ART 166 - Graphic Design 1

3 credit hours - Two hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory weekly; one term.
Use creative and critical thinking skills to research, generate concepts, and create solutions to a broad range of design problems. Learn fundamentals of conceptualization, type and image integration, design-thinking practices, and design terminology. Explore design history and contemporary examples in the field. Develop production techniques using industry software, presentation methods, reflection, and critique. Lab fee $40.

Note: Students are recommended to take ART 106 prior to taking this course. Typically offered at MC, OF, and OL; fall and spring terms.

Course Outcomes:

1. Demonstrate knowledge of design history and its impact on modern day design

2. Apply principles of design in the creation of original concepts

3. Demonstrate knowledge of typography, layout and color fundamentals

4. Demonstrate knowledge of industry standard graphic design tools in the design and production process

5. Demonstrate critical thinking skills through the process of critique

6. Apply skills, theory and techniques to a series of original projects presented in a portfolio of work