Graphic Design
Graphic Design involves a world of dynamic concepts and ever-changing ideas.
This project based course will promote personal and innovative thought in visual problem-solving. It will emphasize conceptual thinking through research-based problem-solving and creativity, pushing the student to “think outside the box”. This course is designed to prepare and motivate students to pursue the graphic design field as a career by working on real-world projects for organizations on and off campus. Projects will involve computer-based designs using programs such as Adobe InDesign and Illustrator. This course meets the UC/CSU Visual & Performing Arts (f) course requirement.
In Graphic Design, students work on projects that mirror professional practice. For the final project of the year, each student recreated a portion of a real magazine, applying authentic design aesthetics and techniques.
Students generated all content, photographed and edited images in Photoshop, created graphics in Illustrator, and assembled their layouts in InDesign.