I, this is an intermediate computer course with an emphasis on Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. Students learn to use these programs as tools to execute their designs. This is an advanced course with emphasis on more challenging assignments using several software applications. Students focus the application of these programs on their design projects. Skills learned include file preparation for printers, trapping, color matching systems, and photo manipulation.
Students begin to focus on individual goals.
This course examines the design concepts as they are applied to both assigned and independent projects. Students expand their understanding of design as visual language with broad campaign and identity projects. This course is an introduction to various multimedia graphic design venues with emphasis on web design. Web design is studied in terms of programming and graphic design. HTML programming and CD-rom design are introduced.