Course Information

This course explores creative visual thinking and its importance to communication design. Students experiment with image-making techniques and learn to use graphic elements to communicate concepts and ideas. The course will emphasize the integration of communication concepts, type and graphics and its relationship to multiple disciplines such as advertising, graphic design, web design, illustration, broadcast design production, and others. Students develop projects from thumbnails through final presentations.

  • Course Number: COMD 1200
  • Course Title: Graphic Design Principles II
  • Credits / Hours: 3 credits/6 hours
  • Section Number:
  • Pre/Co-requisites: COMD 1100 and COMD 1127

Class Meetings

In-person Location:

  • Tuesday & Friday Namm 1118 from 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm

Faculty Information

Professor(s) Name:

  • Anmol Dhamrait

In-person Office Hours/Location:

  • Tuesday & Friday from 5:30 pm to 6:00 pm & 8:30 pm to 9:00 pm
    • Please make an appointment in advance.

Contact Information

  • Email: anmol.dhamrait23@citytech.cuny.edu

Learning Outcomes

  • Information Literacy: The ability to find proper resources.
  • Oral Communication: The ability to discern pertinent information from irrelevant information.
  • Thinking critically: The ability to evaluate strengths and relevance of arguments on a particular issue.

Teaching/Learning Methods

  • Lectures and readings
  • Online and live demonstrations
  • Research and design assignments
  • Use of OpenLab, & Brightspace
  • Synchronous and Asynchronous content delivery
  • Online portfolio/project book.

Technology Requirements

  • A computer able to sustain current Adobe content creation platforms
  • Sufficient bandwidth to access online instruction, file sharing, video access
  • A black and white printer or close proximity to print/copy providers.

Grading Policy

90% = Course projects/assignments
Project 1. 20%     Image Project
Project 2. 20%     Type/Lettering Project
Project 3. 20% 3-D project or Animation
Project 4. 20% Poster Project
Final 10% ProcessBook/ePortfolio
Participation 10% Discussions, in class contribution

Review details for completing your coursework on the grading policy page.

Recomemded Textbook

Graphic Design; The New Basics
Ellen Lupton & Jennifer Cole Phillips
With City Tech Library Card you can access online: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/citytech-ebooks/detail.action?docID=3387327

Class Etiquette & Netiquette

Learning is a group activity. The behavior of each person in class affects the overall learning environment. As a COMD student you are expected to act in a professional manner; to be respectful of the learning process, your instructor, and your fellow students. And hopefully have fun!

Attendance/Participation

While CUNY does not have an attendance policy, the Communication Design Department stresses the importance of attendance and permits each instructor to set their own attendance policy. Since COMD 1200 is a course designed for process learning, regular attendance is an important component of success in this class. 

Both absences and arrival more than 15 minutes after the start of class will be noted. If excessive, the instructor will alert the student that they may be in danger of not meeting the course objectives and participation expectations, which could lead to a lower grade.

Students will be notified in advance of the days when attendance is required the days of in-class critiques as well as special guest speakers. Attendance is required.

COMD Attendance Policy

The COMD BFA and AAS are design studio programs. In-class activities and engagement with other students are a significant portion of the courses. Absences in excess of 10% of the total class hours will affect your final grade due to an inability to meet participation and in-class activity requirements. No more than 4 class absences will be allowed. It is expected that you will be ready to work at the start of each period.
– COMD Department

Academic Integrity (Cheating/Plagiarism)

Students and all others who work with information, ideas, texts, images, music, inventions, and other intellectual property owe their audience and sources accuracy and honesty in using, crediting, and citation of sources. As a community of intellectual and professional workers, the college recognizes its responsibility for providing instruction in information literacy and academic integrity, offering models of good practice, and responding vigilantly and appropriately to infractions of academic integrity. Accordingly, academic dishonesty is prohibited at The City University of New York and is punishable by penalties, including failing grades, suspension, and expulsion. More information about the College’s policy on Academic Integrity may be found in the College Catalog. 

Accessibility Statement

City Tech is committed to supporting the educational goals of enrolled students with disabilities in the areas of enrollment, academic advisement, tutoring, assistive technologies, and testing accommodations. If you have or think you may have a disability, you may be eligible for reasonable accommodations or academic adjustments as provided under applicable federal, state, and city laws. You may also request services for temporary conditions or medical issues under certain circumstances. If you have questions about your eligibility or would like to seek accommodation services or academic adjustments, you can leave a voicemail at 718-260-5143, send an email to:  Accessibility@citytech.cuny.edu, or visit the Center’s website at  http://www.citytech.cuny.edu/accessibility/ for more information. 

Student Success Center

Throughout the semester, I may send you messages about how you are doing in this class. If the message indicates that there is something you need to work on, you may be contacted by the Student Success Center. A Student Success Center Coach will reach out to you by phone, text, and email to offer support and suggest additional resources to support your success in this course. I encourage you to respond and work with the Student Success Center to improve your performance in our class.

City Tech Diversity & Inclusive Education Statement

This course welcomes students from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. In accordance with the City Tech and CUNY missions, this course intends to provide an atmosphere of inclusion, respect, and mutual appreciation of differences so that together we can create an environment in which all students can flourish. It is the instructor’s goal to provide materials and activities that are welcoming and accommodating of diversity in all of its forms, including race, gender identity and presentation, ethnicity, national origin, religion, cultural identity, socioeconomic background, sexuality and sexual orientation, ability, neurodivergence, age, and etc. Your instructor is committed to equity and actively seeks ways to challenge institutional racism, sexism, ableism, and other forms of prejudice. Your input is encouraged and appreciated. If a dynamic that you observe or experience in the course concerns you, you may respectfully inform your instructor without fear of how your concerns will affect your grade.  Let your instructor know how to improve the effectiveness of the course for you personally, or for other students or student groups. We acknowledge that NYCCT is located in the traditional homelands of the Canarsie and Lenape peoples. 

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