Students are given issue-oriented assignments requiring research before creation of an integrated set of visual devices with the help of computer software such as Quark Xpress, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop and Macromedia FreeHand. Personal interpretations, originality, and techniques for sequential organization of elements in problem-solving are stressed. GR26 or permission of department. All assignments require research, review of trends and styles, and encourage creative interpretation in various publication formats and interactive media. Students use software such as Macromedia Freehand, Macromedia Director, Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop, along with supplementary packages that deal with Internet page construction.
Students work on multimedia projects to communicate visual information in multiple situations.
Students use software such as Macromedia Freehand, Macromedia Director, Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop, along with supplementary packages that deal with Internet page construction. Instructors work with individual students as both mentor and advisor. Students must be in their final semester of Graphic Design curriculum. Department permission required for admission into this class. 3 cr. hrs.