Perceptual, visual, practical, and aesthetic issues in typography. Combined lecture and studio course in hypermedia and hypertext design. Solutions to perceptual problems in designing the presentation of visual and textual information for electronic display. Exploration of how design considerations are affected by changes in presentation media. Application of advanced technological design and production methods to complex graphic design problems.
Students consider the social and cultural implications of their aesthetic choices.
Taught as a series of studio problems. Basic problems that arise from an inquiry into the meaning and value of art and our response to it. Students in the VIT program write a supplemental paper and design an individualized project. Supervised classroom teaching practicum in the undergraduate program at George Mason or in a community college program. May be repeated for a total of six credits.