One VA course or permission. Introduction to Computer Graphics VA 250 Overview of the use of the the Macintosh computer in such visual arts fields as illustration, photography, advertising layout, graphic design and interior design. Each student creates a digital portfolio of her work using Adobe Acrobat. Fall and Spring. May be repeated for credit.
Students work in the studio with still lifes and interiors as well as outdoors with landscape.
Composition, color and personal expression are emphasized. VA 322 moves through experiments designed to sharpen perception and increase color sensitivity. Explores various color harmonies, as well as subjective, objective and historical aspects of color. Computer Graphics II VA 326 Concepts and processes used in the graphic design profession are studied in this course. Emphasis is on developing skills and knowledge in typography, advertising and publication layout, corporate identity and logo design, and photographic illustration and retouching.