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The field of art and design is very vast and offers plenty of opportunities for any student in the form of graphic designing, fine art, animation and many more. Once you have decided to move into this field you need a proper art and design school that can sharpen your skills in a better way. Often, when you select a school you either select it based on its name or just because many of your friends have enrolled in that school. There are many aspects, which must be considered before taking an admission in an art & design school. While choosing a school making a rash decision can make things worse. So, give some time to judge a chosen school before admission. Below is the checklist which can help to get into the best art and design school:

Is the school accredited?

This is a very important question, and you must have a proper answer. Before you enroll your name into any art and design school, make sure you check its accreditation. This is because, an accredited school can only offer a necessary study environment, which is important for any art & design program. Besides this, an accredited school generally follows a set standard required for an art & design program, which is also approved by government organizations.

Art, Design and the Environment

Art, Design and the Environment. This was a topic of our recent event held at the Jean Albano Gallery  in downtown Chicago. Ron Goldstein, Broker Associate, with Prudential Rubloff Real Estate and I spoke briefly about how all three affect our moods, our lives and our future. As an interior designer, I like to incorporate both art and the environment into my designs. I always take into account my client’s personality and lifestyle to customize their design needs; however there are a few standard items I always try and incorporate.

Sustainable Materials.

Designing an interior with sustainability in mind really boils down to choosing the right materials. Sustainable materials can be found in almost anything these days – from flooring to fabrics to the art pieces you hang on your wall. Using bamboo versus oak flooring is a perfect example. It takes 120 years to harvest oak versus the 3 years it takes to harvest bamboo. For fabrics and upholstery one could use organic cotton, hemp or modal. Today’s artists are using recycled and found materials more than ever to create interesting, earth-friendly art.

Graphics Tablets or what can also be known as graphic pads or tables are a modernized version of the painter’s canvas. Primarily used in the arts and design world the graphics tablets allow the artist/designer to control design input through a pen, stylus or puck. Unlike a traditional mouse the user has meticulous control over the lines and images you can directly draw onto the pad, which in turn are re-produced into the graphics software which supports the tablets such as Autocad, Maya or 3DS Max.

The common myth is the bigger the pad the greater the pad, not so. Larger pads tend to be cumbersome requiring more arm movement, more sensitivity and a beast on desk space. So the more experienced tablet user generally sways to smaller tablets.

Tabets typically come in 4” – 10” in size and range in models, some for professional use while others for hobbyists. The tablet lets you have the utmost control through its stylus or puck with pressure sensitivity that allows the user to control line strength/size, color, tone, texture or patterns. Modern tablet manufacturers include Wacom, IOgear, Genius and HP.

Also known as drawing tablets, graphic pads or digitizing tables, graphic tablets are a stand-in input device which is often used in lieu of or in juxtaposition with a trackball, through a mouse or other pointing devices. The tablets have two parts, a flat surface which is used for drawing and a pen, or puck which is so programmed as to work on the tablet surface. Graphic tablets offer a variety of features. Before making your mind, the first question you may ask for is about its size. Bigger graphic tablets are not always better. The most common size suitable for home users and hobbyists is 4? by 5? or 6? by 8?. However, designers, artists and technical illustrators who work on CAD may prefer or require a larger surface area. But large graphic tablets are expensive and require more movement of your arms. While, various home users who use graphic tablets often choose smaller sizes in order to minimize their arm motion.