Graphic Design (CERT)

This course explores foundational concepts of graphic design and the current technology used within the industry, including Adobe Creative Cloud products. Students will use industry-standard software to examine essential digital media concepts like color gamut, image resolution, and vector vs. raster imagery. Students will gain a comprehensive understanding of how to use these essential tools and their potential as creative instruments.

Prerequisites:

none

This course explores the fundamental aesthetic components and processes used by graphic designers to turn ideas into compelling visual communication, including generating ideas, exploring the elements and principles of form, and implementing compositional principles within structural harmonies.

Prerequisites:

ART 202

Introduction to product design as it relates to user interface (UI) and user experience (UX) design from a visual communication design perspective. Applicable visual prototypes will encompass various situations that may range from icon wayfinding systems to mobile app designs. The course will explore issues of differing philosophical perspectives of technology as a tool, a medium, and/or an environment.

Prerequisites:

ART 202

This course engages students in the study of the dynamic role of letterforms in contemporary graphic design. Through an in-depth examination of letterform evolution, mastery of the discipline's terminology, and by scrutinizing the dynamic relationship between type and image, students will be able to adeptly utilize type in both technical and aesthetic scenarios. Emphasis is placed on fusing tradition with innovation, providing students with valuable insights into the evolving typographic landscape within contemporary graphic design.

Prerequisites:

ART 202