GRDS 3330 Special Topics in Graphic Design

Topic for class will be determined by the professor. Selected topics in graphic design may include: typography, printing, packaging, posters, magazine or newspaper layout, educational DVDs, industrial design, corporate design, logos, large format design, displays, graphic design history, visual communications, client relationships, etc.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Consent of instructor.

Typically Offered

Demorest Campus: TBA

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon the completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate the following outcome-based learning skills:

1. Advance concepts, principles, language, and techniques specific to graphic design.
2. Develop an understanding of design practice.
3. Ability to communicate and critically analyze one’s own design work in relation to current design trends.
4. Develop and strengthen the creative process (through research, sketching, exploring media, variations, and refinements).
5. Demonstrate skills in creative problem solving in the visual arts.
6. Demonstrate an ability to produce refined, sophisticated conceptual design work that illuminates the subject and supports the content.
7. Experiment with solutions, critically analyze the results of their own solutions, and make modifications.
8. Demonstrate a deeper awareness of software/tools and design knowledge/thinking relevant to visual communication practice.