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3.00 Credits
3 cl hrs, 3 cr (spring only) Middle Ages through the 18th century. Conducted in French. Prerequisite: Four years of high school French or a satisfactory score on placement examination
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3.00 Credits
2 cl hrs, 2 lab hrs, 3 cr An overview of how creativity and production share responsibilities in the design and graphic arts industries. Presentation of advertising, commercial printing and publishing factors and functions: introduction to history, job descriptions and aptitudes, color, photography and imaging, vector art, desktop publishing, creative and production management, prepress concerns, postpress finishing and binding, repurposing information into various media, estimating and forecasting, related functions in telecommunications, data processing and law. Emphasis on printing processes, equipment, software and materials. Corequisites: ENG 092R/DR 092, ENG 092W/EG 092, or CUNY certification in reading, writing and mathematics
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2.00 Credits
1 cl hr, 3 lab hrs, 2 cr Orientation and operating procedures of hand-held and studio cameras. Laboratory projects include still life and portrait subjects, lighting, special effects, such as freeze action and multiple exposure, image processing, enlarging and print finishing. Corequisites: ENG 092R/DR 092, ENG 092W/EG 092, or CUNY certification in reading, writing and mathematics
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3.00 Credits
2 cl hrs, 2 lab hrs, 3 cr Orientation and operating procedures as practiced in the graphic arts industry by managers on a computer operating system. Proper operating system terminology and definitions for working knowledge of: desktop organization, necessary applications and equipment for production management and customer service. Basic theory and use of office computers for word processing, spreadsheet, database and presentation applications. Practice of proper start-up, file operations and maintenance procedures. Corequisites: ENG 092R/DR 092, ENG 092W/EG 092, or CUNY certification in reading, writing and mathematics
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2.00 Credits
1 cl hr, 2 lab hrs, 2 cr A study of printing press formats, plates and proof definitions, terminology and techniques. Emphasis is on imposition. In-depth study includes: printing and binding specifications, production guides, plate characteristics for conventional and digital printing, proofing options and characteristics. Discussion of the various printing associations; SNAP, GRACoL, SWOP and FIRST guidelines; current industry trends; calibration measurements and evaluations, using densitometers and spectrophotometers. Prerequisites: GRA 1110/GA 110, GRA 1130/GA 130, GRA 1150/GA 150, ADV 1160/AD 160
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2.00 Credits
1 cl hr, 3 lab hrs, 2 cr Operational principles of single color printing press production. Emphasis on learning the basic terminology, concepts and functions of the printing press in relationship to other factors in prepress and postpress operations. Lab work focuses on the functions of rollergroups, fountain solutions, feeding, delivery and safety controls. Students study and evaluate the characteristics and relationships among chemicals, plates, inks and stocks. Pre- or corequisite: GRA 1110/GA 110
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2.00 Credits
1 cl hr, 2 lab hrs, 2 cr Fundamentals and theoretical aspects of color, as used in graphic arts. Study of nomenclature, measurements, gamuts, models, separations, controls and production procedures in conventional and digital media. Practical production work by students includes calibrations for equipment to understand color management and device profiles. Emphasis on: SNAP, GRACoL, SWOP and FIRST guidelines; ink on press sequences; separation screen angles; monitor variations; current industry trends such as device profiling to ICC lookup tables; calibration measurements, using densitometers, spectrodensitometers and spectrophotometers. Prerequisites: GRA 1209/GA 209, GRA 1213/GA 213
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2.00 Credits
1 cl hr, 2 lab hrs, 2 cr The study of color inks in graphic arts production. Students practice proper ink mixing for color matches and measurements, using densitometers, spectrodensitometers, spectrophotometers and other instruments specific to the investigation and understanding of ink technology. Discussions cover: manufacturing; shelf life and storage considerations; handling and appropriate press usage; ink formulations of colorant, vehicle and additives. Color analysis includes ink and paper, including paper stock categories, specifications, usage, absorption and reflection qualities that affect color. Ink relationships to SNAP, GRACoL, SWOP and FIRST guidelines are identified. Prerequisites: GRA 1209/GA 209, GRA 1213/GA 213; corequisite: GRA 2300/GA 300
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3.00 Credits
2 cl hrs, 2 lab hrs, 3 cr Continued development of the skills and concepts from courses in typography and digital imaging, giving students the opportunity to plan and execute basic techniques for page assembly. The students plan, develop and execute pages ready for a variety of media with a focus on matching specifications to SNAP, GRACoL, SWOP and FIRST guidelines. This course focuses on creating integrity for output and guidelines for previewing final layouts (PreFLyt). Emphasis is made on the proper use of keyboard controls. Software such as QuarkXpress, continuous tone pictures and vector art logo files on the Macintosh operating system is used. Prerequisites: GRA 1150/GA 150, GRA 1209/GA 209, ADV 1160/AD 160
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3.00 Credits
2 cl hrs, 2 lab hrs, 3 cr This course continues the development of printing skills and concepts. Students plan and execute process color printing projects and rotate through complete press preparations on equipment such as a Heidelberg GTO press. Emphasis on make-ready, full color images, registration, print coverage, trapping and quality. Prerequisite: GRA 1213/GA 213
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