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3.00 Credits
Creating high-resolution illustrations is essential in today's design world. Focus on Adobe Illustrator software and learn how to create high quality vector graphics and illustrations for print production and web. Each class introduces new tools, drawing techniques and helpful tips on developing professional images.
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The ability to capture scanned images and alter them using high-end photo retouching software has dramatically improved the versatility and efficiency of professional designers, photographers, and artists. In this class, students are introduced to flatbed scanning and the vast range of Adobe PhotoShop's filters and editing tools as well as the utilization of layers and masks. Projects include photo retouching and collage, producing high-quality digital halftones, and processing color separations for publications.
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3.00 Credits
Continuing the study of current electronic publishing, this course deals with the use of color in page layout and design. Spot and process color print jobs and manual and automatic procedures for trapping are covered in detail. Students will learn to prepare files for service bureaus and printers. Projects utilize programs learned in previous semesters such as QuarkXpress, Illustrator, and PhotoShop. Tests and critiques are designed to give students a competitive advantage in their job searches.
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3.00 Credits
Hypertext Markup Language, or HTML, is the code that underlies almost all Web pages. In this course students will learn how HTML is written, starting with the basics and building toward interactive pages. Web graphics, tables, frames, forms, style sheets and more will be explored. Instruction includes critical skills for determining good page design and avoiding common design pitfalls. With Dreamweaver, students will learn how to generate complex sites and pages quickly and professionally. Starting with the basics, the course content moves to more complex topics such as CSS (cascading style sheets) and DHTML (dynamic hypertext markup language) animation. Other features of Dreamweaver covered include libraries and templates.
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3.00 Credits
Business and Educational institutions depend on a wide variety of computer-generated presentation and sales materials from color slides and overhead transparencies to automated multimedia videos. After an overview of traditional technologies used to produce these materials, this course combines the latest in web animation tools, including Macromedia Director, used to automate the production and improve the quality of business presentation materials. Through Flash, students learn to create animated banners, logos, and comics, using sound and scanned imagery. Assignments give students the opportunity to create a variety of presentation pieces that include custom graphics and illustrations.
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3.00 Credits
This course builds on a working knowledge of HTML, PhotoShop, Illustrator, and Dreamweaver to introduce images in the GIF and JPEG format, image ready graphics, rasterizing graphics for rollover animation and creating text and graphics specifically for the web. Students will also cover page slices and optimizing, layers and frames with layers, dynamic HTML and building full HTML pages from ImageReady. The course will culminate in the completion of a professional or personal web site, which will include site layout and design, production of graphics and text, production of pages, link testing and uploading materials to the web.
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3.00 Credits
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3.00 Credits
This course lays the foundation for the subsequent digital media courses and introduces students to the tools of the design trade. Learn the ins and outs of the Macintosh work environment such as how to manage software, fonts, storage, and scanning. In addition, students learn the basics of Adobe PhotoShop and Illustrator while building a design and media vocabulary.
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3.00 Credits
Creating high-resolution illustrations has become a necessity in today's design world. Focusing on Adobe Illustrator software, students learn how to create high quality vector graphics and illustrations for print production and web. Each class introduces new tools, drawing techniques and helpful tips on developing professional images.
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3.00 Credits
The ability to capture scanned images and alter them using high-end photo retouching software has dramatically improved the versatility and efficiency of professional designers, photographers, and artists. In this class, students are introduced to flatbed scanning and the vast range of Adobe PhotoShop's filters and editing tools as well as the utilization of layers and masks. Projects include photo retouching and collage, producing high-quality digital halftones, and processing color separations for publications.
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