An introductory, interdisciplinary course that addresses the principles of page layout through the use of digital technology. Areas of study will include page layout, page systems, typographic hierarchy, type and image, and the use of grids. At the conclusion of this course the students will demonstrate a basic understanding of typography, paragraph formatting, and grid structures, as it pertains to desktop publishing. Prerequisite: FD 1010 Digital Image Making

An introductory, interdisciplinary course that introduces the student to produce vector art. Students learn the basic features and commands of a vector program and produce graphics with a variety of styles. At the conclusion of this course the student will understand the principles of vector art, create original graphics, modify existing graphics, work with color libraries, and a variety of drawing tools. Prerequisite: FD 1010 Digital Image Making

An introductory, interdisciplinary course that introduces the student to an industry-based image manipulation processing program. The designer, illustrator, or fine artist can use the program as a paint, prepress, color correction, and darkroom system. Numerous image effects are possible after black/white or color images have been scanned and/or electronically created. At the conclusion of this course the student will have a proficient understanding of raster images, how they are created, manipulated and output to print or web environments. Prerequisite: FD 1010 Digital Image Making

This is a foundation design course that establishes a set of best practices allowing the student to approach digital media through a user centered lens. Students research and explore a variety of pre-visualization methods that are inherent in the online digital environment, merging new tools like user interface, interactivity, visual sequencing and storytelling into their final projects. At the conclusion of this course students will gain a thorough understanding of paper prototyping, user testing, and pre-visualization methods for onscreen environments creating a user centered design foundation for digital media. Prerequisites: DM 2110 Vector Illustration, and DM 2120 Raster Image Processing

This intermediate course uses the knowledge from DM 3105 User Prototyping and focuses on taking the principles from traditional graphic design and applying them to the online environment. Students are introduced to site architecture, concept mapping and digital code. Web sites will be tested and used for optimal browser display, information architecture and user needs. At the conclusion of this course, students will have gained an understanding of the common challenges of creating and designing interactive media through prototyping, flow charting, pre-production, production and execution of a final website design. Prerequisite: DM 3105 User Prototyping

This intermediate course builds on the knowledge of DM 3105 User Prototyping and introduces digital tools to create real time non-linear editing for video and sound. Students learn to use and design digital tools for online environments and apply them to projects that integrate sound, motion and writing. Through the introduction of history, research and storytelling, students create final video and sound productions that will be used for pre-production, production and post-production design projects. At the conclusion of this course, students will have gained an advanced understanding of digital media design through the time based storytelling, theory, pre-production, production and post-production techniques. Prerequisite: DM 3105 User Prototyping

Further enhancing the skills acquired in Digital Editing for broadcast animation. This course is an advanced process in designing and developing 2-D motion graphic titles. Students script, animate, produce and composite sequences for television and film. At the conclusion of this course students will gain enhanced knowledge of the process for designing and creating broadcast digital media projects through the use of scripting, animation, sequencing, titling and final production. Prerequisite: DM 3130 Digital Editing

This advanced course brings together the tools learned in previous digital media courses. Students will create and design dynamic interactive websites using the new tools of information architecture, animation, digital code and advanced motion design. At the conclusion of this course, students will have increased understanding of information processing and skills in rich media; will have animated and coded a motion interface introduction for online media; and will have designed a functional interactive website. Prerequisite: DM 3115 Web Design

Converging multiple skill sets from the interaction and motion design classes into one integrated project approach. This course is the finalization of the Digital Media series. Students design and develop a variety of projects that are versatile across various on-screen environments. At the conclusion of this course students will demonstrate an advanced ability to use all the tools of digital media in previous prerequisite classes and integrate them into a final design project that merges across all areas of the Interactive environment. Prerequisites: DM 4310 Motion Design and DM 4320 Interaction Design