Prerequisites: GRDSN 201 or permission of instructor

Concurrent Enrollment: GRDSN 212, 213 and 214 or permission of instructor

Course Description:
Working with real-world design problems, students in this course apply their expertise in developing design solutions for various media. Emphasis is on organizing information, typography and imagery to create clear, creative design solutions. Through problem-solving activities, students develop an increased awareness of graphic design principles and skills.

This course is a mixture of lectures, demonstrations, group activities, and supervised studio projects. Students research contemporary design projects, brainstorm, create thumbnail sketches, develop roughs and finalize their comprehensive designs. Guest designers address the critical thinking process as it relates to real world projects.

Activities include but are not limited to:

5th Quarter Student Project Listing

Weekly Typography Exercises

Note: This information is tentative and may be changed as the course proceeds.

Suggested Textbooks:
Print's Regional Design Annual
Paperback

Grading and Attendance Policy:

If you have completed the criteria and competency listing on any given project you will receive a 3.0. If you do not meet these industry standardsyou will receive an “I” for incomplete.

If a comprehensive design deadline is missed the course grade drops 1 grade point. If a final project deadline is missed the course grade drops 1 grade point.

Any incomplete projects need to be completed within 5 lab days after the final project is due to receive a grade.

*Projects completed after the 5 lab days will receive a 0.0 and will be averaged into the overall grade for the course. All projects need to be completed otherwise student receives a 0.0 for the course.

At least one project must meet the deadlines or student receives a 0.0 for the course.

To obtain a 4.0 you must exceed expectations in either work ethic, artistic ability, production skills, writing skills, computer skills, people skills or idea development.

Attendance is crucial to your progress and will be taken at the beginning of every class. The attendance policy is as follows:

Projects Course: More than 2 absences = 0.0 grade point

Process Course: More than 4 absences = 0.0 grade

Technology Course: More than 4 absences = 0.0 grade point

If you are absent you must make up the work by: a) collecting the class notes, b) doing any missed work and c) coordinating with your instructor.

All exercises must be completed by the end of the quarter.Two late attendances or two early departures equal one absence. Working on projects for another class during class time will result in an absence.

Be prepared: Bring your disks, sketches, ideas, pictures to scan, research, and textbooks to class. You need to create a binder that contains your class handouts, competency listings and sign off sheets. This should be with you at all times. It is recommended that you make multiple backups of your work. Disks do fail.

Note: All courses are in sequence. If you receive a failing grade in any course, you may have to come back the following year to complete the SFCC Graphic Design or Web Degree.

Student Communication: Email is required for this course. If the student does not have access to an email account at home, they can use the lab and sign up for free email at http://www.yahoo.com or http://www.hotmail.com

Note: This course syllabus is only for the quarter listed above and appropriate changes may be made by the faculty. Also, future syllabi for this course may be different.