CSN Computer Graphics Program—Course Outlines

	Computer Graphics Program part of the Department of Media Technologies
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	GRC 101 Introduction to Graphic Communications (3 credits) Overview of Graphic Communications Career areas Training areas Visual Communications Communications Model Communications Process Visual Communications Theory Technologies/Working Procedures—Past, Current, and Future Employment and requirements in today's industry Typography Overview Terminology Measuring Type Basic Type Rules Legibility and Readability Punctuation, Proofreading Font Technologies Design & Production Basic Principles Design Process & Stages Thumbnailing & Storyboarding Image Capture Production Process Color Defining & using Color Models,Strategies Reproducing color Issues Copyright, Trademark Public Domain, Royalty-free Business Work for hire Images—Art, Illustration, Photogaphy Commercial and stock art Role of the illustrator Visual vs. Verbal information Types of photography Motion—film, video, & animation Composition and cropping Captions Printing, Paper, & Production Printing Processes & Classifications Outputting Paper Inks Pre-press Post-production Clients, Campaigns & Branding Working with clients, teams Creative briefs Research and presentation Newsletters & Marketing Communications Purpose of Newsletters Newsletter Design and Components eZines, Magpapers Identity & Collateral Materials Hospitality, Packaging Design Product and Logo Design Branding Letterheads, Envelopes, Business Cards Public Relations Advertising Advertising design Advertising elements Types of advertising Evolution of publishing History of magazines, newspapers Telling stories visually Audiences and markets—print, broadcast, online, wireless Design and Content Evolution of news delivery New Media Internet and Web sites Interactivity Animation Multimedia Social Networking Design for New Media Future of the New Media Emerging Technologies GRC 103 Introduction to Computer Graphics (3 credits) Computer basics The OS interface Hardware Software applications (Adobe Creative Suite) Basic computer procedures Operating System components & resources Issues Viruses Security Computer graphic software Bitmap software (Photoshop) terminology tools—emphasis on selection tools methodologies—techniques, filters, layers Drawing software (Illustrator) terminology tools—emphasis on the Pen tool methodologies—compound paths, masking, layering Bitmap vs. vector comparisons—advantages/disadvantages conversions Page layout software (InDesign) Terminology Resolution File formats Color models Scanning basics line art grayscale OCR Workflow Page assembly Roundtripping Assets management PDF workflow GRC 104 Layout & Typography Fundamentals (3 credits) Go To Top Communication Process Design Process Pre-design decisions Thumbnails Roughs Page Design and Layout Principles Emphasis Dominant Element Contrast and Conflict Proximity Balance Unity Alignment Repetition Coherence Flow (Eye movement) Typography Basics Terminology Basic Typograhic Rules Typesetting/Word Processing Fonts Creative Typography Designing with type Type as illustration Page Layout software InDesign basics Assets management Graphics Working with images Using Color Color Models and Terminology Use of Color Defining and Applying Color GRC 105 History of Graphic Design (3 credits) Go To Top Prologue to Graphic Design= the visual message from prehistory through the medieval era The invention of writing The Asian Contribution Alphabets Illuminated Manuscripts The Graphic Renassance=the origins of European typography and design for printing Printing come to Europe The German Illustrated Book Renaissance Graphic Design An Epoch of Typographic Genius The Industrial Revolution = the impact of industrial technology upon visual communication Typography for an Industrial Age Photography, the New Communication Popular Graphics of the Victorian Era The Art and Crafts Movement Ukiyo-e and Art Nouveau The Modern Era = Graphic design in the first half of the twentieth century The Genesis of Twentieth - Century Design The Influence of Modern Art Pictorial Modernism A New Language of Form The Bauhaus and the New Typography The Modern Art Movement in America The Age of Information — Graphic design in the global village The International Typographic Style The New School Corporate Identity and Visual Systems The Conceptual Image National Visions within a Global Dialogue Postmodern Design The Digital Revolution GRC 107 Design Fundamentals (3 credits) Go To Top Overview Elements of Design line, shape, value, texture and color Principles of Design balance, proportion, dominance, movement and unity Form Organization picture plan picture plan space negative/ positive Principles of Organization Harmony repetition rhythm and movement motif pattern Variety Balance dominance Line Vocabulary of line Physical characteristics measure type direction location character Expressive properties of line Line as related to other elements line and shape line and value line and texture line and color Spatial characteristics of line Line and representation Shape Vocabulary of shape Uses of shape shape and the principles of design balance control of attention Shape and space Depth planes and volumes geometric perspective intuitive space Response to Shape Content Meaning Expression Value Vocabulary Uses of value Expressive uses of value chiaroscuro tenebrism Compositional functions open and closed compositions Texture Vocabulary Types of texture actual collage simulated abstract invented Texture and pattern Texture and composition dominance and movement psychological factors texture and space Color Vocabulary Nature of color scientific history source of color Physical properties hue value chroma (intensity) Color relationships other color wheels warm and cool colors simultaneous contrast complementaries Uses of color emotions and feelings balance symbolize ideas space create interest through balance and movement identify objects Space Vocabulary Types decorative plastic space Traditional types of space indication size position overlapping transparency inter penetration sharp and diminishing details converging parallels geometric perspective one point perspective two point perspective Spatial properties line and shape shape and space value and space texture and space color and space Three-dimensional Space Concepts sculpture relief fiber work product design Materials and Techniques nontraditional Elements of 3D design shape, value, space, texture, line and color Principles balance proportion movement dominance GRC 109 Color & Design (3 credits) Go To Top GRC 110 Rendering & Illustration (3 credits) Go To Top GRC 119 Computer Graphics/Digital Media (3 credits) Prerequisite: GRC 103 Go To Top GRC 125B Graphics Software (.5-1 credit) Go To Top GRC 140 Electronic Publishing I (3 credits) Prerequisites: GRC 103 and GRC 104. Go To Top Principles of Electronic Publishing Traditional vs. Electronic Terminology Orientation to Page Layout software using Adobe InDesign for Macintosh or Windows Publication/Document Design Principles Basic Layout Terminology Layout Design & Specifications Type & Graphic Usage Templates, Style Sheets, Master Pages Typesetting/Word Processing Fonts Type Terminology Creating, Importing, & Manipulating Text Paragraph Formatting, Tables & Lists Graphics Creating with InDesign tools Importing & Manipulating within InDesign Electronic Page Assembly Scanning & Image/Graphic Enhancement Review of Line Art Scanning Halftones & B&W Continuous Tone Scans Designing and Using Color Outputting Creating Separations & Printing Service Bureau Services Pre-flighting files GRC 156 Computer Illustration I (3 credits) Prerequisite: GRC 103. Go To Top GRC 158 Cartooning (3 credits) Go To Top GRC 161 Advertising Design I (3 credits) Prerequisite: GRC 104. Go To Top GRC 165 Electronic Painting (3 credits) Prerequisite: GRC 103. Go To Top GRC 173B Digital Photo Retouching (2 credits) Prerequisite: GRC 103. Go To Top GRC 175 Web Design & Publishing I (3 credits) Prerequisite: GRC 119. Go To Top Internet / Web basics Brief history Standards Technologies (email, ftp, http) Browser basics Web Design overview Web as a medium Client side / Server side Web generations Web Page standards (navigation, download speed, understandability, stickiness, content, design) Form vs. Function Design issues User Interface Design Interface usability issues Navigational design and usability issues Navbars Template Web Page Elements Basic HTML construct, building blocks* Editing code Working with images Working with links Kinds (relative, absolute, anchors, email, image) Making/editing links Changing colors Insert and playing media Using the Code Reference, Quick Tag Editor. Selecting Parent and Child Tags. Inserting Comments. Setting HTML Preferences. Cleaning Up HTML. XHTML Color Web safe, setting page/background color Formats—images, multimedia Production Tools HTML editors WYSIWYG applications Dreamweaver Setting up a local site Site Window Moving Files Managing Asset Other applications Image Editor Animation Audio Video Pre-production Acquiring the web project (initial contact to contract) Planning Flowcharting Templates Title Blocks Setting up the work environment (browser, FTP client, web editor) Layout and Design Design principles (clarity, consistency, unity, contrast, simplicity, structure, emphasis) Design issues (color, frames, fonts, resolution, browser inconsistencies) Fonts and typography Formatting type Special Characters, Spelling Check Lists (Dreamweaver and HTML) Cascading Style Sheets Applying, removing, creating, editing Controlling layout design Frames Good, bad, and ugly Navigation with frames Setting up a frameset Tables Setting up, adjusting, adding/removing rows and columns Merging/spitting cells Aligning Working in Standard View Image Tables Slicing/assembling images Graphics with Image maps Flash PDF CSS positing and layers Absolute vs. Relative Creating, selecting, renaming, moving, resizing Creating mockups in a graphic editor (Illustrator . Photoshop) Accessibility and Internationalization issues Content Creation Writing for the web Capturing, preparing images (scanning, digital cameras) Inserting images Optimizing Rendering type Animation Creating, using animated GIFs Basic SWF animation Creating Flash Objects in Dreamweaver DHTML Digital audio/video overview Interactivity, Feedback Rollovers Forms Creating, formatting (text boxes, checkboxes, radio buttons, menus/lists) Submit/Reset buttons Email Other types (programmed, database-driven, user-to-user) Scripts Status bar message Popup message Preload images Site Testing and Optimization Site check (consistency, links, browser compatibility, media, code validation) Speed optimization Usability testing Implementation, Marketing Client sign-off Uploading and launching Search engine listings Banner ads Advertising and other offline strategies Hosting Housing the site Name registration Service providers GRC 179 Multimedia Design & Production I (3 credits) Prerequisite : GRC 119. Go To Top GRC 183 Electronic Imaging I (3 credits) Prerequisite: GRC 103. Go To Top GRC 185 Computer Animation I (3 credits) Prerequisite: GRC 119. Go To Top GRC 188 Web Animation & Interactivity I (3 credits) Go To Top GRC 207 Electronic Design (3 credits) Prerequisite: GRC 107 and GRC 119. Go To Top GRC 228B 3D Electronic Design (3 credits). Prerequisite: GRC 107 or 195. Go To Top GRC 229 Advanced Typography (3 credits) Prerequisite: GRC 104, 107. Go To Top GRC 240B Electronic Publishing II (3 credits) Prerequisite: GRC 140. Go To Top GRC 256B Computer Illustration II (3 credits) Prerequisite: GRC 156. Go To Top GRC 264B Advanced Illustration (3 credits) Prerequisite: GRC 110. Go To Top GRC 271 Advertising Design II (3 credits) Prerequisite: GRC 161. Go To Top GRC 275B Web Design & Publishing II (3 credits) Prerequisite: GRC 175. Go To Top GRC 278B Electronic Prepress(3 credits) Prerequisite: GRC 140 and GRC 156. Go To Top Life Cycle of a Print Job The Olden Days Brave New World: Desktop Publishing Job Submission Glossary of Printing Terms Color and Commercial Printing Describing Color Prepress Terms Computer Graphics Image Resolution and Line Screen Printing Technologies Offset Lithography Other Printing Processes Printing Terms Imposition and Binding Binding and Finishing Terms Constructing a Publication Guidelines for Specifying Colors Using a Color Management System Correcting Color Color Terms Scanning Tips Image Size, Interpolation, and Resampling Graphic File Formats Special Techniques Compensating for Register Error Screen Frequency, Resolution, and Gray Ink On Paper Fundamentals of Black-and-White Printing Fundamentals of Color Printing Press Issues Digital Printing Your Monitor is Not Made of Paper Dot Gain Binding and Finishing One Size Does Not Fit All Folding: High-Speed Origami Imposition Binding Methods Moving Beyond Two Dimensions Using Type and Fonts Font Formats Typographic Terms Font Flavors Activating Fonts in the Operating System Font Management Programs Font Licensing Issues Cross-Platform Issues Crossing The Great Divide File Naming Fonts Graphics Formats Imaging and Proofing Desktop Proofing Options What to Send to Production Checking Your Files Including a Report Color Proofing Types of proofs Checking color proofs Color bars Archiving Your Work Job Submission Preparations During the Design Process Talking with the Printer Planning for Print Sending Job Files Preparing for Proofing Cycles Attending a Press Check Project Management Guidelines The Publishing Process Money Matters Reviewing Your Requirements Who Does What? Selecting Vendors Decisions Involving Your Printer File Handoff Checklist Preparing Raster Images Ancient Times: B.P. (Before Pixels) Now: A.P. (All Pixels, All the Time) Resolution and Image Fidelity Appropriate Image Formats for Print Inappropriate Image Formats for Print Photoshop Production Tips Off to a Good Start Working in Layers Transparency Silhouettes and Masking Beyond CMYK Beyond Pixels Saving for Other Applications Vector Graphics Vector File Formats Handling Text Incorporating Images into Vector Files Avoiding Unnecessary Complexity Illustrator Production Tips Why Versions Matter Saving for Earlier Versions Simplifying Complex Artwork Using Filters and Effects Creating 3D Artwork Transparency Flattening Transparency Linked and Embedded Images Blended Objects Changes in Pantone Recipes Saving for Other Applications FreeHand Production Tips Fonts and Graphics Special Effects Simplifying Complex Artwork Exporting Freehand Files Linked Graphics, Package, and Prepare for Output Tips for Working with Page-Layout Files InDesign Production Tips Graphics Using Native Files Swatches Converting Legacy QuarkXPress and PageMaker Files General Document Issues Transparency Finding & Fixing Problems PDF Creation Methods PDF Creation Settings Acrobat Production Tips Acrobat Product Line Where Do PDFs Come From? Creating PDF Files Editing PDF Files Print Production Toolbar Using External PDF Editors Print Production Resources Organizations Conferences and Trade Shows Design and Printing Books Software-Specific Books Publications GRC 279B Multimedia Design & Production II (3 credits) Prerequisite: GRC 179. Go GRC 283B Electronic Imaging II (3 credits) Prerequisite: GRC 183. Go To Top GRC 288B Web Animation & Interactivity II (3 credits). Prerequisite: GRC 188B. Go To Top GRC 289B Special Projects for Graphic Communications (1–3 credits) Prerequisite: 21 GRC course credits. Go To Top GRC 290 Internship for Graphic Communications (1–3 credits). Go To Top GRC 293B Job Preparation for Graphic Communications (2 credits) Prerequisite: 15 hours of GRC credit. Go To Top GRC 294B Portfolio Workshop (1 credit) Prerequisite: 21 credits of GRC coursework. Go To Top Courses Outcomes \| Course Outlines \| Software Taught/Used by Course \| Course Numbering Changes
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