Student: Erin Hays
DESIGN FUNDAMENTALS

This introductory course explores the principles of design, and introduces and develops the creative process. Design elements and relationships are identified and employed to establish a basis for aesthetic sensitivity and critical analysis. Design is presented as a tool of communication.

Student: Meagan Green
TYPOGRAPHY – EXPRESSIVE & EXPERIMENTAL

Emphasis is placed on the expressive potential of typography. How the form of the written letter affects meaning is studied experimentally. The emphasis is on design elements from the perspective of history, psychology, and artistic interpretation executed with digital tools.

Student: Meagan Green
INFORMATION DESIGN

In this course students explore the role of visual communication design (graphic design) in communicating information in visual form. Emphasis is placed on competency in research, production, and presentation of advanced- level projects that encompass the use of information design in graphic visual communication.

Student: Shannon Stine
IMAGE MANIPULATION

In this introduction to raster-based digital image manipulation, students become acquainted with the concepts, hardware, and software, related to digital image acquisition, image editing, manipulation, color management basics, masking, layering, retouching, scanning and output.

Student: Cedric Shirley
DIGITAL ILLUSTRATION

This course advances students’ understanding of the computer as an artist’s tool. Building on previous courses in drawing, concept development and introductory computer aided design; students are asked to generate a number of expressive solutions that address specific illustrative problems, both technical and creative.

Student: Meagan Green
DIGITAL ILLUSTRATION

This course advances students’ understanding of the computer as an artist’s tool. Building on previous courses in drawing, concept development and introductory computer aided design; students are asked to generate a number of expressive solutions that address specific illustrative problems, both technical and creative.

Student: Jeff Ellis
RAPID VISUALIZATION

This course introduces the philosophy behind illustration, emphasizing conceptual visual problem solving and quick sketching methods to portray ideas. It also highlights the uses of illustration in the graphic design and advertising industries. Assignments will focus on black and white and color techniques, using contrast, values, composition and function.

Student: Amey Dondre
ADVANCED LAYOUT DESIGN

This course explores various means of indicating, placing and manipulating visual elements in page design, systematically developing strong and creative layout solutions by means of a cumulative, conceptual design process. The ability to effectively integrate photographs, illustrations, and display and text type is developed using page composition software.

Student: Evan Haag
IMAGE MANIPULATION

In this introduction to raster-based digital image manipulation, students become acquainted with the concepts, hardware, and software, related to digital image acquisition, image editing, manipulation, color management basics, masking, layering, retouching, scanning and output.