Course Description
Graphic Design II integrates design principles and software, typography, digital illustration, digital imaging, page layout, and prepress techniques with emphasis on design process from visualization to production. Students will be responsible for the design and production of a fully integrated campaign consisting of major projects including several components across multiple media forms. Individual and collaborative work is expected including branding and packaging as well is prototyping for interactive media. Each student is responsible for production of design products, critiquing of designs, portfolio preparation and presentation. (Formerly Advanced Graphics)
For information regarding prerequisites for this course, please refer to the Academic Course Catalog.
Course Guide
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Rationale
Graphic Design II is a course that builds upon the theoretical and technical development from prerequisite courses. The student is then required to meld that skill and knowledge into a comprehensive and unified body of work while working with a real life group setting. This approach enables the student to embrace higher levels of creative productivity in actualizing personal style while meeting the requirements of a demanding creative and productive environment.
Course Assignment
Textbook readings and lecture presentations/notes
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Course Requirements Checklist
After reading the Course Guide and Student Expectations, the student will complete the related checklist found in the Course Overview.
Discussions (2)
Discussions are collaborative learning experiences. The student will complete 2 Discussions in this course. Students will interact with student ideas and share progress with peers via Discussion interaction. Students will create a thread in response to the provided prompt as well as any requested imagery. Each thread must be at least 300 words and demonstrate course-related knowledge. In addition to the thread, you are required to reply to 2 classmates’ threads. Each reply must be at least 150 words.
Project: Career Profile Assignment
The student will research a specific graphic design occupation chosen from a provided list. The student will compile the data he/she finds into a neatly and professionally designed 1-page Career Profile document.
Project: Creative Image Making Poster Assignment
The student will choose an event from the provided list and will develop a poster that promotes the event utilizing creative image making techniques to create the primary imagery and type.
Social Good Concept Assignments (4)
This project will be completed in 4 parts:
Project: Social Good Concept Proposal Assignment
The student will develop a well-designed research document, which includes a project proposal, strategy, collected visual research, and a mood board.
Project: Social Good Concept Sketches Assignment
The student will develop a series of sketches for each major deliverable for the project.
Discussion: Social Good Concept Sketches: Peer Share
The student will share sketches of the social good concept with peers and will critique peer designs via Discussions.
Project: Social Good Concept Final Deliverables Assignment
The student will execute all major deliverables for the project using the appropriate software as indicated. Full physical prototypes of the work will be created, styled, and photographed for inclusion in the final presentation. Final projects will be presented using Adobe Spark Video, which will include process documentation, final renderings, and full voice over description and analysis.
Museum Exhibition Concept Assignments (4)
This assignment will be completed in 4 parts:
Project: Museum Exhibition Concept Proposal Assignment
The student will develop a well-designed research document, which includes a project proposal, strategy, collected visual research, and a mood board.
Project: Museum Exhibition Concept Sketches Assignment
The student will develop a series of sketches for each major deliverable for the project.
Discussion: Museum Exhibition Sketches – Peer Share
The student will share sketches of the Museum Exhibit Concept with peers and will critique peer designs via a Discussion.
Project: Museum Exhibition Concept Final Deliverables Assignment
The student will execute all major deliverables for the project using the appropriate software as indicated. Full physical prototypes of the work will be created, styled, mocked up, and/or photographed for inclusion in the final presentation. Final projects will be presented using Adobe Spark Video, which will include process documentation, final renderings, and full voice over description and analysis.
Quizzes (4)
Each quiz will cover the Learn material for the module: week(s) in which it is assigned. Each quiz will be open-book/open-notes, contain 5–10 multiple-choice and/or true/false questions, and have a 20-minute time limit.
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