Allison Cole is an artist, educator and illustrator working out of her studio in Rhode Island. She graduated with a BFA from RISD and over the years has carefully honed her creative process and enjoys teaching both the illustrative and entrepreneurial aspects of creating art. Her bright and colorful work can be found on collaborations with Target, Hasbro, West Elm, Badge Bomb, Galison, Faber-Castell, Little, Brown and Company and Scholastic, to name a few. On a day-to-day basis in her studio, she focuses on a range of illustration markets such as children’s illustration, editorial, fine art and licensing.
Courses
Fall 2024 Courses
ILLUS 3304-01 - INTRO TO DIGITAL ILLUSTRATION
LevelUndergraduate
UnitIllustration
Subject Illustration
Period Fall 2024
Credits 3
FormatStudio
Mode In-Person
Start date
End date
ILLUS 3304-01
INTRO TO DIGITAL ILLUSTRATION
LevelUndergraduate
UnitIllustration
Subject Illustration
PeriodFall 2024
Credits3
FormatStudio
ModeIn-Person
Start and End2024-09-04 to 2024-12-11
Times: T | 1:10 PM - 6:10 PMInstructor(s): Allison ColeLocation(s): Washington Place, Room 001Enrolled / Capacity: 15Status: Closed
SECTION DESCRIPTION
This course introduces digital media for Illustrators using computer applications: image drawing, painting and editing in Photoshop, and vector graphics using Illustrator. While orienting students to the technical aspects of digital media, the class also provides an essential link to the Illustration Department's drawing, painting and conceptual curriculum.
This course fulfills the Computer Literacy requirement for Illustration majors.
Building on the skills and sensibilities developed in ILLUS 2000: Visual Thinking, this course will address a range of strategic considerations important for the articulation of ideas. While emphasis will remain on methods for encouraging conceptual aptitude and innovation, there will be greater focus on specific forms of communication. Practical issues such as the nature of audience and the context for interpretation will be matters of concern, as will vehicles for communication and the handling of media. The basic aim of this course is to enable the student to discover a creative identity and develop an itinerary for upper-class study; its larger goal is to wed communicative purpose to artistic voice.
Majors are pre-registered for this course by the department.
This course will approach visual problems within the context of creating goods for sale. Some of the projects we will work on include coming up with a brand identity, producing limited edition risograph zines, prints, and other handmade tangible goods. A guest artist will be invited to present case studies will provide real world insights into starting a small business. The work produced in the class will be sold at the ISB Spring Art Sale (happening in late April/early May) and all students in the class will participate in order to gain a hands-on understanding of the business side of illustration, including pricing, promotion, and market research. Class time will be divided between group critique and exercises introducing new techniques and design principles. The assignments will provide opportunities to apply these principles in real world scenarios. This course fulfills the Illustration Concepts Elective requirement for Illustration majors.
