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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.

This course ad­dresses the ad­vanced cre­ative and com­pre­hen­sive study of ty­po­graphic de­sign prin­ci­ples. Ex­er­cises in­clude con­sid­er­a­tion of hi­er­ar­chy and de­sign with in­ten­sive use of body copy to ex­plore mul­ti­ple columns and grids and mul­ti­ple page ap­pli­ca­tions, in the de­sign of table, book, poster, web and mo­tion graph­ics. Lessons in­clude modes of pro­duc­tion, font man­age­ment and elec­tronic file prepa­ra­tion.

This course addresses the advanced creative and comprehensive study of typographic design principles. Exercises include consideration of hierarchy and design with intensive use of body copy to explore multiple columns and grids and multiple page applications, in the design of table, book, poster, web and motion graphics. Lessons include modes of production, font management and electronic file preparation.

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.

City Tech’s ENG 1101, Eng­lish Com­po­si­tion I course pre­pares you for the kinds of com­mu­ni­ca­tion, re­search, and lit­era­cies that you will de­velop and use through­out your aca­d­e­mic and pro­fes­sional ca­reers. You might ask, “How does it do this?” Fun­da­men­tally, it de­vel­ops your un­der­stand­ing, ap­pli­ca­tion, and crit­i­cal aware­ness of these two con­cepts: 1) Com­mu­ni­ca­tion is rhetor­i­cal, and 2) Com­mu­ni­ca­tion is mul­ti­modal, or WOVEN (writ­ten, oral, vi­sual, elec­tronic, and non­ver­bal). This course in­tro­duces these con­cepts to you through lec­tures, ac­tiv­i­ties, and pro­jects. You will build on what you learn now in all of your other course­work and your pro­fes­sional life. Each ENG 1101 class is unique, be­cause while each one has the same basic out­comes, each is taught by an in­struc­tor with his or her own re­search and ped­a­gog­i­cal ap­proach. In our class, we will use the in­ter­dis­ci­pli­nary field of the neu­ro­sciences as a way to focus our con­ver­sa­tions and pro­jects. Of course, com­mu­ni­ca­tion is about the trans­fer­ence of in­for­ma­tion via the senses and processed by each au­di­ence mem­ber’s brain. In ad­di­tion, the brain and its em­bod­ied per­cep­tion sys­tems de­fine how we are most re­cep­tive to re­ceiv­ing com­mu­ni­ca­tions, think­ing about com­mu­ni­ca­tions, and being per­suaded by com­mu­ni­ca­tions. Fur­ther­more, dig­i­tal com­mu­ni­ca­tion and com­put­ing tech­nolo­gies are es­sen­tial to com­mu­ni­ca­tion, which you need to mas­ter. How­ever, we will study how to use these tools with a crit­i­cal eye to­ward the ef­fect of these tech­nolo­gies on the way we think and com­mu­ni­cate with one an­other.

City Tech’s ENG 1101, English Composition I course prepares you for the kinds of communication, research, and literacies that you will develop and use throughout your academic and professional careers. You might ask, “How does it do this?” Fundamentally, it develops your understanding, application, and critical awareness of these two concepts: 1) Communication is rhetorical, and 2) Communication is multimodal, or WOVEN (written, oral, visual, electronic, and nonverbal). This course introduces these concepts to you through lectures, activities, and projects. You will build on what you learn now in all of your other coursework and your professional life. Each ENG 1101 class is unique, because while each one has the same basic outcomes, each is taught by an instructor with his or her own research and pedagogical approach. In our class, we will use the interdisciplinary field of the neurosciences as a way to focus our conversations and projects. Of course, communication is about the transference of information via the senses and processed by each audience member’s brain. In addition, the brain and its embodied perception systems define how we are most receptive to receiving communications, thinking about communications, and being persuaded by communications. Furthermore, digital communication and computing technologies are essential to communication, which you need to master. However, we will study how to use these tools with a critical eye toward the effect of these technologies on the way we think and communicate with one another.

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.