Introduction to Graphic Design (Level 1) Course # 48.5610099 |
UNITS OF STUDYUnit 1 | Orientation/Overview of Graphics
Procedures, Syllabus/Handbook Review, Overview of Graphics, Intro to MAC 101, Elements of Design, Intro to Adobe Illustrator, File Formats, Job Flow (production), and Unit Summary Questions. Unit 2 | History and Printing Processes History of Printing, Major Printing Processes, Finishing Operations, Example Posters, Unit Test, and Unit Summary Questions. Unit 3 | Safety General guidelines, OSHA, MSDS, PPE, Ergonomics, Safety in Graphics (chemical safety, HMIS, emergency drills, fire types, hazards, and safety color codes), Equipment List, Floor Plan, Unit Test (must pass with a 100%), and Unit Summary Questions. Unit 4 | Employability Preparation Career Overview, Virtual Job Shadow-Interest Survey, Guest Speakers, Employability Skills Evaluation (each 6 weeks), Career Poster Design, and Unit Summary Questions. Unit 5 | Copyright and Ethics Copyright, Counterfeiting Issues, Infringement, Fair Use, Ethics, Unit Test, and Unit Summary Questions. Unit 6 | Design and Illustration Design Principles, Basic Shapes Quiz in Adobe Illustrator, Historical Artists Research, Abstract Pattern Designs, Landscape Scene Designs, Raster versus Vector, Pen Tool and Layers in Illustrator, Cartoon Project (Illustrator), T-Shirt Design (optional), and Unit Summary Questions. Unit 7 | Typography Type Classification, Evolution and the Anatomy of Type, Expressive Type, Ideograms, Pictograms, Character Formatting, Alignment, Pathfinder Tools, Logo/Ligature Development, Type on a Path, Glyph Face/Typographic Portrait, Unit Test, and Unit Summary Questions. Unit 8 | Page Layout and Output Processes Stages of Layout (thumbnail sketches, rough layouts, camera ready copy), Measurement (inches, picas, points, conversion), Page Layout in Adobe InDesign, Notepad Project, Equipment Safety Review, Digital Printing (risograph), Basic Bindery Techniques, and Unit Summary Questions. Unit 9 | Image Editing Adobe Photoshop Tools, Vocabulary, Image Editing in Photoshop (selections, adjustment layers, color correction, clone), Photoshop Quiz, and Unit Summary Questions. Unit 10 | Portfolio Research Portfolio Options, Critique Work, Create Portfolio File Structure, Develop a Digital Portfolio, Self-Reflection, Unit Summary Questions, and FINAL EXAM. |