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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.

De­vel­op­ment of each stu­dent’s strat­egy for en­ter­ing the de­sign pro­fes­sion. Fac­ulty and pro­fes­sional ad­vi­sors cri­tique cu­mu­la­tive work. Stu­dents work in­de­pen­dently with fac­ulty su­per­vi­sion to edit and re­fine their de­sign work to de­velop a port­fo­lio that meets pro­fes­sional stan­dards.

Development of each student’s strategy for entering the design profession. Faculty and professional advisors critique cumulative work. Students work independently with faculty supervision to edit and refine their design work to develop a portfolio that meets professional standards.

OER Open Ed­u­ca­tion Re­source Ad­vanced ty­po­graphic de­sign prin­ci­ples. Ty­po­graphic ap­pli­ca­tions for web de­sign, print and mo­tion graph­ics are ex­plored, as well as in­te­gra­tion of de­sign and pro­duc­tion in the lab­o­ra­tory.

OER Open Education Resource Advanced typographic design principles. Typographic applications for web design, print and motion graphics are explored, as well as integration of design and production in the laboratory.

An in­ter­ac­tive ad­ven­ture into the world of pro­duc­tion. Pro­duc­tion, the glue that keeps the ad­ver­tis­ing, mar­ket­ing and com­mu­ni­ca­tion in­dus­try whole. Cov­er­ing all forms of pro­duc­tion, from, dig­i­tal, to legacy, to new and emerg­ing media. If you are going to be in­volved in De­sign, Ad­ver­tis­ing, Mar­ket­ing and Com­mu­ni­ca­tions, the in­for­ma­tion ex­changed via this course will greatly ben­e­fit your pro­fes­sional life.

An interactive adventure into the world of production. Production, the glue that keeps the advertising, marketing and communication industry whole. Covering all forms of production, from, digital, to legacy, to new and emerging media. If you are going to be involved in Design, Advertising, Marketing and Communications, the information exchanged via this course will greatly benefit your professional life.

This course in­tro­duces stu­dents to core con­cepts in the media field in­clud­ing color the­ory, de­sign and pro­duc­tion ter­mi­nol­ogy, re­pro­duc­tion processes, file for­mats and sub­strates. Lec­tures will pro­vide stu­dents with a his­tor­i­cal per­spec­tive of the media field as well as dis­cussing cur­rent prac­tices and fu­ture trends.

This course introduces students to core concepts in the media field including color theory, design and production terminology, reproduction processes, file formats and substrates. Lectures will provide students with a historical perspective of the media field as well as discussing current practices and future trends.