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Through lectures, demonstrations, group critiques, and individual discussions, this course will introduce students to the field of graphic design.

Students will study the expressive use of text and image to convey a message and arrive at unique effective and innovative design solutions.

Communicating a concept through the integration of graphic elements, images, and text.


Level II students will build on the skills they developed in Graphic Design I

Skills developed in gdI will be applied to a further development of design abilities.

To apply their skills and knowledge, students will be allowed and expected to expand on their design skills.


Intended audience

Students will complete a series of extended projects, each project will be evaluated and critiqued

to ensure proficiency in the field of graphic design, strengthen professional practices

Research
Production
Presentation
Competency
Understanding the use and relative nature of color.
Understanding the appropriateness of style to the message.
Professional practices in the field of graphic design
Prepare students to meet the demanding professional practices in the field of
Combine aesthetics with successful impact effective communication.
Analytical skills in response to their own work as well as the work of their peers.
The graphic design process, skills needed for the
Seeing their work in relation to a social context and as it connects to the history and contemporary development of graphic design.