INFORMATION GRAPHICS

ART 443

Provides an introduction to exhibition design from spatial typography, posters, banners, and wayfinding to online exhibition design, including virtual reality for the Web.

ART 467

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.

ART 309

An introduction to the principles of computer coding in a visual context. Course emphasizes the production of graphical and interactive output delivered on a screen.

COMPSCI 765

Principles of the visual presentation of data. Survey of Information Visualization, Scientific Visualization, and Visual Analytics. Design and evaluation of visualizations and interactive exploration tools. Introduction to relevant foundations in visual design, human perception, and data analysis. Encodings, layout and interaction. Approaches to large data sets. Visualization of complex data types such as scalar fields, graphs, sets, texts, and multi-variate data. Use of 2D, 3D and motion in data presentations. Implementation issues.

ART 346

Introduces the basic principles of graphic design. Develop an initial understanding of formal, conceptual, and technical aspects of the field. Emphasis will be given to the importance of working process, presentation and craftsmanship.