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This site is de­signed to help you find field­work/study sit­u­a­tions of ap­prox­i­mately eight hours per week at an in­tern­ship site ap­proved by the De­part­ment In­tern­ship in­struc­tor such as an ad­ver­tis­ing agency, graphic de­sign firm, cor­po­rate de­sign of­fice, pub­li­ca­tions art de­part­ment, pho­tog­ra­phy or il­lus­tra­tion stu­dio, TV or mul­ti­me­dia pro­duc­tion com­pany. Stu­dents will be re­quired to keep a learn­ing jour­nal of their in­tern­ship in the form of a blog using Open­lab. A por­tion of the class will be de­voted to pre­sent­ing and shar­ing ex­pe­ri­ences with class­mates. Stu­dents will learn how to as­sess their tal­ents, up­date their re­sume, and pro­mote them­selves and their work through so­cial net­works. Stu­dents will be re­quired to setup and main­tain at least two so­cial media net­works such as: Face­book, LinkedIn, Twit­ter, In­sta­gram, and Pin­ter­est. The in­struc­tors for this class are there as men­tors if you have not yet found an in­tern­ship be­fore reg­is­ter­ing for the course. How­ever, the in­struc­tors do not find an in­tern­ship place­ment for you. It is your re­spon­si­bil­ity to find a po­si­tion that fits your per­sonal ca­reer path and help you tran­si­tion to full time em­ploy­ment upon leav­ing the halls of CityTech. Ide­ally, you will use this site to find an in­tern­ship the se­mes­ter be­fore tak­ing the COMD 4900 class.

This site is designed to help you find fieldwork/study situations of approximately eight hours per week at an internship site approved by the Department Internship instructor such as an advertising agency, graphic design firm, corporate design office, publications art department, photography or illustration studio, TV or multimedia production company. Students will be required to keep a learning journal of their internship in the form of a blog using Openlab. A portion of the class will be devoted to presenting and sharing experiences with classmates. Students will learn how to assess their talents, update their resume, and promote themselves and their work through social networks. Students will be required to setup and maintain at least two social media networks such as: Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest. The instructors for this class are there as mentors if you have not yet found an internship before registering for the course. However, the instructors do not find an internship placement for you. It is your responsibility to find a position that fits your personal career path and help you transition to full time employment upon leaving the halls of CityTech. Ideally, you will use this site to find an internship the semester before taking the COMD 4900 class.

Prin­ci­ples of three-di­men­sional de­sign. Course cov­ers an analy­sis of form and space. Top­ics in­clude: hol­low forms both geo­met­ric and or­ganic; ar­chi­tec­tonic or­ga­ni­za­tion of space; light and shadow; geo­met­ric solids; the mod­u­lar unit; form and struc­ture in na­ture; lin­ear forms with mem­branes; move­ment. Ap­pli­ca­tions to pack­ag­ing, ar­chi­tec­ture, sculp­ture and en­vi­ron­men­tal de­sign and graph­ics. Ma­te­ri­als and in­her­ent prop­er­ties gov­ern­ing their use in form and space.

Principles of three-dimensional design. Course covers an analysis of form and space. Topics include: hollow forms both geometric and organic; architectonic organization of space; light and shadow; geometric solids; the modular unit; form and structure in nature; linear forms with membranes; movement. Applications to packaging, architecture, sculpture and environmental design and graphics. Materials and inherent properties governing their use in form and space.

This course is de­signed to pre­pare the stu­dent for entry into the pro­fes­sional world of il­lus­tra­tion. De­vel­op­ment of a port­fo­lio demon­strat­ing a high level of skill and a per­sonal style, as well as the abil­ity to dis­cuss the work in for­mal and con­cep­tual terms is the pri­mary focus. Ad­di­tion­ally, the stu­dent will be in­tro­duced to a va­ri­ety of pro­fes­sional prac­tices and de­velop a fa­mil­iar­ity with the local, re­gional and na­tional scenes. The port­fo­lio con­tents should demon­strate the stu­dent’s ver­sa­til­ity and ad­vanced skills while demon­strat­ing con­sis­tency in pre­sen­ta­tion. This course is bro­ken into 4 course goals: Port­fo­lio De­vel­op­ment , Pro­fes­sional Skills , Busi­ness Prac­tices , Au­thor­ship

This course is designed to prepare the student for entry into the professional world of illustration. Development of a portfolio demonstrating a high level of skill and a personal style, as well as the ability to discuss the work in formal and conceptual terms is the primary focus. Additionally, the student will be introduced to a variety of professional practices and develop a familiarity with the local, regional and national scenes. The portfolio contents should demonstrate the student’s versatility and advanced skills while demonstrating consistency in presentation. This course is broken into 4 course goals: Portfolio Development , Professional Skills , Business Practices , Authorship

In­tern­ship in Com­mu­ni­ca­tion De­sign (Sum­mer In­ten­sive) As­sign­ment to field work/study sit­u­a­tions of ap­prox­i­mately eight to 20 plus hours per week at a graphic arts-re­lated in­tern­ship site ap­proved by the de­part­ment in­tern­ship di­rec­tor. Sites may be in areas such as ad­ver­tis­ing, print­ing, cor­po­rate com­mu­ni­ca­tions or pub­lish­ing. Stu­dents keep a log/jour­nal to be shared in group sem­i­nars/dis­cus­sions. Su­per­vi­sion is by fac­ulty and by the job su­per­vi­sor. Stu­dents will be re­quired to keep a learn­ing jour­nal of their in­tern­ship in the form of a blog using Open Lab.

Internship in Communication Design (Summer Intensive) Assignment to field work/study situations of approximately eight to 20 plus hours per week at a graphic arts-related internship site approved by the department internship director. Sites may be in areas such as advertising, printing, corporate communications or publishing. Students keep a log/journal to be shared in group seminars/discussions. Supervision is by faculty and by the job supervisor. Students will be required to keep a learning journal of their internship in the form of a blog using Open Lab.

Work­ing in­de­pen­dently, each stu­dent re­searches, con­cep­tu­al­izes and de­vel­ops an in-depth pro­ject, across media chan­nels, which uses de­sign-think­ing to ad­dress a con­tem­po­rary issue.

Working independently, each student researches, conceptualizes and develops an in-depth project, across media channels, which uses design-thinking to address a contemporary issue.