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  • Course Information

    Advanced Graphic Design Q1

    This course will teach students how design is used in modern communication. We will study various areas of design, including product, corporate,logo, t-shirt, poster, and a variety of other design-related projects. Students will learn design rules, design trends, and how to critique good and bad design. This class will show students what the design industry is like and how a career in the design field might suit them.


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    • Advanced Graphic Design Q1 Moodle Course File

  • Topic 1

  • Topic 2

    • Introduction

    • RESOURCES Page

    • Chapter .  Drawing/Sketching

    • WATCH: Proportion Pencil Trick Page
    • WATCH: Chiaroscuro Book
    • WATCH: Drawing with Lines Book
    • READ/WATCH: Using Value Book
    • READ: Drawing Careers Page

  • Topic 3

    • Introduction

    • STANDARDS Page
    • RESOURCES Page

    • Chapter .  Layout and Hierarchy

    • READ: Website Layout Book
    • READ: Hierarchy Book
    • READ: Proportion, Golden Ratio and Rule of Thirds Book
    • READ: Alignment, Text Alignment & Spacing Book
    • READ: Lorem Ispum Generator Page
    • INTERACT: Careers in Web Design Book

    • Chapter . Grid Theory

    • WATCH: Grid Theory Sliderocket Page
    • WATCH: Designing with Grids Page
    • READ: Parts of the Grid Book

  • Topic 4

    • Introduction

    • STANDARDS Page
    • RESOURCES Page

    • Chapter .  Spacing and Negative Space

    • READ: White Space Book

    • Chapter .  Sketches & Comps

    • READ: Thumbnail Sketches Book
    • READ: Thumbnails and Comps Book
    • READ: Demo of the Design Layout Process Book
    • READ: Career as a Layout Artist Page

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  • Topic 8

    • Introduction

    • STANDARDS Page
    • RESOURCES Page

    • Chapter .  Symbols and Iconography

    • VIEW: Funny Symbols Page
    • READ: Iconography Book
    • READ/VIEW: Analyzing the Seal of the USA Page

  • Topic 9

    • Introduction

    • RESOURCES Page
    • STANDARDS Page

    • Chapter .  Terminology and File Types

    • READ: File Types Book
    • INTERACT: Appropriate Graphic Software Page
    • READ: Resolution Book

    • Chapter .  Copyright and Ethics

    • READ: Ethics Book

    • Midterm Exam and Review

    • READ: Midterm Exam Study Guide URL

  • Topic 10