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The sto­ry­board is the vi­sual ver­sion of the script. It con­sists of a num­ber of pan­els that show the vi­sual ac­tion of a se­quence in a log­i­cal nar­ra­tive. The sto­ry­board is used as a tool for pro­duc­tion or to as­sist in the sell­ing of ideas to clients. The em­pha­sis in this class is on story, idea and de­vel­op­ment. Stu­dents will de­sign and pre­sent sto­ry­boards for top­ics in­clud­ing com­mer­cials, film and tele­vi­sion ti­tles and video pre­sen­ta­tions.

The storyboard is the visual version of the script. It consists of a number of panels that show the visual action of a sequence in a logical narrative. The storyboard is used as a tool for production or to assist in the selling of ideas to clients. The emphasis in this class is on story, idea and development. Students will design and present storyboards for topics including commercials, film and television titles and video presentations.

This course will ex­plore the foun­da­tional con­cepts of light and ex­po­sure in pho­tog­ra­phy. Stu­dents will de­velop vi­sual lit­er­acy as well as fram­ing and com­po­si­tional skills. Stu­dents will be­come ac­quainted with a wide range of con­tem­po­rary pho­tog­ra­phers and gain an un­der­stand­ing of how pho­to­graphic style trans­forms sub­ject mat­ter into mean­ing. Using pro­fes­sional light­ing equip­ment and cam­eras, the stu­dent will gain hands-on ex­pe­ri­ence cap­tur­ing dig­i­tal im­ages in the stu­dio as well as on lo­ca­tion. Stu­dents will also learn pro­fes­sional meth­ods and soft­ware to man­age, process and print dig­i­tal im­ages.

This course will explore the foundational concepts of light and exposure in photography. Students will develop visual literacy as well as framing and compositional skills. Students will become acquainted with a wide range of contemporary photographers and gain an understanding of how photographic style transforms subject matter into meaning. Using professional lighting equipment and cameras, the student will gain hands-on experience capturing digital images in the studio as well as on location. Students will also learn professional methods and software to manage, process and print digital images.

In­tern­ship in Ad­ver­tis­ing Graphic De­sign As­sign­ment to field work/study sit­u­a­tions of ap­prox­i­mately eight to ten 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 Open­lab.

Internship in Advertising Graphic Design Assignment to field work/study situations of approximately eight to ten 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 Openlab.

In this ad­vanced class, the em­pha­sis will be on cre­ative prob­lem solv­ing with pho­tog­ra­phy for the Com­mu­ni­ca­tion De­sign field. The em­pha­sis will be on using style to trans­form sub­ject mat­ter in order to com­mu­ni­cate ideas. The first half of the se­mes­ter will use still life pho­tog­ra­phy to ex­plore pho­to­graphic style while the sec­ond half of the se­mes­ter will focus out­door work in­clud­ing street pho­tog­ra­phy, urban land­scape and on-lo­ca­tion work. Stu­dents will be ex­posed to a wide range of con­tem­po­rary pho­tog­ra­phers from a range of gen­res. Ad­vanced dig­i­tal dark­room, color cor­rec­tion, and color man­age­ment pro­ce­dures will be cov­ered in ad­di­tion to fa­cil­i­tate stu­dents’ pro­fes­sional-level port­fo­lio de­vel­op­ment.

In this advanced class, the emphasis will be on creative problem solving with photography for the Communication Design field. The emphasis will be on using style to transform subject matter in order to communicate ideas. The first half of the semester will use still life photography to explore photographic style while the second half of the semester will focus outdoor work including street photography, urban landscape and on-location work. Students will be exposed to a wide range of contemporary photographers from a range of genres. Advanced digital darkroom, color correction, and color management procedures will be covered in addition to facilitate students’ professional-level portfolio development.