Course Syllabus

Instructor Info: Section AA

Prerequisites: GRDSN 214 or permission of instructor

Concurrent Enrollment: GRDSN 221 and 223 or permission of instructor

Course Description: Students produce final design pieces to assemble into a portfolio. The focus of the lab activities is accelerating the work pace to meet the kinds of deadlines experienced in industry. Students are assessed and graded on demonstrating self-directed learning, demonstrating effective time management and positive work ethic.

• Students will work with computers, scanners, and software applications
• In conjunction with other courses, students develop final projects
• Students develop graphics and html files for web pages
  

Activities

• Activities include one on one facilitation, demonstrations, research, and studio projects.
  
  
• Students will operate computers, use software applications and obtain operating system skills
  
  
• Students will give oral / web presentations on the History of Graphic Design and will be assessed by their peers:
  
  
  • The Invention of Writing and Alphabets
  • Medieval Manuscript Books
  • Illuminated Letters
  • The Origins of Printing and Typography
  • Influential Typographers
  • History of Book Making
  • Renaissance Graphic Design
  • The Arts and Crafts Movement
  • Victorian and Art Nouveau Graphics
  • Bauhaus
  • History of Poster Design
  • Modern Art and Its Impact on Design
  • Visual Identity and Conceptual Images
  • Postmodern Design
  • Internationalism
  • The Computer Graphics Revolution
  • Historic Illustrators
    
    
• Students will produce industry standard production exercises:
  • Trace and reproduce logos
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  • Composite photographic image
    
    
  • Scanning Black and White Imagery
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  • Typography/Poetry
    
    
  • Montage
    
    
• Students will demonstrate self-directed learning. Students will produce a self paced tutorial explaining and directing another student on a specific peripheral device or production technique (ie: digital camera, cd burner, ocr, flatbed scanner, 35mm scanner, creating rollovers, creating clipping paths or other of your choice)
  
  

At the completion of this course students will:

1. Have a entry level understanding of the tools and technologies of the design profession.

2. Generate projects required by GRDSN 223 Projects.

Grading / Attendance Policy:

Attendance is crucial to your progress. You are required to log 80 hours of lab time per quarter. Lab hours should be logged and . You are required to have a lab instructor sign off on file preparation / construction.

Grading is based on moving control of learning from the "instructor" to the "learner."

This competency based educational approach considers "time" a variable and "mastery" a constant.

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

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

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.

Be prepared: Bring your disks, sketches, ideas, pictures to scan, research, and/or textbooks to class. You need to create a folder that contains your class handouts, competency listings, sign off sheets, print checklists and other pertinent information. This should be placed in the file folder provided. It is recommended that you get extra ZIP disks to make multiple backups of your work. ZIP 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.

Communication: Email is required for this course. If you do not have an email account at home, you can sign up for free email at:

http://mail.yahoo.com or http://www.hotmail.com

You may access your email using the lab, however please do not use the lab for "chat" or general web surfing.

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.