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credits, CRN and location. Division: Parsons The New School for
Design School: School of Art, Media and Technology Department:
General Studio Course Number: PAGS 1001 Course Format: Studio
Location: NYC campus, Online Permission Required: No Learning to
draw begins with learning to see. This hands-on, experiential
and process oriented course examines contemporary drawing
practices while relating their importance to historically
relevant precedence. Students learn practical drawing tools,
materials and means to facilitate more accurate perception and
representation so that they may think visually and express their
intended message clearly. Drawing is used by a designer/artist
to not only illustrate an idea but to express it. This allows a
viewer to understand the designers/artists point of view.
Classroom studies, experiments, critiques and self guided visits
to New York Cities cultural sites will be used to develop an
awareness of the language o