GRDS 4460 Advanced Graphic Design Studio

This course prepares students to enter the field of design. Students will have the opportunity to develop a comprehensive presentation portfolio for application to either graduate school or employment in a design-related discipline. Students will re-work projects from previous courses to the level of professional presentation quality and create self-promotional materials. The course will address practical knowledge for successful job applications and prepare students for a career in a design field. Prerequisite: GRDS 3270

Credits

3

Prerequisite

GRDS 2200 or consent of instructor.

Typically Offered

Demorest Campus: fall day, spring day

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. Understand design practice.
3. 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.