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VISUAL COMMUNICATION II

Course Code:
IA 132
Active Term:
Spring Term
/ All Years
Course Description:

This course is an overview of basic Adobe Creative Suite Design and its functions-focusing on Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop, and design principles. It is the goal of this course to show the student the process of putting graphic layout pieces together using the correct software for the correct part of the process. Students learn the differences between vector and raster images, basic typography, font usage, layout principles, e-publishing processes and functions using Adobe Acrobat. This course culminates in producing monograms/logos, photo editing, color correction, cropping and other photo functions using Photoshop and producing layout boards, personal stationary and displays using InDesign. This course will show students how to render three-dimensional spaces using Photoshop, and Interior Architecture presentations boards.

Credit:
3
Instruction methods:
Lecture
Total hours: 45
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