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3.00 Credits
3 credits 3 hours This course introduces students to the basic technical skills necessary for using a digital camera and image editing software. Students will develop artistic skills in photography through experience in creating, observation and critical consideration of photography. Throughout the semester, students will be expected to photograph consistently, present assignments and projects in class, and thereby develop their understanding of, and confidence in, using digital tools and media. Class time will consist of lectures, demonstrations, critique of student work, and lab work. Grading will be determined by participation in these activities, performance on projects presented as well as midterm and final technical exams. These exams will consist of exercises to ensure the understanding of basic camera functions and digital imaging skills. Students will be expected to take advantage of their access to the digital lab's open hours. Credit will not be granted for both DD 103 and VPA 133.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits 3 hours This course provide students with a foundational understanding of color from the perspective of design, and help students to recognize how color choices can enhance or undermine an intended message. The class will explore the basic principles of color theory as well as its history theorists, and students will learn to apply this information to the practice of graphic design through projects and brief research papers.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits 3 hours This course will help students to build a familiarity with the use of point, line, shape, texture and color in order to create designs that build a sense of space, time and motion. Knowledge of these tools and how they work will help them to better understand design for 2D mediums such as screen based and print media as well as photography and film. Students will develop important familiarity with concepts of harmony, scale and proportion, contrast and emphasis, as well as rhythm by means of exercises and readings. These readings and exercises will help them to realize these important concepts in their work as digital designers.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits 3 hours This course will explore primary issues relating to usability studies, why they are necessary, their application, and their influence on design. Students will investigate various methods of conducting usability studies for original designs through testing scenarios and heuristic analysis. Students will then analyze their collected data and learn to apply that data to their own (and each other's) designs. The final assignment will revolve around the presentation of a paper analyzing a design of their own, the testing process and the influence of testing on that design.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits 3 hours Prerequisites: VPA 121 Painting & Drawing; DD 101 Introduction to the Digital Toolbox This course introduce students to principles and techniques of animation. With emphasis on process, experimentation, and critical thinking, students will explore techniques for depicting movements, expression and emotion through an assortment of projects working with traditional and digital animation techniques. Projects will involve physical movement, narrative structure, character development, sound design, and considerations of perspective. By terms end each student will have the beginnings of a sophisticated animation portfolio.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits 3 hours Prerequisites: DD 101 Introduction to the Digital Toolbox This course is an introduction to audio production and sound design. Students will focus on the importance of listening as a means for developing an understanding of music while utilizing audio tolls to build their own creative sound works from scratch. The course will cover concepts such as designing sound for music and multimedia with attention to physical acoustics, analog and digital recording tools including dynamic processors and effects units, techniques for recording and editing with various popular audio outboard gear and computer software packages, mixing, editing, etc.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits 3 hours Prerequisites: DD 101 Introduction to the Digital Toolbox This course introduces Web design principles and basic programming techniques for developing effective and functional Web sites. The course provides students with a foundation in the fundamentals of Internet technology and web authoring using current Web authoring software. Course work will emphasize information design, hierarchical and navigational models, usability considerations, and performance issues. The course will familiarize students with hypertext markup language (HTML), cascading style sheets (CSS), dynamic HTML (DHTML) and scripting, as well as Adobe's Dreamweaver & Flash.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits 3 hours Prerequisites: DD 101 Introduction to the Digital Toolbox; DD 102 Media design in the Digital Age This course introduces Students to Motion graphics by means of an overview of digital video techniques. Students will gain insight into filmmaking, editing, titling and special effects through critical viewing, lectures, in-class exercises, and creative projects.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits 3 hours Prerequisites: DD 101 Introduction to the Digital Toolbox; DD 102 Media design in the Digital Age; DD 112 introduction to Web design (suggested). This course introduces Students to illustration process, consideration and implementation in the digital environment with a firm grounding in design. The course will be covering historical precedents, illustrative techniques, and stylistic approaches, as well as software and hardware considerations.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits 3 hours Prerequisites: DD 101 Introduction to the Digital Toolbox This course will explore primary issues relating to communication design, its practice and application. Students will be introduced to conceptual approaches to the field, as well as to various methodologies and points of consideration, which will assist them in their practice as designers in all media. Projects involving research and analysis, as well as practical application will allow students to put into practice what they have learned.
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