UNDERGRADUATE
Digital Tools and Techniques - An introduction to graphic technology and focusing on basic computer literacy for all visual arts majors. Students will explore current hardware and software for existing and emerging computer graphic technology, specifically the Adobe Creative suite.
Introduction to Visual Communication - An introductory course that focuses on the foundation and principles of graphic communications and the practice of using technology and techniques to convey messages and ideas, evoke feelings and thoughts, and create a profound impact.
User Experience/User Interface - A graphic communication course focusing on creating page layouts and styling websites displayed on various devices. Students will explore the web’s interactivity, responsiveness, and technical challenges and possibilities.
Typography - A graphic communication course focusing on letterform design, text, and display-type projects. Emphasis will be on legibility and readability, form and counterform, qualities and attributes that constitute a type family, and the development of typographic hierarchical structure within a given design problem.
Advanced User Experience/User Interface - This advanced graphic communication course is a continuation of ART 3450 UX/UI, where students continue to enhance strong research synthesizing and application skills in large-scale projects while exploring a broad spectrum of essential topics, software and design processes.
Design Systems - This advanced graphic communication course focuses on the practical applications of graphic design to audiences.
Experiential Graphic Design - This advanced graphic communications course focuses on finding solutions to integrate information design, wayfinding strategy, and the overall experience of a built environment. It introduces a segue into the graphic design disciplines of environmental graphics and spatial experience.
Design Practices - This advanced graphic communications course prepares students to thrive in the existing and emerging graphic design marketplace, focusing on best practices in business development, project management, and effective file preparation for vendors.
Advanced Typography - This advanced graphic communications course is a continuation of ART 3460 Typography, where students examine more complex typographic issues and develop expressive ways to solve communication problems in large-scale projects. Emphasis will be on the expressive potential of designing with type, investigation of the application of visual communication concepts to problems involving sequential relationships, legibility and readability.
Motion Design- An advanced studio course focusing on effective visual problem-solving in interactive and motion design.
Digital Illustrations - A studio course focused on the principles and practices of digital illustrations - studio art, design, and digital art majors will explore various illustration fields and complete a series of illustrations utilizing multiple software and techniques.