An introductory course in production art for graphic designers, production artists, illustrators, and journalists. Field trips, demonstrations and samples are used to broaden understanding. The design process is market based with creative emphasis on experimentation. Macintosh operations and publishing software as well as service bureau usage are explored. This workshop introduces students to the photographic darkroom using light sensitive materials.
Emphasis is on craft, process, and product.
Typographic Design I and II 200 - 300 level course Visual communication including the design of letter forms and the principles of visual organization are introduced in this typography course. An historical context is established by teaching hand-set type and relief printing as a foundation for letter form and composition design and to explore visual problems which integrate type with drawing concepts and the computer. At the advanced level, typographical expression, exploration and risk taking are emphasized. Visual Communications is an introduction to visual aesthetics, strategies and principles that relate to issues in graphic communication. The course content is based heavily on instruction of visual principles and their use.