ART 1350 - Graphic Design Technology Basics

Goals: This course will introduce foundational approaches and strategies for organizing visual information. Students will build introductory technical skills in specialized design software, which they can then apply in other curricular areas such as research poster design, presentation design, and promotional documents/graphics.

Content: This course will help students build skills in computer operation and file management, and develop an introductory understanding of Adobe Illustrator, one of the industry-standard software applications of professional graphic design practice. Using this software, students will explore the basics of document layout, organization of information, strategies for integration of text and image, and elementary manipulation of typography.

This course is offered for students not pursuing a major or minor in Digital + Studio Arts, and does not count toward D+SA major/minor requirements or prerequisites.

Taught: Alternate years

Credits: 2