Graphic Communications Workshop

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Graphic Communications Workshop
This Course is OPEN.
Professor(s)
Prof. Mary Brown
Department
Communication Design
Course Code
GRA1111
Semester / Year
Spring 2012
Course Description

Course Description
This course introduces students to core concepts in the graphic communications field. Lectures will provide historical perspective as well as examining current practice and future media trends. Students will examine and work with digital technologies for print and the web such as Portable Document Formats (PDF) and Extensible Hypertext Markup Language (XHTML). Examination of the role of typography, paper, color theory and image capture in the design and production process. Students will also use the OpenLab website (http://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/) during the course. There will be at least one field trip, which will be an integral part of the course.

1 class hr, 2 lab hrs, 2 credits

Acknowledgements

This course was created by: Prof. Mary Brown

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