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3.00 Credits
Students will learn to use Adobe Flash to create animation and interactive Web sites. Advanced Actionscript will be covered. Students will learn how to create interactive movies with sound, images, and interactivity as well. Software will be adjusted to reflect the constantly changing technologies. Prerequisite: MCD 302. 3 credits.
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The visual display and interpretation of quantitative information are increasingly critical in the information age. This course is concerned with the graphic designer's contribution to the handling of complex quantitative data both in printed designs and on the Web. Software will be adjusted to reflect the constantly changing technologies. Prerequisite: MCD 263. 3 credits.
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3.00 Credits
This course integrates the use of print software: AdobeInDesign, Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop. Class assignments are aimed at integrating software technology and aesthetics for print media. Typography, color, text formatting, and sophisticated design techniques are emphasized. Prepress, production, and color separation will be discussed and used as a basis for class assignments. Software will be adjusted to reflect constantlychanging technologies. Prerequisite: MCD 267. 3 credits.Prerequisite: MCD 231. 3 credits.
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In this course, students will use a vector-based computer drawing program, Adobe Illustrator, as a visual thinking tool, with experimental approaches to a variety of applied illustration problems. The focus is on conceptualizing and executing illustrative designs appropriate to a number of markets (advertising, editorial, informational). Students will be encouraged to use innovation while honing skills in conceptualization, technique, design and presentation of computer illustrations, and understand how to use source material as the basis for computer illustration. Projects completed in this course will add an important aspect to the student designer's portfolio. Prerequisite: MCD 235. 3 credits.
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This class is an introduction to desktop video with an emphasis on design for both small-format QuickTime movies for the web and full-frame output to tape. Students create short projects using Adobe Premiere and After Effects to compose multilayered video. The course covers pre-production planning, storyboarding, production shooting and lighting in preparation for methods of digital editing. Corequisite: MCD 302. 3 credits.
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to programming languages for interactive digital media. Each semester's offering is devoted to a specific language. May include Java and other interactive programming languages. Intended only for those who are already fluent in at least one programming language. Prerequisites: MCO 232 and MCD 264. Corequisite: MCD 302. 3 credits.
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3.00 Credits
Publ ishing (Upon Request) This course will cover topics of current trends in Desktop Publishing. Possible offerings include: The Business of Graphic Design, Advanced Techniques in Print and/or Web Design, Current Trends in New Media, and Specialized Careers in Print and Web Design. Prerequisite: Departmental permission. 3 credits.
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3.00 Credits
An advanced studio course devoted to individual portfolio-quality projects. Students choose one field of design to concentrate on in a portfolio project for the semester. Focus may be in such areas as: Multimedia, Website, or Print design (advertising, corporate, information, etc.). Prerequisite: Departmental permission. 3 credits.
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3.00 Credits
In this course, students will be required to design professional level pieces such as complex page layouts and spreads, logos, book cover design, package design, and illustrations, and are expected to complete all work for formal presentations and grading. Discussions on effective resumes and how to prepare for job interviews, as well as job searching will be explored. Students will present finished portfolios to members of the faculty in the Desktop and Web Publishing Department for evaluation at the completion of a semester. Presentation skills such as mounting and matting work will be included. Lab time will be required for class assignments. Prerequisites: MCD 335 and MCD 498. Corequisite: MCD 302. 3 credits.
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3.00 Credits
Students complete an internship in a Desktop or Web Publishing related field, providing them with practical experience to complement their coursework. Weekly logs and design work are required, and are reviewed by members of the Desktop and Web Publishing faculty at the completion of the internship. Corequisite: MCD 264. 3 credits.
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