Introduction

What are the Foundations of Digital Art and Design?

In the School of Arts, Technology, and Emerging Communication (ATEC) at UT Dallas, where I am teaching now, students encounter this book during their first year of coursework. However, knowing the origin story of this book is useful for understanding how I came to think about foundations materials for digital art and design students who might be completing coursework in various types of schools or programs, such as art, communication, design, digital humanities, media studies, and so on.

I originally designed this book before arriving at UT Dallas, when most of my students had little time in their schedules for classes that would heighten their understanding of visual communication: ...

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