Selected readings will reinforce themes of the class and provide skills and understanding to complete assignments.

See below for more information.

Week 1

Course Introduction

Syllabus

Week 2

Analog to Digital Media: A Brief History of Communication Design

Digital Foundations (Burrough & Mandiberg)

Introduction & Chapter 1: P.1, P.5–9

Digital Media Primer (Wong)

Chapter 1: PP.1–8, PP.16–17

Pinterest

@djhdesignworks

Resilient Web Design (Keith)

Chapter 1

Week 3

Type Formats

Bitmap vs Vector Image Formats

Digital Media Primer (Wong)

Chapter 2: 2.1–2.4: PP.24–33

Week 4

Capturing and Editing Digital Images

Digital Media Primer (Wong)

Chapter 3: P.67–79 (see especially 3.63 Curves Adjustment Tool. P.76–78)

Digital Foundations (Burrough & Mandiberg)

Chapter 8: PP. 181–183, PP.190–201

Creative Pro

Lightroom: Adjusting Colors

Bridge: How to Batch Apply Settings to Images (Video Tutorial)

Photoshop: Color Correction Settings

Week 5

Color Theory Basics

Digital Foundations (Burrough & Mandiberg)

Chapter 5: PP.99–105