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Graphic Design

ART 265 Design: Studio I (3)

Introduction to graphic design. Explorations of rhetorical and semiotic structures and their relationship to visual form and content. ART 176 is recommended as a prerequisite.
A-F only. Pre: 113 or consent. Co-requisite: 265L and 266.

ART 265L Design: Studio I Lab (1)

Beginning instruction in the Macintosh computer environment, including hardware, software, and lab networking as it relates to graphic design production. ART 176 is recommended as a prerequisite. CR/NC only. Pre: 113 or consent. Co-requisite: 265 and 266.

ART 266 Design: Typography I (3)

Introduction to typography. Exploration of letterform and word compositions in the context of single-page structures. ART 176 is recommended as a prerequisite. A-F only. Pre: 113 or consent. Co-requisite: 265 and 265L.

ART 365 Design: Studio II (3)

Intermediate graphic design. Emphasis on communication problems involving process and analysis. Introduction to modernist precedents and information theory. A-F only. Pre: 113, 116, 175, 176, 265, 266; or consent. Co-requisite: 365L and 366.

ART 365L Design: Studio II Lab (1)

Intermediate instruction in the Macintosh computer environment, software, and peripheral devices, including intermediate layout. Introduction to graphic design industry standard multi-media and web design programs. CR/NC only. Pre: 265, 265L, and 266; or consent. Co-requisite: 365.

ART 366 Design: Typography II (3)

Intermediate typographic design, exploration of word and text composition in the context of multiple-page structures. A-F only. Pre: 113, 116, 175, 176, 265, 266; or consent. Co-requisite: 365 and 365L.

ART 465 Design: Studio III (3)

Advanced graphic design. Emphasis on postmodernist theory, context, audience, and alternative media. BFA majors only. A-F only. Pre: 365, 365L, and 366; or consent. Co-requisite: 465L.

ART 465L Design: Studio III Lab (1)

Advanced instruction in the Macintosh computer environment, including software and peripheral devices. Instruction in image manipulation and editing still video images for the web, CD, DVD, and portable interface devices. BFA majors only. CR/NC only. Pre: 365, 365L, and 366; or consent. Co-requisite: 465.

ART 466 Design: Typography III (3)

Advanced typographic design. Exploration of 2D, 3D, electronic, and intermedia. Emphasis on contemporary typographic models. BFA majors only. A-F only. Pre: 365, 365L, and 366; or consent.

ART 467 Design: Production Techniques (3)

Advanced techniques in design production from printed and digital media. BFA majors only. A-F only. Pre: 465, 465L, and 466; or consent. Co-requisite: 467L. (Spring only)

ART 467L Design: Production Techniques Lab (1)

Advanced study of digital media for graphic designers. Focuses on skills and specific technical information to complement material covered in 467. BFA majors only. CR/NC only. Pre: 465 and 465L and 466. Co-requisite: 467. (Spring only)

ART 469 Design: Advanced Studio (3)

Individual and team investigations of complex problems in graphic design. Emphasis on projects with actual clients (when available) and/or independent investigations addressing advanced and current questions in the graphic design field. BFA majors only. ART majors only. A-F only. Pre: with a minimum grade of B- for (465 and 466) and credit for 465L. (Spring only)