerequisite: The Center's Macintosh computer tutorial or equivalent experience. Who should attend: Designers, illustrators, or mapmakers. Tuition: $900. Included in the tuition is admission to the weekend program. Introduction to Environmental Graphics Faculty: Aug 29-30 This two-day course provides participants with the tools necessary to participate in the Environmental Graphics course August 31 through September 1. Students learn Claris FileMaker Pro, Microsoft Excel, and Adobe Illustrator software in the context of managing information for environmental graphics. Introductory. Prerequisite: The Center's Macintosh computer tutorial or equivalent experience. Who should attend: Anyone intending to enroll in Environmental Graphics Aug 31-Sep 1. Tuition: $300. Included in the tuition is admission to the weekend program. Environmental Graphics Keith Helmetag: Aug 31-Sep 1 Charting one's way through airports, office buildings, and parks can no longer be achieved by intuition and trailblazing. Global travel and electronic technology mandate that symbols convey messages that converse in numerous languages. The recent American Disabilities Act requires an information system that speaks to the deaf, is visible to the blind, and gives access to everyone. Our fast-paced society also demands that information be clearly and precisely posted on up-to-date databases, video terminals, and electronic signs. The combination of these constraints with a designer's wish for information systems which are functional and pleasing to the eye make the wayfinding challenge of the '90s daunting. This class explores design issues in environmental graphics using a variety of computer tools including illustration, database, and spreadsheet software. Intermediate. Prerequisite: Introduction to Environmental Graphics class or equivalent experience with at least one Macintosh computer database, spreadsheet, and object-oriented illustration program. Who should attend: Architects, industrial designers, graphic designers, and artists working with building and other large environment design. Tuition: $600. Included in the tuition is admission to the weekend program. Presentation Design Frank Trocki and Christine Conley: Jun 13-15, Sep 7-9 This three-day course, taught by presentation specialists and graphic designers Frank Trocki and Christine Conley, gives an in-depth knowledge of designing, building, and outputting presentation slides. The course covers the basics of putting together a presentation using Aldus Persuasion and Microsoft PowerPoint software. Students learn to use templates and design presentations from scratch, and to import or create graphics. Students have slides output with a Management Graphics Solitaire film recorder. Introductory. Prerequisite: The Center's Macintosh computer tutorial or equivalent experience. Who should attend: Those interested in designing and producing presentation graphics. Tuition: $900. Included in the tuition is admission to the weekend program. Exhibition Design Robin Parkinson: Jun 4-7 This four-day course explores the use of computers in the organization, design, and installation of exhibitions. The course cuts across disciplines as it surveys computer techniques and software applications to create effective public displays. The class explores the use of a database to organize exhibit components and text. Participants learn desktop publishing and illustration to produce exhibition labels, signage, and large scale graphics. Participants also explore computer-aided design (CAD) programs, such as Autodesk's AutoCAD, to create integrated installation drawings, construction details, and presentation views of proposed exhibitions. The class includes techniques to incorporate and scale artifact images in exhibition plans. Intermediate. Prerequisite: Three-day Creative Imaging or equivalent experience. Who should attend: Museum personnel, architects, graphic designers, photographers, and illustrators involved in exhibition work. Tuition: $1200. Included in the tuition is admission to the weekend program. Industrial Design Hari Nair: May 28-31 Three-dimensional modeling software packages available on the Macintosh computer platform are now sophisticated enough to render complex models. This four-day course, taught by Rhode Island School of Design instructor Hari Nair, introduces participants to state-of-the-art, 3-D modeling and rendering techniques utilizing software packages such as Specular International Infini-D and Alias Sketch. The course provides a guide to interactive tools for quick visualization of an idea rather than producing finished drawings. Theory related to geometric modeling, rendering, and animation issues is covered. Texture mapping, surface attributes, lighting, and other visualization issues of concern to product designers are discussed and demonstrated through exercises. Exposure to standard Macintosh computer interformat file transfer techniques enhances confidence in data handling. Participants are encouraged to bring their own projects. Introductory. Prerequisite: The Center's Macintosh computer tutorial or equivalent experience. Who should attend: Designers and artists working in three dimensions. Tuition: $1200. Included in the tuition is admission to the weekend program. 3-D Modeling and Rendering for Photographers Issac Victor Kerlow: Sep 24-27 In this four-day course, participants learn to create special effects by mapping their images onto 3-D spaces, the equivalent of applying wallpaper to the surfaces of a room. The resulting imagery is printed at high resolution and presented as an animated sequence on the computer's screen. Course participants should bring several two-dimensional images that they wish to use in their projects, including flat art and 35mm slides and negatives. The course covers building the models and environment, navigating through the world and positioning the camera, applying surfaces to the models, lighting scenes, and creating simple animations. Introductory. Prerequisite: The Center's Macintosh computer tutorial or equivalent experience. Who should attend: Photographers, or anyone interested in 3-D surface modeling. Tuition: $1200. Included in the tuition is admission to the weekend program. Introduction to Naval Architecture Britt Chance: Jul 10, Aug 22 This one-day workshop, taught by America's Cup yacht designer Britt Chance, explores the practical and creative advantages of using the computer and new digital technologies in naval architecture. Participants learn MacSurf, an easy-to-use, highly interactive, 3-D surface modeling software program. They begin creating a simple hull and consider perspective views, print/plot utilities, curvature displays, and upright hydrostatics as part of the basic program. Each participant is given a manual and demonstration copy of MacSurf software. Introductory. Prerequisite: The Center's Macintosh computer tutorial or equivalent experience. Who should attend: Boat builders, owners, and designers; naval architecture students. Tuition: $200 Intermediate Naval Architecture Britt Chance: Jul 11, Aug 23 In this one-day class, following Chance's beginning course, participants learn advanced modeling techniques and gain a familiarity with the use of multiple surfaces.The emphasis in this course is on surface generation and analysis. MacSurf images may be passed through IGES or DXF files to a preferred drafting program for further detailing. Intermediate. Prerequisite: Introduction to Naval Architecture. Who should attend: Boat builders, owners, and designers; naval architecture students. Tuition: $200 Advanced Naval Architecture Britt Chance: July 12, August 24 In this one-day class, following Chance's intermediate class, each participant becomes familiar not only with MacSurf but also with naval architectural software like MacHydro, Fullplot, Prefit, and other specialized digital programs with such features as surface fitting, lofting, advanced hydrostatics, weight schedule editor, file conversion and communications, VPP, and rating rule analyses. In the afternoon participants have the opportunity to work on their own individual design projects, with the help of Chance and teaching assistants. Advanced. Prerequisite: Intermediate Naval Architecture. Who should attend: Boat builders, owners, and designers; naval architecture students. Tuition: $200 SOUND AND MOTION Desktop Video Production Tony DeYoung: May 28-31 David Biedny: Jul 5-8 Scott Billups: Aug 9-12 Sandy Allaire: Sep 20-23 This four-day course mixes traditional production techniques and equipment with new desktop digital and analog systems. Participants shoot video or use their own existing material. These source tapes are then digitized, assembled, and edited using analog and digital nonlinear systems. PostScript language graphics and type, animations, transitions, and cuts are added. A digital edit of the file is used to assemble a master tape from the original source tapes. Students are encouraged to bring their own materials for the class. Participants can work individually or in small editing teams each afternoon and evening. Introductory. Prerequisite: The Center's Macintosh computer tutorial or equivalent experience. Who should attend: Filmmakers, videographers, and other professionals interested in a hands-on technical introduction to desktop video production. Tuition: $1200. Included in the tuition is admission to the weekend program. QuickTime Movies Claire Barry and Kathy Galvin: Jul 2-4 Harry Marks: Aug 2-4 With the recent introduction of QuickTime software by Apple Computer, the Macintosh computer is now capable of handling movies with the same ease as text and graphics. Sophisticated video effects which were previously limited to high-end systems are now available on the desktop. In this three-day course, participants create their own QuickTime movies using SuperMac Technology's VideoSpigot and Adobe Premiere software to edit with emphasis on digital compositing and filtering, matte generations and audio integration. Required graphics are created in Adobe Photoshop software and integrated into the production. After a process of screening and reviewing rough cuts, the final productions are assembled, complete with optical effects, and reviewed by the class. Participants should bring video in Hi-8, 3/4-inch, or 1/2-inch format. Introductory. Prerequisite: The Center's Macintosh computer tutorial or equivalent experience. Experience working in video useful but not required. Who should attend: Those interested in exploring video on the computer. Tuition: $900. Included in the tuition is admission to the weekend program. Animation Lynda Weinman: May 3-6, Jul 9-12 Brad deGraf: Sep 6-9 This four-day workshop offers film, video, and design professionals an overview of the animation techniques and software available on the Macintosh computer for video and presentation. A wide range of applications are explored, including 2-D graphics, type, and logo animation, cel painting, 3-D modeling and rendering, transparency, panning and zooming, compositing, and mixing animation with live video. Participants learn software tools like MacroMind Director, Swivel 3-D Professional, as well as Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and Premiere. Practical issues are addressed, including frame-by-frame recording, video boards, NTSC safe colors, resolution, scanning, real-time recording, video keys, and mattes. In the process of learning animation, participants gain hands-on experience with the latest digital cameras, high-resolution scanners, color printers, and video equipment. Participants output their finished animations and composites to videotape. Introductory. Prerequisite: The Center's Macintosh computer tutorial or equivalent experience. Who should attend: Animators, illustrators, designers, or videographers. Tuition: $1200. Included in the tuition is admission to the weekend program. Human Animation and Choreography Thecla Schiphorst: Jul 5-7 This interactive, three-day workshop combines lectures and demonstrations with hands-on creative work sessions using Life Forms software, an interactive 3-D graphic tool for the creation of human movement. Developed by the Simon Fraser University Computer Graphics Research Lab, Life Forms software enables a user to create, edit, and store human movement sequences. Originally envisioned as a creative tool for choreographers, Life Forms software has also interested animators, directors, athletic coaches, and motion planners. Schiphorst is a member of the design team that developed Life Forms and for the past two years she has been using the package with renowned choreographer Merce Cunningham in New York. Introductory. Prerequisite: The Center's Macintosh computer tutorial or equivalent experience. Who should attend: Animators, dancers, choreographers, composers, and visual artists interested in creating human movement animation. Tuition: $900. Included in the tuition is admission to the weekend program. 3-D Visualization for Film and Broadcast Michael Backes: Aug 5-8 This four-day course taught by Michael Backes, who specializes in the use of digital technology in motion pictures, covers visualization for motion picture production using Electric Image and Virtus Walkthrough software. Electric Image is a high-end, broadcast quality 3-D animation and rendering package that can create a wide range of quality 3-D animations. Virtus Walkthrough creates real-time 3-D simulations, allowing users to design and then walk through spaces in real time. Students learn basic set design concepts, motion picture camera simulation, 3-D storyboarding, 3-D logo treatments, and texture mapping for scene simulation. Introductory. Prerequisite: The Center's Macintosh computer tutorial or equivalent experience. Who should attend: Filmmakers, videographers, set designers, and others involved in motion picture visualization. Tuition: $1200. Included in the tuition is admission to the weekend program. Digital Music and Sound Christopher Yavelow: Aug 13-16 This four-day, hands-on course, taught by composer and computer music guru Christopher Yavelow, is a total immersion into the Macintosh computer music environment.. The course mirrors a normal working process through the accumulation of sound material, sound editing and organization, creative input, shaping ideas into music, processing, mixing, and output in a variety of formats. Students learn about sound generation and design, MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) sequencing, interactive and algorithmic composition, live performance, notation, digital audio, film and video synchronization, multimedia authoring, computer-aided instruction, interactive CD-ROMs, and visual programming languages for music. Students design sounds to use in their own or algorithmically generated MIDI sequences. These serve as material for learning about sound and MIDI manipulation in Claris HyperCard and MacroMind Director software. Finally, participants convert their music to notation and also record the files direct to hard disk for editing. Students receive print, audio tape, and disk versions of their project. Introductory. Prerequisite: The Center's Macintosh computer tutorial or equivalent experience. Who should attend: Musicians, composers, sound designers, copyists, engravers, music educators, multimedia producers, and anyone interested in computer applications to music. Tuition: $1200. Included in the tuition is admission to the weekend program. Electronic Music Jeff Rona: June 29-Jul 1 The introduction of the computer into the studios of musicians and composers has changed forever the way music is created and recorded. To fulfill their artistic potential in today's marketplace, it is vital for musicians to have an in-depth knowledge of the tools available. This three-day course, taught by musician, author, and electronic music expert Jeff Rona, dives into the newest techniques and tools used to make music with computers and electronic instruments. The class explores the importance of MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface); the use of computers in composition, arranging, and production; music hardware and software for personal computers; custom home and studio recording environments; synchronizing for multitrack, film, and video recording; and future technologies. Introductory. Prerequisite: The Center's Macintosh computer tutorial or equivalent experience. Who should attend: Musicians with a technical bent, or technicians with a musical bent. Tuition: $900. Included in the tuition is admission to the weekend program. Sound and Image Peter Wetzler: Sep 2-5 This four-day course, taught by composer and musician Peter Wetzler, explores the composition of sound for pictures. Participants gain a hands-on knowledge of MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface), synthesis, synchronization to picture, and computer-based sequencing and scoring using Macintosh computer hardware and software. The second, theoretical phase explores the creative possibilities of sound and picture, the relationships of digitized sound to images, algorithmic compositional tools on the Macintosh computer, and the temporal aspect of music as it relates to moving images. Because of the intuitive interface of the Macintosh computer, this course can be offered to those with no experience in the field. Introductory. Prerequisite: The Center's Macintosh computer tutorial or equivalent experience. Who should attend: Classically trained and untrained composers as well as fine artists. Tuition: $1200. Included in the tuition is admission to the weekend program. Digital Music Mastering Jeff Bova and Jimmy Bralower: Aug 17-19 In this three-day, hands-on course, taught by world-class studio musicians Jeff Bova and Jimmy Bralower, participants learn the creative and practical applications of MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) in today's musical environment. Together Bova and Bralower have played on more than sixty gold and platinum records. In the course, they explore the challenges of making a hit record, from creating the demo to the delivery of the music on to tape. Students also learn firsthand how to utilize the strengths of any given software and hardware combination to achieve professional results. Individual workstations with personal monitoring are provided. Introductory. Prerequisite: The Center's Macintosh computer tutorial or equivalent experience. Who should attend: Studio musicians, engineers, and music producers as well as composers with a solid foundation in MIDI. Tuition: $900. Included in the tuition is admission to the weekend program. Corporate Audio-Visual Presentations Ted Evans: Sep 27-30 This four-day course, taught by Ted Evans, an expert in the field of corporate communications, covers the role and implementation of computer multimedia in corporate communications. Students learn techniques for building complete multimedia presentations, including developing a creative concept, scanning and manipulating images, creating original artwork, and incorporating sound, video, animation, and 3-D images to create vibrant, highly effective presentations. The instructor shows samples of past and current work for major corporations, including award-winning work for Microsoft, Aldus, and Nintendo. Hands-on demos of select software and hardware are featured. Introductory. Prerequisite: The Center's Macintosh computer tutorial or equivalent experience. Who should attend: Those interested in corporate audio-visual production and presentation. Tuition: $1200. Included in the tuition is admission to the weekend program. NEW MEDIA Multimedia Production Thomas Nicholson: Jun 25-28 David Biedny: Jul 23-26 Interactive media has profoundly changed the communication arts. These new forms of media, soon to be in millions of homes, have the potential of altering the future of imaging and communication more than the inventions of digital type, video music CDs-even photography. In this four-day course, students survey state-of-the-art interactive media used in presentations, marketing, education, entertainment, and publishing. Participants learn how to assemble and arrange images, text, sound, and video in an order and context that makes sense to the user. Emphasis is on defining objectives, structuring information, rapid prototyping, and testing. Participants should bring material with which to develop their own interactive project. Intermediate. Prerequisite: Three-day Creative Imaging, Intermediate Imaging, or equivalent experience. Experience with print graphic design, animation for video, and one or more media authoring tools (such as Claris HyperCard, Aldus SuperCard, MacroMind Director, or Adobe Photoshop software) is helpful but not required. Who should attend: Graphic designers, publishers, photographers, videographers, filmmakers, or others interested in a new medium. Tuition: $1200. Included in the tuition is admission to the weekend program. Interactive Design at Voyager Robert Stein and staff: Sep 3-6 This four-day course is led by Robert Stein, founder of the Voyager Company, a leading interactive publisher. Participants learn interactive design by solving problems and working on their own individual multimedia projects. As a final project the class authors its own CD-ROM with the help of a Voyager programmer and designer. Participants are provided with raw material for their interactive projects, including digitized text, images, sound, and QuickTime movies. Students may also bring still images to be digitized and incorporated into the final interactive work. During the course, Stein demonstrates a range of Voyager's interactive subjects including its Expanded Books, Pedro Meyer's photographs, and American history and Shakespeare projects. Introductory. Prerequisite: The Center's Macintosh computer tutorial or equivalent experience; some knowledge of Claris HyperCard and MacroMind Director software is useful. Who should attend: Graphic designers, publishers, photographers, videographers, filmmakers, or others interested in new media. Tuition: $1200. Included in the tuition is admission to the weekend program. Public Interactive Media Eric Martin: Jun 8-11 With the invention of interactive media, public spaces will never be the same. This four-day introductory course teaches participants how to incorporate image, text, sound, and video into material used for interactive public display such as in museums, libraries, and educational institutions. Through project and experimentation, the class learns to generate graphics for on-screen presentations, as well as to create interface design, simulated video and authoring software options. Participants are encouraged to bring their own content (sound, music, video, text, and photographs). During the course, each participant will complete an individual interactive project. Introductory. Prerequisite: The Center's Macintosh computer tutorial or equivalent experience. Who should attend: Museum, library, or educational personnel; videographers, designers, or anyone interested in producing his own multimedia project. Tuition: $1200. Included in the tuition is admission to the weekend program. New Media for Libraries Florian Brody: Jun 8-11 This four-day class, taught by Florian Brody of the Voyager Company and the Austrian National Library, explores how interactive technology is shaping libraries of the future. Libraries now have the choice of embracing new technologies or leaving this information field to a different and new form of organization. Changes in information technology dictate changes in libraries at all levels. This hand-on course explores new media technologies that are shaping the libraries of the future. The instructor demonstrates products on different media as well as production toolkits, which are available for testing and training. Discussions of hardware options enable participants to better understand the technology involved. Introductory. Prerequisite: The Center's Macintosh computer tutorial or equivalent experience. Who should attend: Anyone interested in developing or understanding interactive media's application for libraries. Tuition: $1200. Included in the tuition is admission to the weekend program. Game Design Ron Martinez: May 21-23 When it comes to popular entertainment, interactive computer game systems like Nintendo are giving Hollywood a run for its money. These seductive postlinear pop-culture products glue users, young and old alike, to their screens. In this three-day workshop led by software producer and designer Ron Martinez, participants learn what a computer game is, how to design one, and why anyone would want to bother. In the process, they also learn general interactive design principles and techniques which have a variety of applications in commercial, educational, and training programs-as well as addictive, productivity-destroying games. Sample topics include Coke machine interactivity, and how to avoid it; the proposition that all computer games are really stories; a special place in hell-designing games for the fourteen-year-old boy; and simulation with a human face. Introductory. Prerequisite: The Center's Macintosh computer tutorial or equivalent experience. Who should attend: Players and programmers. Tuition: $900. Included in the tuition is admission to the weekend program. Electronic Newspaper Stewart McBride and Glenn Fleishman: High school students: Jul 9-11 College students: Sep 10-12 This three-day student workshop, taught by journalist and filmmaker Stewart McBride and graphic designer and technical expert Glenn Fleishman, introduces participants to the real-world production of an interactive newspaper on the desktop. The class will be divided into teams of writers, editors, photographers, designers, and art directors who will collaborate in a final-day "press run" of their instant electronic newspaper. As students cover events around Camden and the Center they will learn to use the Kodak Professional Digital Camera System, as well as to collect interview material for text and sound. Students work as a team, and with the help of a multimedia programmer, learn to incorporate text, still images, video, and sound into an interactive publication. Introductory. Prerequisite: Submission of a portfolio of images, design pieces, or published writing samples for review; The Center's Macintosh computer tutorial or equivalent experience is also required. Who should attend: Student writers, editors, photographers, and filmmakers or any student interested in getting a look at the electronic future of news production. Tuition: $150. Educational incentive does not apply. Included in the tuition is admission to the weekend program. Earth Images and Multimedia Payson Stevens: Aug 30-Sep 2 This four-day course, taught by Payson Stevens, president and creative director of InterNetwork, Inc., a science and communications group, uses earth imagery as material to teach the fundamental principles of new media. Human impact on the earth is reaching a critical point, and how we view and interpret images of our planet is essential to managing it. The class collaborates on a multimedia presentation incorporating animation, typography, and a graphic user interface. The course introduces participants to interactive media and gives them an appreciation of science communication, its relationship to education, and its importance in furthering earth awareness. Students have an option to participate in a real-world multimedia presentation currently being developed by Stevens' firm for use by the earth science and policy community. Introductory. Prerequisite: The Center's Macintosh computer tutorial or equivalent. Experience with paint and drawing programs or print graphic design. Knowledge of animation and multimedia programs (MacroMind Director, etc.) is beneficial but not required. Who should attend: Anyone interested in earth images and multimedia. Tuition: $1200. Included in the tuition is admission to the weekend program. Browsable Movies and Surrogate Travel Michael Naimark: Sep 20-23 Current interactive environments involve real-time, responsive systems. These include flight simulators, many video games, and head-tracked virtual reality systems; all of them employ real-time 3-D computer models. However, it is also possible to create such interactivity with camera-originated material. In this four-day class, taught by interactive and virtual reality experimenter Michael Naimark, participants explore surrogate travel and browsable movies. These can be shot using simple 35mm still cameras and transferring the material to a random-access medium such as laserdisc. This course is both a practical exercise in shooting for real-time interactivity, as well as a seminar in the problems and possibilities of digitally modeling the physical world. Students should bring a 35mm camera, and expect to shoot a few hundred frames. Introductory. Prerequisite: The Center's Macintosh computer tutorial or equivalent experience. Who should attend: Anyone interested in learning real-time interactive techniques. Tuition: $800. Included in the tuition is admission to the weekend program. Telepresence and Virtual Reality Brenda Laurel and William Chapin: Sep 17-19 Telepresence is a medium through which people experience a sense of presence in a place other than the one where their bodies are situated. Telepresence can provide a sense of being in computer-generated environments (virtual environments), "real" environments that are remote in space and/or time (remote presence), or some combination of the two (hybrid environments). This workshop explores the theory, technology, applications, and design issues involved with the telepresence medium. The three-day class taught by virtual reality pioneers Brenda Laurel and William Chapin, begins with interactive demonstrations of telepresence technology, with participants exploring virtual environments with 3-D visual and auditory characteristics. Students learn about telepresence's evolution as well as its key theoretical and artistic foundations; the enabling technologies, software architecture, and other design issues; existing telepresence implementations; and how to design for the medium. Technologically augmented theatrical improvisations are used as research tools for exploring such issues as system knowledge requirements and interactive dynamics, including sensory, cognitive, and emotional effects. Introductory. Prerequisite: None. Who should attend: Anyone interested in exploring the new medium of telepresence and "virtual reality." Tuition: $600. Included in the tuition is admission to the weekend program. 3-D Simulated Worlds David Levitt: Sep 17-19 By the mid-1990s, the average person will be able to create software by reaching into a simulated world and changing it. Instead of typing text or traditional programming by an expert, a user will change the environment by turning knobs, pulling on sliders, and connecting objects together in the simulation. In this three-day class, David Levitt, director of Simulation and Audio Development at VPL Research, demonstrates and teaches icon-based software creation using HookUp! and Body Electric. These graphic environments, known as real-time data flow languages, use icons and wires, in an extended Macintosh computer-style interface, to control 2-D and 3-D simulated worlds. HookUp! controls cel-animated environments; Body Electric controls animation of jointed objects and 3-D sound in VPL's RB2 virtual reality systems. The course includes an overview of Virtual Reality world creation, from the creation or importation of artwork, and sound recording, to design of interactive behavior of the 3-D environment. Introductory. Prerequisite: The Center's Macintosh computer tutorial or equivalent. Experience with 3-D animation systems is useful but not required. Who should attend: Anyone interested in working in a new method of creating "virtual reality" graphic environments and animations. Tuition: $900. Included in the tuition is admission to the weekend program. TECHNOLOGY Imaging Technology Robert Schwarzbach: Jun 8-11, Jul 6-9, Aug 3-6 Hugh Dubberly: Aug 31-Sep 3 Issac Victor Kerlow: Sep 28-Oct 1 In this four-day course the insides of scanners, computers, and printers are dissected and explained. Participants receive technical explanations of how charge-coupled devices (CCDs), photomultipliers, and other light sensors measure data; how digital images are represented and processed; and how dye sublimation, electrostatic, thermal wax, and other printing technologies compare. The class works with image manipulation software to produce files of varying resolution and size on several scanners, and then compares output. Calibration across an imaging chain is demonstrated and explained using the latest software and hardware, including the Kodak PCS 100 system. Students learn about configurations ranging from a basic Macintosh computer to the high-end Kodak Premier and Prophecy systems. Examples are presented to define key terms and protocols. Introductory. Prerequisite: The Center's Macintosh computer tutorial or equivalent experience. Who should attend: Technicians, or those with a technical background. Some basic knowledge of electronics and repair is useful. Tuition: $1200. Included in the tuition is admission to the weekend program. Image Acquisition Technology Katrin Eismann: May 7-9, Jun 29-Jul 1, Jul 13-15 This three-day class, taught by digital and conventional photographer Katrin Eismann, combines computer lab time and technical presentations to foster an understanding of the issues surrounding input. Students learn to compare and test disparate technology and make critical decisions. Students work with many devices and systems: Kodak's Professional Digital Camera System, Photo CD, and 35mm Rapid Film Scanner; and devices by Leaf Systems, Nikon, Sharp, Apple, Optronics, and others. Students consider issues of resolution, quality, time, cost, need, and ease of use and training. Participants learn how and when equipment can be used by understanding the strengths and weaknesses of each. Students should bring one high-quality 35mm negative, one transparency, and one larger format negative or transparency up to 4 x 5 format. Introductory. Prerequisite: The Center's Macintosh computer tutorial or equivalent experience. Who should attend: Photographers, designers, service bureau operators, and others involved in the technical side of image acquisition. Tuition: $900. Included in the tuition is admission to the weekend program. Advanced Image Reproduction Eran Steinberg: Jun 25-28, Aug 20-23 This four-day, hands-on course can follow the Photography and Design series. The class takes an in-depth look at all methods of color proofing and reproduction on both theoretical and practical levels. Files can be output by all methods of reproduction at the Center including dye sublimation, thermal wax transfer, electrostatic, ink jet, laser imagesetter, and cathode ray tube and laser film recorders. The class begins with an analysis of color's physical nature and how the human eye perceives it. Students examine issues of resolution, viewing conditions, and color fidelity across platforms, including an analysis of color gamut limits on the various reproduction devices. Advanced. Prerequisite: Prepress, Advanced Imaging, or equivalent experience. Who should attend: Anyone involved in photographic or offset reproduction. Tuition: $1200. Included in the tuition is admission to the weekend program. Archiving Images Gary Cosimini: Jun 1-3, Sep 10-12 In this three-day course, Gary Cosimini, senior art director at The New York Times, presents a general picture of the nature of computer file formats, particularly as they relate to graphics, type, and photos. The tasks of transporting digital documents across platforms and applications, and protecting image files over time have become increasingly important as the number of electronic archives increases and as worldwide transfer of images and text becomes more common. This course focuses on the emerging "document-centric" format based on the PostScript page description language, the Interchange PostScript Format, and photographic image compression. Formats or standards to be considered are ASCII, Rich Format Text, PICT, Encapsulated PostScript (EPS), TIFF, LZW and Huffman compression, the ANPA-IPTC header, JPEG, Photoshop, Quark, PIL, Illustrator, and other drawing program formats, as well as the basic characteristics of the PostScript language and Macintosh computer file structure. Introductory. Prerequisite: The Center's Macintosh computer tutorial or equivalent experience. Who should attend: Archivists, designers, photographers, studio managers, and others involved in long-term storage or telephone transmission of images in digital form. Tuition: $900. Included in the tuition is admission to the weekend program. Digital Halftones and Duotones Richard Benson and Russell Brown: May 4-8 Richard Benson, widely regarded as one of the world's great halftone cameramen, has been responsible for many other developments in the printing of photographs with ink. This five-day course begins with a series of three morning lectures by Benson on "The History of Printing in Ink," "A Technical Description of Photo-Offset Lithography and Its Problems," and "Camera Halftones." Russell Brown, senior art director at Adobe Systems and one of the creators of Adobe Photoshop, guides participants through the process of making digital halftones and duotones on the Macintosh computer. The course includes a discussion of resolution, screen frequency and angles, dot shape, transfer functions, gray ramp, unsharp masking, and level and curve adjustments. The final days of the class are spent generating halftone film and proofing it on an offset press. Intermediate. Prerequisite: Three-day Creative Imaging or equivalent experience. Who should attend: Photographers, art directors, graphic designers, desktop publishing entrepreneurs, or anyone wishing to master the art of digital fine printing. Tuition: $1500. Included in the tuition is admission to the weekend program. Alternative Photographic Printing Processes Robert Steinberg: May 10-14 This five-day workshop, taught by noted fine photographic printer Robert Steinberg, shows participants how to make high-quality, large-format, continuous tone, black-and-white negatives from both smaller format transparencies, color negatives, and ordinary black-and-white negatives. These large-format negatives are designed to print easily in alternative fine photographic processes, such as platinum, albumen, cyanotype, and salted papers. Using a variety of scanners, powerful Macintosh computer imaging stations, image-enhancement software, and Kodak's high-end Premier System, the scale and density of original material can be corrected to perfection. Participants master the creative capabilities of Photoshop software either to create new work or to correct aesthetic or technical deficiencies in the original negative. Proof prints from these negatives are made on Palladio platinum/palladium paper. Introductory. Prerequisite: The Center's Macintosh computer tutorial or equivalent experience. Who should attend: Photographers, printers, designers, or anyone interested in digital correction and enlargement of fine photographic negatives. Tuition: $1500. Included in the tuition is admission to the weekend program. Prepress Tim Piazza: May 25-27, Jul 20-22 Eran Steinberg: Jun 22-24 John Kramer: Aug 17-19 Jim Rich: Sep 14-16 This three-day course begins by examining different types of input sources, including slide, flatbed, professional drum scanners, and Kodak Photo CD. Scans from these devices are manipulated and combined with headline type, body copy, and illustration into fully composed pages. Participants compare output from several devices, including dye sublimation printers, the Kodak Coloredge 1550 Copier-Duplicator, and a high-resolution imagesetter. Students are encouraged to bring their own photographic materials and layout designs for the final project. Topics covered include custom typographic effects, basic image-enhancement techniques, scanning and printing resolution, color matching and color fidelity, RGB to CMYK conversions, and Pantone, TruMatch, and Focaltone color matching systems. Participants learn about duotones, trapping, five or more plate separations, and monitor-to-print calibration including Kodak's ColorSense Color Management System and PostScript Level 2 language. Advanced. Prerequisite: Electronic Publishing or equivalent experience with QuarkXPress or Aldus PageMaker software. Who should attend: Designers, production personnel, and publishing photographers seeking a practical knowledge of electronic prepress technology and design. Tuition: $900. Included in the tuition is admission to the weekend program. Advanced Publishing Technology Cesare Del Vaglio and Antonio Gentile: Jul 23-25, Sep 17-19 In this three-day class, McGraw Hill Publishing's Cesare Del Vaglio and Antonio Gentile demonstrate how magazines and newspapers may be managed and produced using a combination of Macintosh computers and high-end technology. The course also explores workload issues that arise as publications switch to desktop publishing. The instructors discuss problems that result from improper management and structure of networks, how to set up effective deadlines in this environment, and what end-users need to know to do their part of the work. Higher-end technical discussions include using the Open Press Interface (OPI) and publishing systems like the Kodak Prophecy System to produce finished pages with reliable color, as well as the use of compression and color space conversion. When possible, participants bring their own printed pieces produced conventionally or electronically along with the original elements that went into the work. Advanced. Prerequisite: Prepress or Electronic Publishing or equivalent experience. Who should attend: Anyone interested in a survey of electronic publishing methods involving personal computers and high-end workstations. Tuition: $900. Included in the tuition is admission to the weekend program. Font Technology Robin Williams: Aug 21-23 This three-day day course, taught by Robin Williams, author of The Little Mac Book, covers the technical information a Macintosh computer user requires to work efficiently with fonts and images. Students learn the difference between bitmapped and outline fonts, screen and printer fonts, resident and downloadable fonts; and Type 1 PostScript language and Apple TrueType fonts. The instructor resolves font identity conflicts, presents font management strategies, demonstrates Adobe Multiple Masters font technology, and discusses how to ensure that a service bureau outputs fonts correctly. This workshop also covers the many graphic file formats and protocols in use on the Macintosh computer. Students learn about PICT, TIFF, RIFF, GIFF, EPS, EPSF, PNTG, and other formats as well as bi-level and deep bitmaps, resolution, objects, and Bezier curves, and how to choose from these different formats. Intermediate. Prerequisite: William's Designing With Type or equivalent experience. Who should attend: Designers, photographers, or others interested in managing font and image files. Tuition: $900. Included in the tuition is admission to the weekend program. Networking Vincent Bilotta: May 17-20 The Internet is the name of the collection of several thousand smaller networks that joins every major research and educational institution on earth. Current policy and technologies allow individuals and commercial entities to easily access the vast array of services and resources through low-cost, dial-up connections. This four-day course, taught by wide-area network specialist Vincent Bilotta, takes participants through the process of configuring and connecting a local area network to the Internet. The class works with a UNIX workstation as a gateway, and integrates Macintosh computer hosts into an Internet domain. Upon connection to the Internet, the class explores the various resources available, including electronic mail, netnews, FTP (file transfer protocol), Telnet, X.500 directory services, Archie, and library research services. Participants have direct access to thousands of public archives in the U.S., Europe, and Japan. Students learn how to navigate through the terabytes of information, and quickly find and retrieve the software or other data they specifically require. Intermediate. Prerequisite: Mastery of basic Macintosh computer skills and some knowledge about telecommunications. Who should attend: Systems administrators, programmers, and others involved in local area networks or interested in Internet access. Tuition: $1200. Included in the tuition is admission to the weekend program. Workgroups Glenn Fleishman: May 15-16 Before the introduction of Macintosh computer System 7 operating system software, the easiest way to exchange data in workgroups was via "SneakerNet"-floppy disks and tennis shoes. System 7's architecture opens new potential for information exchange within small workgroups and entire organizations. This two-day class, taught by the Center's Macintosh computer system administrator Glenn Fleishman, covers the important new features of System 7: Inter-Application Communication (IAC), Publish & Subscribe, Aliases, and Personal Appleshare, and how they relate to managing and participating in task-oriented groups. The class focuses on creating documents involving illustration, photographs, and text, which are automatically updated and managed across a network. Participants see tools for controlling, monitoring, and focusing workgroup activity. Participants are advised on upgrading from System 6, implementing workgroups, installing mail systems, and maintaining networks. Students learn about flexible work situations, including telecommuting (or bedroom commuting), in-transit networking, and asynchronous decision-making. Intermediate. Prerequisite: Macintosh experience, especially in System 6; system administration or workgroup administration experience useful but not necessary. Who should attend: Network managers and individual users alike will benefit from this class due to the modular nature of System 7, allowing the same principles that guide a large network to guide a small workgroup. Tuition: $600. Included in the tuition is admission to the weekend program. Power Users Glenn Fleishman: June 15-17, Jul 16-18 Twenty programs in three days. Databases. Word processors. Illustration and drawing programs. Telecommunication. Page layout. 3-D architecture rendering. Animation. Video. Sound. Programs will be decided minutes before class time. Only the most cutting-edge material will be presented. Lunch may be missed; coffee is mandatory. Instruction day may run twelve hours or more. Not for the faint of heart. Advanced. Prerequisite: Mastery of at least three different Macintosh computer programs. Who should attend: Those who desire to become power users. Tuition: $900. Included in the tuition is admission to the weekend program. Kodak Premier and Prophecy Training Eastman Kodak Company has established itself as the leader in electronic color. The Center for Creative Imaging is pleased to offer specialized training involving two of Kodak's high-end systems. Individuals or small groups may inquire regarding availability for a three- to five-day customized tutorial in either the photographic oriented Kodak Premier (RGB) system or the graphic arts-oriented Kodak Prophecy (CMYK) system. Kodak Premier Image Enhancement System The Premier Image Enhancement System is the first of its kind. Designed from the ground up by professional photographers and intended for photographers, it makes continuous tone output from continuous tone input. The system is RGB-based and affords an interface that is immediately familiar to the professional photographer. The film reader takes from 35mm to 8 x 10-inch negatives or transparencies and digitizes as much as 250 Mb of information. These files are electronically enhanced with a Sun Microsystems SPARCstation 370 with a high-performance Kodak-developed image accelerator board featuring 17 parallel processors that increase computing capability tenfold. The system then writes high-resolution negatives or transparencies on ISO 100 Daylight 8 x 10-inch Kodak Professional Film. The Premier tutorial provides participants with a working knowledge of hardware operation, software tools and techniques, and enough hands-on practice to complete a basic project. Prerequisite: Photographic color correction experience and/or established familiarity with RGB electronic imaging/compositing. Who should attend: Anyone interested in learning high-end electronic image enhancement. Tuition: Call the Registrar for details. Kodak Prophecy Color Publishing System The Kodak Prophecy Color Publishing System was introduced two years ago as the graphic arts industry's first standards-based color imaging system, and is Kodak's answer to real-world, real-time color imaging for the desktop environment. Along with Kodak's advanced color hardware accelerator, Prophecy employs the Kodak Color Management System-a high-end prepress color correction, calibration, and linearization technology. During this tutorial, participants see how quality and productivity issues are addressed by the multitasking UNIX-based Prophecy system configured to cooperate within a desktop workgroup. Participants also explore the implications of the proliferation of the Kodak Color Management System, as Kodak has licensed this technology to a number of display and output device manufacturers. Participants work with the Macintosh computer-based Precision Color System 100, which features the same color management strategy as Prophecy. Prerequisite: Knowledge of desktop publishing and color. Who should attend: Anyone interested in understanding color correction and calibration on a high-end system. Tuition: Call the Registrar for details. FUNDAMENTALS Mastering the Macintosh Computer Ron Fernandez: May 28-30 Carol Jaeger: Jun 26-28, Jul 24-26, Sep 25-27 Robin Williams: Aug 24-26 As the price of a Macintosh computer drops relative to performance, more and more individuals and companies have turned to it as a tool. Using popular software, this class teaches participants to use spreadsheets, databases, word processors, and to do basic page layout. It provides a concentrated introduction to personal computers and teaches essential skills needed to become a versatile Macintosh computer user. Introductory. Prerequisite: None; the Center's Macintosh computer tutorial occurs as part of the first day. Who should attend: Individuals or businesses interested in efficiently using the Macintosh as an integrated tool. Tuition: $450 Word Processing Faculty: May 14, May 25, Jun 9, Jul 12, Aug 14, Sep 13 The pen may be mightier than the sword, but the mouse and keyboard are decidedly faster and more productive. This one-day class is designed for participants new to the Macintosh computer and includes a The Center's Macintosh computer tutorial in addition to basic word processing. The course covers text entry, typefaces, type sizes, and type styles; using the cut, copy, and paste commands to incorporate text and graphics from other documents; spelling, find, and replace commands; creating mailing lists and using mail merge commands; and document formatting and printing. Introductory. Prerequisite: None; the Center's Macintosh computer tutorial occurs during first day of instruction. Who should attend: Anyone interested in learning fundamental word processing on the computer. Tuition: $150 Spreadsheets Faculty: May 18, Jun 8, Jul 13, Aug 13, Sep 14 The electronic spreadsheet has changed the personal computer industry. Suddenly, a device that had been of interest only to hobbyists was embraced by the business community. Spreadsheets can help make sense of all kinds of numeric information. This one-day course covers basic spreadsheet skills, including laying out and labeling a spreadsheet, entering and editing data, the use of mathematical functions for calculations, graphing and charting results, and exporting data to other applications. Introductory. Prerequisite: The Center's Macintosh computer tutorial or equivalent experience. Who should attend: Anyone interested in learning to create and use spreadsheets on the computer. Tuition: $150 Databases Faculty: Jun 22, Jul 20, Aug 20, Sep 7 Large bodies of information are seldom intrinsically useful. It is the individual items and their interrelationship that are important. Participants in this one-day course create their own custom database using Claris Filemaker Pro and in the process develop basic database management skills. Particular emphasis is placed on database construction, determining search parameters, creating and printing reports, and using databases for common business record-keeping tasks. Introductory. Prerequisite: The Center's Macintosh computer tutorial or equivalent experience. Who should attend: Anyone interested in learning to gather and manage information on the computer. Tuition: $150 Page Layout Faculty: Jun 1, Jul 2, Aug 27, Sep 24 In the past, when you had something important to say, you carved it in stone. Today, you would probably organize and publish your thoughts with the help of a personal computer and a page layout application. This one-day course uses Aldus PageMaker to cover the basic skills and concepts needed to use any page layout application. It explains the pasteboard metaphor, setting up a document, inputting text and graphics, specifying type and typefaces, editing a document, and using master pages. Students receive some helpful tips and tricks, and learn basic output options. Introductory. Prerequisite: The Center's Macintosh computer tutorial or equivalent experience. Who should attend: Anyone interested in page design and desktop publishing with the computer. Tuition: $150 PostScript Illustration Faculty: Jul 27 Many Macintosh computer illustration programs use collections of curves and straight lines to define shapes, color gradations, and letters in a typeface. In this one-day course, the tricks and techniques of creating these outlines are taught using illustration programs such as Adobe Illustrator and Aldus FreeHand, among others. Using a series of points, curves are built up and modified to form outlines which may be scaled to any size, but retain their exact form. Incorporating and modifying typefaces are covered, as well as other transformations, such as blending, scaling, rotating, and skewing. Introductory. Prerequisite: The Center's Macintosh computer tutorial or equivalent experience. Who should attend: Anyone interested in technical or structured illustration and designing or modifying type. Tuition: $150 Imaging for Young People Carol Jaeger: Ages 10-13: Jun 20, Jul 6, Aug 6, Aug 22 Ages 14-18: Jun 21, July 7, Aug 7, Aug 23 Bob Schaffel: Ages 10-13: Jul 18 Ages 14-18: Jul 19 This one-day computer drawing and painting class is designed to introduce young people to electronic imaging in a friendly manner. Like the camera, the computer is just another creative tool. But because it is electronic, you can capture and play with the pictures immediately. Students may bring their own images as the raw material for computer experimentation or use those provided by the Center. The goal of this class is not the output, but the learning process. Introductory. Prerequisite: None; The Center's Macintosh computer tutorial occurs during the one-day class. Who should attend: Young people interested in a friendly introduction to painting and drawing on the computer. Tuition: $50. Educational incentive does not apply. OTHER INFORMATION Intern Program The Center for Creative Imaging offers a limited number of internships to qualified applicants, particularly those with photography, design, illustration, animation, computer, and/or teaching experience. In exchange for working in various capacities at the Center, interns are provided with a reimbursement of expenses and the opportunity to participate in the Center's classes and events. Those interested should apply in writing only with a letter, a resume, and two letters of recommendation to: Charles Altschul, Director of Education. Only portfolios and examples of work accompanied by a self-addressed stamped envelope will be returned. Artists in Residence The Center accepts proposals from artists in need of the time and technology to complete specific projects. Those interested in the artists in residence program should apply in writing with a resume, a description of the intended project, its duration, as well the equipment, supplies, and technical assistance desired, to: Stewart McBride, Director of Development. Only portfolios and examples of work accompanied by a self-addressed stamped envelope will be returned. Privately-Arranged Courses and Off-Site Training The Center can tailor courses to the individual needs of schools, businesses, and other institutions. The Center also provides off-site instruction and consultation. For more information contact: Ray DeMoulin, Director. ********** The opportunities listed above are for May through September. All prices listed are in US dollars. See also: "Center for Creative Imaging - General Information" for information about the Center, Technology and Registration, as well as "Center for Creative Imaging - Faculty Profiles." 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