After hours of drawing graphs and looking at all the classes I need to take to graduate, Ive found a way to squeeze in everything. Unfortunately, that means 20 units next semester. So if you want to spend time with me, do it now, because once mid-January rolls around and school starts up again, the only time you'll see me is as a blur spinning down the halls of Troy East much like Taz from looney toons. I dont know how this happened or where along the line my credits got screwed up, but I can't do my semester abroad and have to do 20 units next semester so that I wont have to add an extra semster to the end. Dang. It's not all bad though, I'll be taking mostly classes I'm interested in and that sound like a lot of fun. Here's what my final schedule works out to be:

1) Visual Culture and Literacy: Exploration of visual thinking and communication in art and popular culture: interpretation of the personal and social context, function and lineage of the image.

2) Design III: Graphic Design for Fine Arts: In this course, specific instruction will cover topics such as image-text integration, single and double page layouts, typography, sequential flow, continuity and emphasis in a moving field, etc. Topics such as color theory and composition will be examined at a higher level. Assignments will imitate areas where graphics and fine arts overlap, such as public service announcements and advocacy graphics. Assignments will focus on hard copy and web designs.

3) Photography A: The purpose of this course is to provide technical and conceptual background upon which to build a viable and engaging photographic practice within an art context. This course will introduce you to a basic set of procedures and theoretical considerations which are central to an art practice utlizing photography. Through each area, the student develops an individual/independant relationship between themselves as artists and the medium of photography in a fine arts context.

4) Intro to Advertising: History and development of advertising; basic advertising campaigns showing relationships of marketing, creative, print and electronic media.

5) French II: Obviously the next level of french