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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.

Stu­dents learn basic ty­pog­ra­phy and page as­sem­bly tech­niques in­clud­ing el­e­ments, mea­sure­ments, fonts, set­tings and con­fig­u­ra­tions, proof-read­ing mark-ups and cor­rec­tions, al­tered file nam­ing con­ven­tions and stor­age or­ga­ni­za­tions. The course also em­pha­sizes the proper use of key­board con­trols and the re­la­tion­ship of type to page as­sem­bly. Stu­dents learn to use in­dus­try stan­dard soft­ware such as In­De­sign on the Mac­in­tosh op­er­at­ing sys­tem. In ad­di­tion there will be an em­pha­sis on stu­dent mas­tery of in­dus­try ter­mi­nol­ogy. 2 class hours, 2 lab hours, 3 cred­its

Students learn basic typography and page assembly techniques including elements, measurements, fonts, settings and configurations, proof-reading mark-ups and corrections, altered file naming conventions and storage organizations. The course also emphasizes the proper use of keyboard controls and the relationship of type to page assembly. Students learn to use industry standard software such as InDesign on the Macintosh operating system. In addition there will be an emphasis on student mastery of industry terminology. 2 class hours, 2 lab hours, 3 credits

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.

Pro­fes­sor MB Kilkelly Spring 2017 PORT­FO­LIO Mon­day, 6:00-9:20 pm G-203

Professor MB Kilkelly Spring 2017 PORTFOLIO Monday, 6:00-9:20 pm G-203

Ad­vanced web de­sign is a con­tin­u­a­tion of AD­V2450 Web I, a pre­req­ui­site of this course. Stu­dents will study, in fur­ther de­tail, HTML and CSS to en­sure that they have a solid foun­da­tion. It is as­sumed that stu­dents have a solid grasp of Pho­to­shop and Il­lus­tra­tor, and un­der­stand the proper web de­sign work­flow, but if not we will cover that a bit too. The course is fo­cused on com­plet­ing a web site, from re­search­ing it’s com­peti­tors, wire­fram­ing it’s con­tent, to de­sign­ing and build­ing it using HTML, CSS, and maybe some Javascript and PHP. We will even cover im­ple­ment­ing a re­spon­sive strat­egy into your work and the strengths and weak­nesses of it.

Advanced web design is a continuation of ADV2450 Web I, a prerequisite of this course. Students will study, in further detail, HTML and CSS to ensure that they have a solid foundation. It is assumed that students have a solid grasp of Photoshop and Illustrator, and understand the proper web design workflow, but if not we will cover that a bit too. The course is focused on completing a web site, from researching it’s competitors, wireframing it’s content, to designing and building it using HTML, CSS, and maybe some Javascript and PHP. We will even cover implementing a responsive strategy into your work and the strengths and weaknesses of it.