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GRAPHIC DESIGN FOR POSTERS

ART 467
Course Description

Examines the design of posters as a mode of communication. Students will learn to create effective combinations of words and images that mobilize principles of composition, perception, and rhetoric. Projects will encourage students to further explore graphic design as a means of communication, artistic expression, and information organization.

Prerequisties
Satisfies
Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average
4

11.26% from Historical

Completion Rate
100%

No change from Historical

A Rate
100%

75% from Historical

Class Size
16

-12.93% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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