ICONS, SYMBOLS, AND PICTOGRAMS

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.

DS 242

Advanced topics focusing on the concepts, methods and materials used for communicating ideas during the design process. With an emphasis on creating visually driven experiences, integrates traditional manual approaches with up-to-the-minute digital approaches, all within the context of creative design thinking.

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 458

This is an advanced graphic design course with an emphasis on corporate brand identity development. Topics can include mark development, product packaging, marketing and advertising collateral, web branding, and broadcast advertising development. Special attention is given the application of semiotics and other forms of basic communication theory to the design process.

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.