Emphasis is on analysis of contemporary documents and design skills. The course concludes with the production of a chapbook. Lab fee . Conventional layout, modern layout, type design, color usage, scaling artwork and photographs, copy preparation for camera, newspaper layout, designing folders, broad sides and booklets. A basic introduction to the elements and principles of package design.
Emphasis is on compositional organization, mechanics and the effective presentation of the former.
Included is the study of how products are effectively packaged in unique and aesthetically pleasing containers. A review of typography, materials and photography and their application to the package are included. Lab fee . An introduction to various illustrational styles, techniques and media used in the creation of pictorial illustration as applied to commercial art. This course will concentrate on the various stages of illustration from thumbnail ideas to finished art.