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Graphic Design Minor

School of Arts and Sciences

辅修平面设计将为你的非艺术专业提供补充的机会. 平面设计是一门根据受众的需求和所要传达的内容来规划和运用视觉传达原则的专业. 平面设计师使用各种技术作为创造视觉形式的手段,并作为沟通发生的工具. 这门辅修课程将提高你在任何需要你以视觉方式描述概念和想法的专业或学科中的能力. 辅修平面设计也将为你在平面设计领域的实习和入门级职位做好准备, specifically suited for the design specialties of editorial, corporate design/branding, marketing, book design, digital media packaging, and way-finding/information design.

Curriculum

  • Graphic Design Minor
  • 18 Units
  • ARTG 261: Graphic Design I
  • 3

这个工作室艺术课程将给学生介绍平面设计的研究, as they are exposed to the history of visual communication, typography, advertising, 并学习如何通过创建图像和文本相关项目来识别设计的元素和原则. 学生还将开发使用扫描数字技术的技能, typographic adjustments, vector drawing, exporting, and printing. Class fee: $50. This course is offered every spring semester.

  • ARTG 360: Typography I
  • 3

本课程将介绍字体和排版技术的历史概况,向学生介绍不同字体的正式品质,并教他们使用字体作为一种表达性的交流工具. 这是任何希望与印刷文字交流的人的必修课程. Class fee: $50. This class is offered every fall semester. Prerequisite: ARTG 261 or consent of the instructor.

  • ARTG 361: Graphic Design II
  • 3

学生将制作强调美学的中级设计项目, the theory of design, 以及本课程中文本和图像之间的关系,包括使用Adobe InDesign开发数字成像和布局技能, Photoshop, and Illustrator. 本课程的一部分将致力于为社区内的非营利组织创建设计项目的服务学习任务. Class fee: $50. This course is offered every fall semester. Prerequisite: ARTG 261.

  • Choose one of the following courses:
  • ARTG 270: Digital Publishing
  • 3

在本课程中,学生将开发利用构图和排版原则的页面布局技能,同时学习使用Adobe InDesign和在Adobe Illustrator和Adobe Photoshop中创建图像, including text to produce flyers, posters, newsletters, magazines, brochures, calendars, etc. Class fee: $50. This course is offered every spring semester.

  • ARTG 271: Digital Image Manipulation
  • 3

Students will become proficient using Adobe Photoshop in this course, including its applications in graphic design, advertising, web design, animation, and multimedia. 其中复杂的思想和信息的方式可以解释和视觉形式表示的检查也将包括在内. Class fee: $50. This course is offered every fall semester.

  • ARTG 272: Digital Illustration
  • 3

在本课程中,学生将通过练习掌握文字操作和数字插图技巧, demonstrations, and practical assignments using Adobe Illustrator, 包括发展个性化的艺术过程,以产生传达特定信息的数字插图. Class fee: $50. This course is offered every fall semester.

  • Choose two of the following courses:
  • ARTG 300: History of Graphic Design
  • 3

This survey course will examine the history of graphic design as students gain a broader understanding of how design affects and is affected by the culture; identify individual illustrators, designers, and artists; and recognize specific styles and movements. This course is offered every spring semester. Class fee: $50. Prerequisite: ARTG 261 or consent of instructor.

  • ARTG 390: Practicum: Graphic Design
  • 3

This course is a practical, 与学生专业直接相关的课外实践经验, minor, 或专业课程,是一个有益的补充学生的学术经验. A lab fee may be required for some courses.

  • ARTG 460: Typography II
  • 3

As a continuation of ARTG 360, 本课程将开始探索个人表达和实验排版的课程作业,旨在关注外延的问题, connotation, hierarchy, context and theme, image-type relationships and interaction, and typographic history and expression. Class fee: $50. This course is offered every spring semester. Prerequisite: ARTG 360.

  • ARTG 461: Graphic Design III
  • 3

本课程将允许学生完成高级平面设计项目,以填补他们的投资组合的空白, 强调他们准备成为专业平面设计师通过生产强大的投资组合,可以用来获得实习或就业. Class fee: $50. This course is offered every spring semester. Prerequisite: ARTG 361.

  • ARTG 471: Video Art
  • 3

In this studio course, 学生将通过使用基于时间的视频媒介来创建图像和声音之间的关系,重点是学生为他们的项目发展强大的概念,并学习创建故事板, film, 并使用Adobe Premiere和Adobe After Effects一起编辑视频艺术作品. Class fee: $50. This class is offered alternate years in the spring semester. Prerequisite: ARTG 271 or consent of instructor.

  • ARTG 472: Web Design I
  • 3

Students will plan and execute a site map and design brief, create a website using industry-standard software, and publish it to a server. 重点放在布局、颜色、排版、交互元素和用户体验上. Class fee: $50. This course is offered every fall semester. Prerequisite: ARTG 361 or consent of instructor.

  • ARTG 473: Motion Graphics
  • 3

学生将在本课程中创建电影标题序列的各个阶段,因为他们创建了包括故事板在内的几个项目, animatics, and one full-motion sequence, learning to use the best technique that better serves the idea. Class fee: $50. This course is offered every spring semester. Prerequisite: ARTG 361 or consent of instructor.

  • ARTG 481: Digital Photography
  • 3

本课程将为学生提供视觉概念的介绍, basic image capture, and camera functions with digital cameras, 包括照相成像和数码印刷的软件基础. Class fee: $50. This course is offered alternate years in fall semester.

Current students, 请注意:这里列出的要求可能不反映该辅修课程的最新课程,也可能不是您要完成辅修课程的目录年的要求. Please refer to the Academic Catalog for official requirements you must meet to qualify.

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