May be repeated as topics change. Prerequisites vary with topics. Students explore text and image manipulation using Illustrator, Photoshop, etc. Service bureau output methods are discussed and applied. Methods of making images which have design applications for editorial, advertising, and information graphics will be explored.
Students develop professional-quality design pieces and ancillary documentation of their work.
Portfolios of professional designers are reviewed and discussed. Emphasis is placed on individual threoretical development. May be repeated for credit with approval of instructor. Subjects vary according to contemporary scholarship. Emphasis is placed on theory rather than historical chronology.