Visual Communications Design
Rationale
A second discipline in Visual Communication Design enables students to develop advanced skills in the use of visual elements for new media. Students learn an artistic approach to new media that will allow them to find unique, memorable solutions, overall improving their new technology applications.The contact person for our Graphic Design Advising in the Department of Art is Dr. Onyile Onyile available at onyile@georgiasouthern.edu. For more information about the scheduling of Graphic Design Art courses, click here.
Course Descriptions
| Course Number | Course Title | Course Description |
|---|---|---|
| Area F | ||
| ART 1020 | Two Dimensional Design (3 hours) |
Emphasizes two-dimensional design through analysis of line, texture, color, size, shape, and mass. Individual experience with a variety of media. |
| Required Courses | ||
| ART 2233 OR GCM 1321 AND GCM 1411 |
Computer Graphics (3 hours) |
This is an introductory overview of computer-based imaging. Students will create and manipulate digital images. |
| Desktop Publishing I (2 hours) |
This is a general course presenting the development, growth and influence of desktop publishing in today’s society. The course presents the various hardware and software used in desktop publishing, as well as technologies that have evolved from desktop publishing. Students are introduced to typography and typographic principles, digital photography, scanning, image resolution, photo editing, imposition and their correct use in the creation of both everyday and formal communications. Students learn what makes an aesthetically pleasing document in both formal and informal settings. Corequisite: GCM 1411. | |
| Desktop Publishing I Lab (1 hour) |
Through detailed instruction and problem solving activities, students use current desktop publishing hardware and software and apply various concepts learned in GCM 1321 (Desktop Publishing) including, drawing applications, page assembly, photo editing, digital photography, scanning, typography, aesthetics, image resolution and imposition. Corequisite: GCM 1321. | |
| ART 2330 | Typography I (3 hours) |
Introduction to the basic foundation of typographic design. Creative solutions to typographical design problems will be explored, along with the study of the practical and technical aspects of typography. Prerequisites: ART 1010 and 1020. * |
| ART 2331 | Graphic Design I (3 hours) |
A general introduction to graphic design. The focus of this course will be on students' development of their own creativity and skills at effective visual communications, while also learning about general concepts and issues that apply to the field of graphic design. Prerequisites: ART 1010 and 1020. * |
| ART 3331 | Graphic Design II (3 hours) |
An intermediate level course that teaches design and layout in various types, focusing on books, magazines, catalogs and websites. Special emphasis will be placed on developing students' abilities to find creative, yet functional, solutions to a diverse range of design problems. |
| ART 3338 | Typography II (3 hours) |
This course provides an advanced study of typographic systems, principles, and usage with emphasis on refining student's understanding of type aesthetics, and its informative, expressive, and experimental potential in solving complex communications problems. Students will use type as a visual form and visible language. Prerequisite: ART 2330. |
* All students must pass the portfolio review administered at the end of fall semester (after completing Graphic Design I and Typography I) in order to continue in the remaining upper division courses.