Digital Arts
Our philosophy
Your Personal project, in our Digital Arts class, will help you develop…
1. Creative Ownership
When you work on a personal project, you feel a greater sense of ownership and pride in your work. This leads to deeper engagement and more meaningful learning experiences.
2. Skill Application
Your personal projects give you the chance to apply the skills and concepts you’ve learned in class in ways that feel personally relevant and exciting. This helps you move beyond theory into practical, real-world application.
3. Problem-Solving
Developing a personal project challenges you to encounter and solve real-world problems, such as handling design constraints, managing your time, and refining your ideas through iteration.
4. Artistic Identity
Working on a project that reflects your interests helps you explore and develop your unique artistic voice and identity.
5. Portfolio Building
Completed projects—or even well-thought-out sketches—can become valuable additions to your portfolio, which could help you stand out in college applications or job opportunities.
6. Iterative Process
By developing a series of projects or outlines, you’ll learn the importance of iteration—making mistakes, learning from them, and refining your ideas to make them even better.
7. Connection to Purpose
Personal projects let you connect your work to something you care about. This fosters motivation and helps you see how your skills can make an impact on the world.
8. Cross-Disciplinary Thinking
Designing projects often requires you to bring in knowledge from different areas, like history, psychology, or technology. This helps you think more holistically and creatively.
9. Time Management
Balancing your personal projects with other classwork helps you build time-management and organizational skills—key abilities that will serve you well in school and beyond.
10. Preparation for Real-World Work
Many creative careers require you to work on independent projects. Developing your own personal projects now will prepare you for the expectations and processes of creative industries.
Our philosophy in Digital Arts emphasizes the transformative power of creativity as a personal journey. We believe that the most meaningful learning happens when students take ownership of their ideas, explore their unique perspectives, and connect their work to the world around them.
With this in mind, developing personal projects—whether a complete piece, a series, or even an outline—is essential to cultivating both technical mastery and artistic identity.
Where digital dreams and analog blend,
Where mind and hand create without end.
In our small classes, your vision takes flight,
Guided by lessons that shape your bright light.
Each project you craft, a story unfolds,
A canvas of ideas, both daring and bold.
With tools in your grasp and passion your guide,
Your artistry flourishes, unbound, untied.