education 1. the act or process of imparting or
acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and
judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually
for mature life. 2. the act or process of imparting or
acquiring particualr knowledge or skills, as for a profession.
3. a degree, level, or kind of schooling: a university
education. 4. the result produced by instruction, training, or
study: to show one's education. 5. the science or art of
teaching; pedagogics - Syn. 1. instruction, schooling,
learning. Education, training imply a discipline and development by
means of study and learning. Education is the development of the
abilities of the mind (learning to know). Training is practical
education (learning to do) or practice, usually under supervision, in
some art, trade, or profession (Webster's, p 621)
learning, intellectual acquirement or acquisition or attainment,
stocking or storing the mind, mental cultivation, mental culture,
improving or broadening the mind; mastery of skills; self-education,
self-instruction; knowledge, erudition; teaching, instruction,
schooling, enlightenment, illumination; tutelage, tutorage,
tutorship; tutoring, coaching, private teaching; spoon-feeding;
direction, guidance; pedagogy, pedagogics, didactics; catechization;
programmed instruction (Chapman, pp. 426-427)
American Institute
of Graphic Arts (AIGA)
AIGA provides leadership in the exchange of ideas and
information, the encouragement of critical analysis and research, and
the advancement of education and ethical practice.
Art Center
College of Design
Link to one of the best design schools in the
world...oh yeah, I graduated from this fine school.
Arts
Education On-Line
A professional development resource for
educators.
ARTS.edu.resource.list
List of mailing lists, Usenet groups, Gopher sites,
FTP sites, and Telnet sites on a variety of art related
topics.
California
College of Arts and Crafts, Art, Architecture,
Design
(CCAC)
CCAC's current president Dr. Lorne Buchman has said,
"CCAC is an extraordinary place for learning. It is demanding in its
training and dedicated to placing art and design in the rich context
of the historical, critical and theoretical issues that define
culture today. We know that to educate the artist, we must educate
the whole human being."
Several CoSA students attend this school.
Department of Industrial Design at the California College of Arts and Crafts
FIDM
At FIDM, majors are geared to actual job categories
in the fashion and interior design industries. No other college
offers curricula as responsive to fast-paced changes in the real
world (well, that's what they say).
Graphic
Design Schools on the Web
This page lists graphic design educational programs with World-Wide
Web accessible information. Many outstanding graphic design programs
are not listed here because they do not have, as yet, a significant
web presence.
Otis College of Art
and Design
Offers a comprehensive, four-year Bachelor of Fine
Arts degree in communication arts, environmental arts, fine arts,
fashion design, digital media design, and toy design. Otis also
offers a Master of Fine Arts degree in Fine Arts.
San Francisco Art
Institute
Individuals associated with the San Francisco Art
Institute have long been locally, nationally, and internationally
recognized by the art world for experimentation, new ideas, and
artistic directions.
The
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago's primary
purpose is to foster the conceptual and technical education of the
artist in a highly professional and studio-oriented environment.
Believing that the artist's success is dependent on both creative
vision and technical expertise, the School encourages excellence,
critical inquiry, and experimentation.