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GDES 110 - Digital Design Applications I - 3.00学分
This course is an introduction to the digital creation of art and designs according to best practices within the 平面设计 field utilizing 布局, 画, 还有图像编辑软件 within the Mac OS environment. 学生创建图形, 格式类型, 准备图片, while employing the principles of organization which inform and guide good design structure. The course uses the tools within 插画家, 排版软件名称, Photoshop, 还有其他技术，只要时间允许.
GDES 115 - Introduction to Graphic Arts - 3.00学分
Recommended for majors and non-majors interested in the Graphic Arts field. Introduction to the graphic arts industry, 历史方面, 趋势, 过程, 生产方法 from design through bindery, 该领域的期望和职业.
GDES 150 - Digital Design Applications II - 3.00学分
Prerequisite: GDES 110 with a minimum grade of C. Students develop advanced skills within 布局, 画, 还有图像编辑软件, according to best practices of the 平面设计 field. Students hone their visual communication design skills through the creation of graphics and designs while employing the tools within Photoshop, 排版软件名称, 插画家, 在Mac OS环境下, 还有其他技术，只要时间允许.
GDES 160 -图形设计I - 3.00学分
Prerequisite: GDES 150 or concurrent enrollment, READ 11 or higher or appropriate placement, ENGL 90 or higher or appropriate placement, 以及正式被录取. Enrollment in this course requires formal acceptance into the 平面设计 program. This course focuses on using images and type to communicate visually. 它建立在排版的基础上, 组成, and imaging skills that students have started to develop in their prerequisite 平面设计 courses. This course covers the history of typographic forms, 构成原则, 以及类型的表达潜力, 通过阅读探索, 研究, 练习, 设计制作. Applications will include the study of typography, 布局, 促销活动, 生产方法, and creative problem-solving using hand tools and the tools of the computer.
GDES 210 -平面设计II - 3.00学分
Prerequisite: GDES 160 with a minimum grade of C. This course is a further investigation of effective visual communications. Students will execute projects that demonstrate a higher understanding of design problem-solving and production skills than in previous courses. This course continues the analysis of client visual communication needs, 构思和执行过程, defining successful elements of effective visual communication, defining and analyzing 趋势 of the graphic design industry. Exploration of these concepts will be through advanced design projects utilizing traditional and computer tools typically used in the field.
GDES 220 - 平面设计 File Preparation - 3.00学分
Prerequisites: GDES 150 or concurrent enrollment. Recommended for majors and non-majors interested in the Graphic Arts field. Introduction to the graphic arts industry, 历史方面, 趋势, 过程, 生产方法 from design through bindery, 该领域的期望和职业.
GDES 245 -网页设计I - 3.00学分
Prerequisite: GDES 150 or concurrent enrollment. This course introduces students to basic Web design principles using HTML and CSS and the use of both text-editing and web-authoring applications. Students will be introduced to planning and designing Web pages that meet coding standards and client needs. The course also covers concept and message development, 视觉设计制作, 出版, 策略性地使用色彩, 为Web格式化的图形和文本.
GDES 250 -图形设计III - 3.00学分
Prerequisite: GEDS 210 or concurrent enrollment. This course will focus on advanced design problems that involve the crossover of print media into digital/electronic media, 互动媒体, and other non-traditional formats in campaigns for communicating and/or promoting a message or idea. Students will use the technology and studio skills covered in previous courses in the development and production of their design solutions.
GDES 255 -网页设计II - 3.00学分
Prerequisite: GDES 245 with a minimum grade of C. This course continues to cover Web design principles using HTML and CSS using web-authoring applications. Students will also be introduced to time-based and interactive design for digital media. The course also covers advanced concept and message development, 视觉设计制作, 出版, 策略性地使用色彩, 为Web格式化的图形和文本. Text-editing, web-authoring, motion graphic, 还有图像编辑软件 are implemented.
GDES 264 - 平面设计 Portfolio and Practice - 3.00学分
Prerequisite: GDES 210 with a minimum grade of C. This is the capstone course for the graphic design curriculum and students should be in their last semester of the 平面设计 program. 在课程中, students will refine a body of design work and publish their portfolio in both print and web formats. Students will design and develop their own personal brand—including visual identity, 重新开始, 求职信, 名片, and other collateral—while developing employment search skills and interviewing techniques in preparation for job inter¬views and/or transfer.
GDES 280 -高级色彩校正- 3.00学分
Prerequisite: GDES 150 or concurrent enrollment. Advanced color correction techniques that will render any image into quality artwork ready for print production. 关注色彩理论, 图像质量, and color calibration to achieve predictable, 高质量的结果. Proper scanning and image capture techniques for line-art, grayscale and color originals.
GDES 290 -平面设计实习- 3.00学分
前提条件：GDES 210. Instructor Permission Required: Students will learn job-searching skills and gain real world experience with the opportunity to utilize learned graphic design skills. The experience will involve duties associated with entry-level graphic design.