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course descriptions The following are the New courses, prefix and numbers starting fall 2003: GDES-200 Introduction to Graphic Design. A studio design course integrating materials, visual principles and the design process to solve graphic communication problems. Students develop fluency in visual language to form a basis of aesthetic judgment and develop methods of analysis and inquiry which underlie creative thinking. Studio practice combines with class critiques and site visits. Usually offered every term. GDES-210 Introduction to Typography. Theory and analysis of letter forms as design and symbol. Study of type faces, arrangement, and setting. Exploration of the use of typographic resources to create hierarchy, enhance communication and support meaning. Usually offered every term. GDES-220 Computer Literacy for Design. Concentration on the development of technical skills. Enables students to use the computer as a tool in the process of solving design problems. The concentration of the class is geared towards foundation knowledge in using desktop publishing, illustration, digital imaging, and new media software, along with general technical and hardware computer issues. Usually offered every term. GDES-230 Graphic Design History. Graphic images have been used from prehistory to the computer age. A lecture-discussion format presents the historical context for the graphic arts of calligraphy, typography, book design, diagramming, and illustration. Emphasis on the relationship of these applied arts to the fine arts, technology, and social history of the period as well as on the application of this visual language to contemporary design problems. Usually offered every fall. GDES-300 Intermediate Typography. Exploration of complex typographic problems, information organization and project development and presentation. Students rely on typography as a primary expressive tool to resolve design problems and explore relationships between type and image. Usually offered every fall. Prerequisite: Design major. GDES-310 Print Design and the Computer. Students achieve advanced proficiency in the use of print related software. Emphasis on the technical procedures that translate graphic design from an idea to a printed piece. Includes development of comprehensive sketches, pre-press preparation, color separation, and printing procedures. The format offers lectures, studio projects, and local field trips. Usually offered every term. Prerequisite: Design major. GDES-315 Experience Design & Computer. Students achieve advanced proficiency in the use of new media and interactivity related software. Emphasis on the processes that translate graphic design from an idea to a digitally supported experience. Includes preparation of comprehensive sketches, planning, development, storage and distribution procedures. Lecture, studio projects, and local field trips. Usually offered every term. Prerequisite: Design major. GDES-320 Design & Photography. Through a combination of digital and analog media, students use photography as a way to generate original images in the context of solving design problems. Emphasis on the sketching, preparation, planning and realization of photo-shoots and on the development of art direction skills. Usually offered every spring. Prerequisite: GDES-300, (and GDES-310 recommended) GDES-325 Kinetic & Sequential Graphics. Application of typographic and design principles to the environment of the moving image. Kinetic typography, identity, and other presentation graphics as they may apply to linear or interactive sequential design. Usually offered every spring. Prerequisite: GDES-300, (and GDES-315 recommended) GDES-400 Advanced Design 1: Systems Design. Concentration on the research, design and production of complex design projects implemented through diverse applications. Emphasis on professional organizational and presentation skills. Includes corporate identity, environmental graphics, promotional graphics and other multiple design systems. Usually offered every fall. Prerequisite: GDES-320. GDES-405 User Experience Design I. Exploration of the design of user-defined media. Concentration on interface design, interactivity, and information architecture issues in design. Students develop solutions for different audience-selective experiences and non-linear design problems. Usually offered every fall. Prerequisite: GDES-325. GDES-420 Advanced Design 2: Narrative Design. Practical consideration and execution of complex design projects with concentration in publication, book and other comprehensive narrative print-based projects. Students also devote time to preparation of portfolios. Usually offered every spring. Prerequisite: GDES-410. GDES-425 User Experience Design II. Practical consideration and execution of complex design projects with concentration in interactive and other digitally based and technology related projects. Students also devote time to preparation of portfolios. Usually offered every spring. Prerequisite: GDES-415. GDES-350 Illustration. Students explore illustration as a communicational, concept delivery tool. From basic black-and-white illustration techniques including representational drawing and pictograms, to complex color, collage and mixed media. Usually offered every spring. Prerequisite: Design major or minor. GDES-450 Packaging Design. Development of three-dimensional design solutions related to the presentation of objects and products. Students explore structural, production and communicational aspects of packaging.Usually offered every spring. Prerequisite: GDES-300 (and GDES-310 recommended). GDES-490 Independent
Study Project in Design (1-6) GDES-491 Internship
(3) GDES-492 Cooperative
Education Field Experience (3-9)
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