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| Graphic Design Graduation Portfolio | The designer's portfolio of work is the employer's primary tool for assessing the skills and talents of a prospective employee. The portfolio is the art student's most important asset in successfully gaining employment upon graduation. Portfolio class explores these issues as well as what constitutes a professional-looking portfolio, who should see it, and how to arrange appointments. | Class |
| Internship Honors Course | An honors program that enables qualified Seniors to work within established graphic design studios, advertising agencies, and new media facilities. Seniors must have a cumulative 3.0 grade point average and have completed all required forms and documentation. Upon acceptance, the College guides a candidate into the best possible student/ professional connection. | Class |
| Senior Graphic Design Seminar | Seminal issues and ideas in graphic design are investigated in this advanced course. Topics include the role of the designer in contemporary culture, Modernist and Postmodernist design, new technology, and professional practice. Students produce written and visual projects that are tied directly into the Graphic Design Graduation Portfolio course. | Class |
| Experience Design | This integrated course fully explores the significance and impact of experience design. Moving beyond traditional graphic design concepts, this course strives to create experiences beyond products and services. | Class |
| Topics in Graphic Design | An alternative to the Internship Honors Course, Topics 4501 offers seniors the opportunity to enhance their conceptual thinking, research methodologies, communication skills, and technical expertise. | Class |
| 3-D Packaging | Students utilize both traditional and digital media as an introduction to the skills necessary for designing packaging graphics and preparing accurate mock-ups as practiced within the graphic design industry. Content includes basic concept rendering, developing die-cut patterns, model-making and mock-up techniques, and both visual and verbal presentation skills. | Class |
| Experimental Typography | The relationships between form and content in typographic design are addressed in this advanced course. The work of 20th century typographers such as Jan Tschichold, Piet Zwart, Herbert Bayer, Zusana Licko, and Rudy Vanerlans are studied. Elements such as scale, value, texture, space, and form are covered via two- and three-dimensional studio projects. | Class |
| Graphic Design Senior Portfolio Review | All Seniors who are ready to graduate are required to participate in a departmental Senior portfolio review, which is always on the last day of the term preceding the final term of study. This pre-graduation portfolio review is an initial step in preparing students for both their graduation exhibition and their movement from the academic environment into the professional world. | Class |
| Design Systems | This intensive course focuses on the principles and elements of brand marks and identity systems. Students work as individuals and in teams to engage in long-term projects that address the significance of brand design, applications, and identity management. Company mission, goals, and objectives are researched, investigated, and presented in detail. | Class |
| Graphic Design Sophomore/ Junior Portfolio Review | Students who have completed over 60 credit hours are required to participate in the Mid-Career Portfolio Review before reaching 90 credits. This review is designed to identify students' strengths and weaknesses so that they may address both in their upcoming major course work. Prerequisite: FD1990 Freshman Portfolio Review | Class |