Graphic Design (ArtGr)

Courses Primarily for Undergraduate Students

ArtGr 177. Introduction to Graphic Design
(2-0) Cr. 2. S. Prereq: Art 108, credit or enrollment in Art 109, 130, Dsn S 121. Historical, cultural, and social issues related to the practice of visual communication.

ArtGr 270. Graphic Design Studio I
(0-6) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: Art 109, 130, ArtGr 177, Dsn S 121, enrollment in 275; admission to the graphic design program through department review. Basic design concepts and color principles used for visual communication. Conceptual and analytical thinking skills through projects and discussions. Decision making for effective visual communication.

ArtGr 271. Graphic Design Studio II
(0-6) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: Art 230, ArtGr 270, 275, enrollment in 276. Principles of typographic composition, structure and hierarchy. Formal and conceptual principles of symbology.

ArtGr 275. Graphic Technology I
(0-4) Cr. 2. F. Prereq: enrollment in 270. Basic computer skills for graphic design.

ArtGr 276. Graphic Technology II
(0-4) Cr. 2. S. Prereq: 275, enrollment in 271. Basic computer skills for graphic design.

ArtGr 277. Graphic Design Internship Seminar
(1-0) Cr. 1. F. Prereq: Credit or enrollment in 270, 275. Procedural and ethical concerns related to the graphic design internship. Personal goals, preparation of résumé and plans for internship. Offered on a satisfactory-fail grading basis only.

ArtGr 370. Graphic Design Studio III
(0-6) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 271, 276, enrollment in a 2-credit option; credit or enrollment in 387. Creation and design of images and symbols for communication. Application and integration of typography with images and symbols.

ArtGr 371. Graphic Design Studio IV
(0-6) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 370, 387, enrollment in a 2-credit option, credit or enrollment in 388. Development and preparation of design concepts for application to the printing and electronic publishing process. Creative problem-solving skills, introduction to systems design.

ArtGr 372. Graphic Design Materials and Processes
(2-0) Cr. 2. S. Prereq: Credit or enrollment in 371. Lecture about the processes and materials involved in graphic design arts reproduction. Course covers pre-press, paper selection and specification, ink systems, type systems and fonts, output technology, printing presses and bindary operations.

ArtGr 378. Critical Issues in Graphic Design
(2-0) Cr. 2. F. Prereq: Credit or enrollment in 370. Lecture, discussion and writing about the critical issues facing the communications field today and in the future.

ArtGr 387. Graphic Design History/Theory/ Criticism I (Dual-listed with 587.)
(3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: Art H 280, 281, Dsn S 121. Late nineteenth century to the 1960s, to provide understanding of the development and character of graphic design. Influential forces, artists, and designers. Nonmajor graduate credit.

ArtGr 388. Graphic Design History/Theory/ Criticism II (Dual-listed with 588.)
(3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 387. Theory and history of contemporary graphic design including designers from the 1960s- present. Analysis of the way new materials and technology are leading to present design forms. Nonmajor graduate credit.

ArtGr 470. Graphic Design Studio V
(0-6) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 371, enrollment in a 2-credit option. Advanced design systems as applied to corporate identity and environmental graphic design. Symbology as an integrated component of communication systems.

ArtGr 471. Graphic Design Studio VI
(0-6) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 470, enrollment in a 2-credit option. Exploration of theoretical and conceptual concerns of visual communication. Portfolio preparation.

ArtGr 472. Photographic Art Direction (Dual-listed with 572.)
(0-4) Cr. 2. Prereq: 271, 276, enrollment in 370 or 371, or 470 or 471. Photography as a graphic design component. Compositional and conceptual elements in photographic images. Must have a camera with adjustable shutter speeds and lens openings.

ArtGr 473. Time Based Multi-Media (Dual-listed with 573.)
(0-4) Cr. 2. F. Prereq: 370. The design of visual, aural and written communication for electronic media.

ArtGr 474. Exhibition Design (Dual-listed with 574.)
(0-4) Cr. 2. Prereq: 271, 276, enrollment in 370 or 371 or 470 or 471. Visual communication applied to exhibition design focusing on educational or interactive museum exhibitions, trade show booth design, and modular unit design for traveling exhibitions. Translation of graphic information to a three-dimensional space.

ArtGr 475. Advanced Typography (Dual-listed with 575.)
(0-4) Cr. 2. Prereq: 271, 276, enrollment in 370 or 371 or 470 or 471. Typographic theory exploring traditional and nontraditional forms, both historical and contemporary typographic achievements.

ArtGr 476. Graphic Design Methodology
(0-4) Cr. 2. Prereq: 271, 276, enrollment in 370 or 371 or 470 or 471. Analysis and application of scientific, systematic, and nontraditional problem-solving and problem-seeking techniques.

ArtGr 477. Graphic Design Practicum
(0-6) Cr. 2 each time taken, maximum of 4. Prereq: 370, portfolio review and permission of instructor. Graphic design outreach and problem solving. Individual and group projects for non-profit clients selected by the instructor.

ArtGr 478. Web Design for E-Commerce/Graphic Applications
(0-4) Cr. 2. S. Prereq: Credit or enrollment in 371. The development of advanced and experimental web design for the applications of e-commerce, education and the communication of visual information.

ArtGr 479. Environmental Graphics (Dual-listed with 579.)
(0-4) Cr. 2. Prereq: 271, 276, enrollment in 370 or 371 or 470 or 471. Functional and aesthetic implications of environmental communication. Way-finding systems such as transportation graphics, architectural signage. Environmental graphics for community or corporate identity systems.

ArtGr 480. Graphic Design Internship
Arr. Cr. 3. SS. Prereq: 277, 12 credits in graphic design; permission of instructor, registration in advance of enrollment. Graphic design experience in an off-campus professional environment.

ArtGr 481. Graphic Design Professional Practices
(3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: Credit or enrollment in 470. Professional design management; ethics, setting up a new business, client/designer relationships, contractual options, billing practices, and effective operating procedures.

ArtGr 482. Professional Presentation
(0-4) Cr. 2. S. Prereq: Credit or enrollment in 471. Required for all students enrolled in 471. Exploration and development of the graphic design portfolio and resume in electronic, print, and photographic form.

ArtGr 484. Selected Studies in Graphic Design
Cr. 1 to 3 each time taken, maximum of 9. Prereq: Permission of instructor. Special issues related to graphic design. Topics vary each time offered.

ArtGr 490. Independent Study
Cr. 1 to 6 each time taken. Prereq: Written approval of instructor and department chair on required form in advance of semester of enrollment. Student must have completed related graphic design coursework appropriate to planned independent study. Offered on a graded basis or a satisfactory-fail basis.

                A. Theory, Criticism, and Methodology

                B. Two-Dimensional Design

                C. Three-Dimensional Design

                H. Honors

                I. Internship/Cooperative (in-depth experience other    than ArtGr 480; satisfactory-fail only)

ArtGr 491. Publication Design: Magazines
(0-4) Cr. 2. F. Prereq: Credit or enrollment in 370. The philosophy concepts and structures of magazine design.

ArtGr 492. Publication Design: Books
(0-4) Cr. 2. S. Prereq: Credit or enrollment in 371. The philosophy, concepts and structures of book design.

ArtGr 493. Workshop
Cr. 1 to 3 each time taken. Prereq: Evidence of satisfactory experience in area of specialization. Intensive 2 to 4 week studio exploration. Topics vary each time offered.

Courses Primarily for Graduate Students, open to qualified undergraduate students

ArtGr 570. Advanced Studies in Visual Communication
(0-6) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: Graduate classification. Theory and investigation of systems, structures, principles of visual organization, and typography for communication. Studio problems will be influenced by social, cultural, environmental, or technological factors.

ArtGr 571. Signs, Symbols, Images
(0-6) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: 570. Investigation and application of signs, symbols and semiotic theory for communication. Studio problems will be influenced by social, cultural, environmental, or technological factors.

ArtGr 572. Photographic Art Direction (Dual-listed with 472.)
(0-4) Cr. 2. Prereq: Graduate enrollment. Photography as a graphic design component. Compositional and conceptual elements in photographic images. Must have a camera with adjustable shutter speeds and lens openings.

ArtGr 573. Time Based Multi-Media (Dual-listed with 473.)
(0-4) Cr. 2. F. Prereq: Graduate enrollment. The design of visual, aural and written communication for electronic media.

ArtGr 574. Exhibition Design (Dual-listed with 474.)
(0-4) Cr. 2. Prereq: Graduate enrollment. Visual communication applied to exhibition design focusing on educational or interactive museum exhibitions, trade show booth design, and modular unit design for traveling exhibitions. Translation of graphic information to a three-dimensional space.

ArtGr 575. Advanced Typography (Dual-listed with 475.)
(0-4) Cr. 2. Prereq: Graduate enrollment. Typographic theory exploring traditional and nontraditional forms both historical and contemporary typographic achievements.

ArtGr 578. Design for E-Commerce/Graphic Applications. (Dual-listed with 478.)
(0-4) Cr. 2. S. Prereq: Graduate enrollment. The development of advanced and experimental web design for the applications of e-commerce, education and the communication of visual information.

ArtGr 579. Environmental Graphics (Dual-listed with 479.)
(0-4) Cr. 2. Prereq: Graduate enrollment. Functional and aesthetic implications of environmental communications. Way-finding systems such as transportation graphics, architectural signage. Environmental graphics for community or corporate identity systems.

ArtGr 584. Selected Studies in Graphic Design
Cr. var. Prereq: Graduate classification, permission of instructor. Special issues related to graphic design. Topics vary each time offered; may be repeated.

ArtGr 587. Graphic Design History/Theory/ Criticism I. (Dual-listed with 387.)
(3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: Graduate classification, permission of instructor. Late nineteenth century to the 1960s, to provide understanding of the development and character of graphic design. Influential forces, artists, and designers.

ArtGr 588. Graphic Design History/Theory/ Criticism II (Dual-listed with 388.)
(3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: Graduate classification, permission of instructor. Theory and history of contemporary graphic design including designers of the 1960s - present. Analysis of the way new materials and technology are leading to present design forms.

ArtGr 590. Special Topics
Cr. arr. Prereq: Bachelor’s degree in graphic design, or evidence of satisfactory equivalency in specialized area. Written approval of instructor and department chair on required form in advance of semester of enrollment.

                A. Theory, Criticism, and Methodology

                B. Two-Dimensional Design

                C. Three-Dimensional Design

ArtGr 591. Publication Design: Magazines (Dual-listed with 491.)
(0-4) Cr. 2. F. Prereq: Graduate enrollment. The philosophy, concepts and structures of magazine design.

ArtGr 592. Publication Design: Books (Dual-listed with 492.)
(0-4) Cr. 2. S. Prereq: Graduate enrollment. The philosophy, concepts and structures of book design.

ArtGr 593. Workshop
Cr. 1 to 3 each time taken. Prereq: Graduate classification; evidence of satisfactory experience in area of specialization. Intensive 2 to 4 week studio exploration. Topics vary each time offered.

Courses for Graduate Students

ArtGr 672. Graphic Design and Human Interaction
(0-6) Cr. 3 each time taken, maximum of 10. F.S. Prereq: 570, 571. Exploration and design of the interface/interaction with products, systems, and technologies of contemporary society and culture. Studio problems may involve such areas as: exhibition design, electronic interface design, wayfinding, packaging design, and publication design.

ArtGr 690. Advanced Topics
Cr. arr. Prereq: MFA classification, permission of instructor.

ArtGr 699. Research
Cr. var.

                A. Thesis

                B. Thesis-Exhibition