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3.00 Credits
Animation 4 is an advanced level production course where students produce one high-end, purpose-driven animation. Emphasis is placed on clear communication of ideas, which is challenged through intensive group critique of every phase of the process: from script to storyboard to animatic to finished animation. Complete musical score and sound design is coordinated via a semester-long collaboration with students from Berklee College of Music. Additionally, students will complete three, 10-second "style emulations" which closely examine the workof independent animators. Prerequisites: IL 4X2 Type: hybrid studio/critique (5hrs Culturally Diverse Content Enrollment: departmental required
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3.00 Credits
Graphic Design Basics is an elective course developed specifically for freshmen who are interested in graphic design as a major. It is a "primer" to the Graphic Design program - a rigorous introduction to the fundamentals of visual communication and design. Prerequisites: None Type: critique(4hrs) Culturally Diverse Content Enrollment: departmental elective
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3.00 Credits
This course explores almost every area involved in print production for graphic designers, including offset printing, printing estimates and working with a printer, binding and finishing, paper, pre-press, color separation and color proofing, and halftones and scanning issues. Prerequisites: DE 200, GD 220, GD 2X2 Type: critique(4hrs) Culturally Diverse Content Enrollment: departmental elective
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3.00 Credits
This course begins with the introduction of broad-edged pen lettering by studying two styles of hand lettering: italic and foundational. Students learn about letter proportion, pen angle, pen scale and letter slope. Midway through the course, hand drawn letters are studied by exploring the Trajan inscription and the development of the Roman alphabet. Letters will be drawn with technical drawing tools in large format, allowing for in-depth design analysis and exploration. Lettering with a broad-edged pen produces unique and interesting letter shapes. Students will be taught calligraphy in three early hands which were practiced from the 9th through the 15th centuries. This course will include a field trip to the Boston Public Library and a private viewing of a portion of its medieval and Renaissance manuscript collection. Familiarity with broad-edged pen lettering will aid the student in quickly advancing through the three lettering styles covered in this class. Prerequisites: None; open to freshmen Type: critique (4hrs) Culturally Diverse Content Enrollment: departmental elective
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6.00 Credits
This sophomore-level required course meets twice per week for 4.5 hours each meeting (this will "migrate" to 5 hours beginning Spring 2008); it is a 6-credit course. Sophomore Studio provides a foundation in the methods of concept, image, and form development. Students are introduced to the language of design; working in both traditional and digital media, students will explore issues of form, color, texture, image, sequence and narrative, learning how to harness these elements to communicate concepts clearly, effectively and expressively. Mind mapping and the sketching of ideas as a part of the process of inquiry and design problem solving also will be covered. Faculty will collaborate and share lectures and demonstrations across all sections. Successful completion of Foundation year Prerequisites: Type: hybrid studio/critique(5hrs) Culturally Diverse Content Enrollment: departmental required
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3.00 Credits
The understanding of other cultures is a prerequisite for effective communication and design. Some of the most vital moments of cultural exchange come when engaging in a true dialogue with one's peers. With this in mind, "West Meets East" is 16 days experiencing China's most dynamic cities: Beijing,Guangzhou and Hong Kong. This in-depth tour will lead a select group of American communication design students to experience first hand how a Chinese designer lives and works, to discover the sources of his/her inspiration, and to learn how he/she communicates in this rapidly changing global environment. In addition to discovering some of China's greatest architecture, art and cultural riches, our itinerary will take us to a few leading design education programs as well as into the studios of some of China's top designers. Our tour will be led by Elizabeth Resnick, Professor of Design at MassArt and Robert Linsky, a graphic and information designer with over 30 years of experience. In the 1990's under the auspices of the International Society of Graphic Designers (ISGD), Robert led small groups of designers to China, Russia and Eastern Europe. His experience in leading these trips and his contacts in those areas created the most interesting and exciting trips of their time. Prerequisites: Type: travel (3hrs) Culturally Diverse Content Enrollment:
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3.00 Credits
A study of the design and use of basic letterforms, typographic contrast, hierarchy of information, major type families and their characteristics, typographic grids, and legibility. Prerequisites: Type: critique(4hrs) Culturally Diverse Content Enrollment: departmental required
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3.00 Credits
Basic design principles and skills are applied to graphic design projects. The course presents the formal elements of typography, color, and idea generation in the context of design responsibility and the development of professional attitudes and approaches to problem solving. Prerequisites: DE 200 and GD 210 Type: critique(4hrs) Culturally Diverse Content Enrollment: departmental required
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3.00 Credits
Is anxiety and fear of typography bogging you down? Are you frustrated by what to do with lots of (or very little) text and images? Then this course is for you! An introductory course to basic principles of graphic design introduces students to the fundamentals of working with text and images. This course is designed for students involved in allied creative professions: product designers interested in the design of proposals or project summaries and illustrators and animators interested in the integration of words as part of their work, and artists interested in learning graphic language. Several design and layout assignments explore various solutions to applications such as resumes, letterheads and business cards. Prerequisites: None Type: hybrid studio/critique (5hrs Culturally Diverse Content Enrollment:
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3.00 Credits
In this sophomore level required course, students continue their typographic education by looking at issues of text type, typographic structure and hierarchy. They develop their sensitivity to type at both a macro and micro level, and explore issues related to typography for print and screen environments. The course meets twice a week. GD210 Typography Prerequisites: I Type: hybrid studio/critique(5hrs) Culturally Diverse Content Enrollment: departmental required
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