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DSGD 104, Introduction to Graphic Design, Section 2

Time: Tuesday, Thursday 3:00pm – 5:50pm
Location: Art 212

Description

Familiarization to form and message development. Emphasis on visual concepts and fundamental design theory. The course also promotes the critical examination of ideas, two-dimensional spaces, and three-dimensional structures, including the relationship between some production methods and materials.

Syllabus

Familiarization to form and message development. Emphasis on visual concepts and fundamental design theory. The course also promotes the critical examination of ideas, two-dimensional spaces, and three-dimensional structures, including the relationship between some production methods and materials.

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Assignments

The goal of this course is to further your understanding of the basic objectives, principles, and methods used in graphic design. The projects described here are designed to provide a range of opportunities for creative problem solving within practical constraints.

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Examples I

The baseball project

Examples II

A variety of organizational techniques that might be employed in project one. the set is not meant to exclude the possibility of techniques not represented here.

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Animated web graphic

To dramatize a goal or aspect of the subject matter