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Aug 31, 2024
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GDES 210 - Graphic Design I An introduction to visual thinking with an exploration of graphic design principles and practices, concept development, typography, composition, process, vocabulary, materials, and methods. Students develop problem-solving skills, creating, combining, and manipulating text and images while employing traditional and electronic design techniques. PREREQUISITE(S): ARTT 100 and ARTT 102 , GDES 116 , or consent of department. Assessment Level(s): ENGL 101 /ENGL 011 . Two hours lecture, three hours laboratory each week.
3 semester hours
Course Outcomes: Upon completion of this course, a student will be able to:
- Apply the creative process of making thumbnail sketches, roughs, and comprehensives.
- Employ formal elements and principles of art and design.
- Utilize the specialized language of art and design when discussing one’s own work as well as the work of others.
- Analyze type and image selection and appropriateness for individual projects.
- Use traditional and digital graphic design tools to create effective visual communications.
- Identify the importance of grid systems and hierarchy of information in visual communication.
- Apply measurement systems and terminology used by typographers and graphic designers.
- Evaluate the creative accomplishments of other people and cultures, past and present in the development of graphic design.
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