This course is a hands-on class that will introduce students to the Macintosh operating system for proper usage in the development of Graphic Design solutions. Students will begin with the proper means of storing and accessing files and file organization. Following the introduction to operating systems, students will develop projects using Adobe InDesign. Particular emphasis will be placed on the development of Typographic design solutions, while incorporating various Graphic formats for proper print output or formatting for the web. Students will be introduced to the basics of Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator for the purpose of proper integration into InDesign formats. Students will also be developing and/or exporting files in Adobe Acrobat format with attention being placed on technical accuracy.
Credits:
4