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The MFA program in Graphic Design program
supports the institutional mission through
its efforts to preserve the knowledge base
in Graphic Design by giving students a
historical understanding of the graphic
design which allows students to be technically
and artistically proficient in their field. The
program transmits the current state of
knowledge through its curricular offerings
in each academic year and by achieving
its educational goals.
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CGD 5000 Computer Graphics Technology |
3 credits |
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This course provides students new to
the discipline with a comprehensive
introduction to hardware systems and
design applications for computer graphics.
It explores the technology of computer
graphics on both Macintosh and PC
computers. The lectures and class
demonstrations cover the primary
mechanics and processes of exerting
control over the graphic functions needed
to express one's creative desires. The
course leads students through foundations
of the field's premier graphic design
applications including QuarkXpress,
Illustrator, and Photoshop.
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CGD 5010 Design Concepts and Procedures |
3 credits |
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The course aims at building students'
design skill and knowledge base that
are essential for developing visual
graphic works. Abstraction, imagery,
layout, and sequencing are explored
through course assignments and class
critiques. The lectures review methods
of analyzing and classifying solutions to
communications problems. The class
fosters conceptualizing abilities of
design as the foundation for more
advanced graphic design courses.
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CGD 5020 Advanced Typography Applications |
3 credits |
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The course covers virtually all aspects
of typography with an emphasis on
typography applications in modern
graphic design. Examples of typography
applications are explored from historic
or contemporary viewpoints and artistic
communication needs. Student projects
are guided to develop effective use of
type and letterforms in order to creatively
solve communications problems. Prior
experience of using Macintosh systems
and incorporating design, production,
text, and display type is recommended
for successful completion of this course.
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CGD 5030 Media Illustration |
3 credits |
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The course acquaints students to
professional illustration through weekly
sessions that combine drawing exercises,
critiques, and field trips to the workplaces
of professionals-illustrators. Thoughtfully
designed term assignments are aimed
at developing the student's own visual
vocabulary and approach. Students
explore illustration techniques with various
styles or media, with an emphasis on
computer art.
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AHT 5000 History of Computer Graphics |
3 credits |
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This course provides an overview of the
evolution of computer graphics both as
an industrial design tool and a venue for
artistic expression. The discipline's
development is examined in depth, from
the dawn of the computer age in the
1950s until the most recent advances of
the early twenty-first century. Topics
covered include the computer's role
within the traditional fine arts, the
development of stylistic groups among
computer artists, relationship of advances
in hardware and software to artistic
expression, and the impact of computer
graphics on trends in contemporary
design. Field trips to galleries and
production houses complement the
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