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This is the in­tro­duc­tory course in Amer­i­can Gov­ern­ment, with the main focus on the na­tional level but some at­ten­tion to state and local lev­els as well. This Open­Lab site con­tains course ma­te­ri­als as well as links to news sites and a dis­cus­sion board to ex­change ideas. Please keep dis­agree­ments friendly, and please keep in mind that our main pur­pose is more to an­a­lyze than to react and fume. When the course is over, as long as you still have an Open­Lab ac­count at City Tech, you are in­vited to con­tinue post­ing on this dis­cus­sion board. To ac­cess course ma­te­ri­als, click “Visit Course Site” at the right of this page.

This is the introductory course in American Government, with the main focus on the national level but some attention to state and local levels as well. This OpenLab site contains course materials as well as links to news sites and a discussion board to exchange ideas. Please keep disagreements friendly, and please keep in mind that our main purpose is more to analyze than to react and fume. When the course is over, as long as you still have an OpenLab account at City Tech, you are invited to continue posting on this discussion board. To access course materials, click “Visit Course Site” at the right of this page.

Ex­plores the role of graphic de­signer in con­tem­po­rary vi­sual com­mu­ni­ca­tions with re­lated de­sign as­sign­ments and re­search. Graphic de­sign trends; the im­pact of com­puter tech­nol­ogy; ex­am­i­na­tion of the work of major 20th cen­tury de­sign­ers; global graph­ics; the on­go­ing di­a­logue be­tween ad­ver­tis­ing and graphic de­sign. A large em­pha­sis will be placed on aware­ness of the de­sign world by ob­serv­ing the prin­ci­ples of de­sign in our com­mu­nity: books, pub­li­ca­tions, web sources, mu­se­ums and graphic art or­ga­ni­za­tions. Stu­dents are ex­pected to gather ref­er­ence ma­te­ri­als for all their pro­jects and are en­cour­aged to use the li­brary re­sources. http://​library.​citytech.​cuny.​edu

Explores the role of graphic designer in contemporary visual communications with related design assignments and research. Graphic design trends; the impact of computer technology; examination of the work of major 20th century designers; global graphics; the ongoing dialogue between advertising and graphic design. A large emphasis will be placed on awareness of the design world by observing the principles of design in our community: books, publications, web sources, museums and graphic art organizations. Students are expected to gather reference materials for all their projects and are encouraged to use the library resources. http://library.citytech.cuny.edu

De­sign su­per­stars at Citytech learn­ing how to use Ty­pog­ra­phy to cre­ate ef­fec­tive de­sign and com­mu­ni­ca­tions

Design superstars at Citytech learning how to use Typography to create effective design and communications