Communication Design (including Graphic Design) touches the life of every person. It is central to how we construct and convey meaning. Gain a robust working knowledge of print design, information design, branding, and dynamic media (user experience design).
This course is an exploration of how typographic techniques and principles are used for effective visual communications through professional typesetting, typographic layout, and expressive use of type. Students build skills for creating cohesive typographic systems, information hierarchy, and typographic grids. Prerequisites: working knowledge of Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator. For Graphic … Read more
Start Date
01/17
Meeting Day
Wednesdays
End Date
05/01
Faculty
Alisa Aronson
Time
6:30pm–10pm
Credits
3
Students are encouraged to develop a unique personal voice while effectively solving the needs of client and audience. The emphasis is on critical thinking, concept development, and research and marketing methodologies. Prerequisite: Graphic Design I and II. (Graphic Design students: Intermediate Portfolio required.) Please bring your portfolio and resume to … Read more
Start Date
01/18
Meeting Day
Thursdays
End Date
05/02
Faculty
Robert Davison
Time
6:30pm–10pm
Credits
3
Students are introduced to visual principles, as the basis of graphic design communication, and elements and issues of visual language. The course covers the manipulation of graphic form to convey meaning, strategies for idea generation and development of unique concepts, and the designer’s role as visual storyteller. Prerequisites: drawing skills, … Read more
Start Date
01/22
Meeting Day
Mondays
End Date
05/06
Faculty
Alisa Aronson
Time
6:30pm–10pm
Credits
3
With Adobe’s latest AI-powered features, the world of digital art and design has been fundamentally changed. While these breakthrough features have allowed artists and designers to create complex imagery with incredible ease, it’s more important than ever to understand the core skills and features of these applications to optimize the … Read more
Start Date
01/22
Meeting Day
Mondays
End Date
03/11
Faculty
Jason Fairchild
Time
6:30pm–9:30pm
Credits
0
Learn how to take a project from the design stage to printed product. Topics include: how to get print estimates, “preflighting”, font management, and color for print production. Includes a tour of a printing press. Prerequisites: Intermediate Typography or equivalent professional design experience, and working knowledge of Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, … Read more
Start Date
01/31
Meeting Day
Wednesdays
End Date
02/14
Faculty
Jason Fairchild
Time
6:30pm–9:30pm
Credits
0
Thinking about a career in graphic design? Do you currently “dabble” in graphic design for personal projects? Have you found yourself designing flyers, webpages, brochures or other graphic design work professionally without any design training? This one-day workshop is specifically targeted for those with no graphic design background, to understand what makes a design “work” visually … Read more
Start Date
03/16
Meeting Day
Saturday
End Date
03/16
Faculty
Alisa Aronson
Time
9am–4pm
Credits
0
