ART 235: Web Graphic Design

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Class Program

Art

Graphic Design

Credits

Weekly Contact Hours

Course ID

090910

Meets Degree Requirements For

Humanities with Performance

Description

Introduction to Web Site Graphic Design stressing fundamental principles and their application to the Web. Beyond mastering technical details of software, the course focuses on the essential building blocks of color, type, and layout, in working toward professional, appealing & functional website designs.

Grading Basis

Graded

Prerequisites

ART 234

Course Learning Outcomes

Demonstrate design communication skills along with image & web analysis.

Understand the ideal relationship between form, function and content when building a web site.

Demonstrate the beginning of technical competence of HTML, Illustrator, Photoshop Dreamweaver and Flash.

Think critically, as shown by the selective application of graphic design principles and software tools, to create effective web sites.

Link technical procedures with key design concepts such as navigation, color, typography and aesthetics.

Understand the power of images, their function in the Web environment and the appropriate the software that delivers them.

Have the knowledge and skills to confidently decide which software program is best suited to specific Web design projects.

Core Topics

Introduction to designing web sites by stressing the fundamental design principles and how they apply in the world of the Web.
Establish professional web design skills that are essential to building solid web sites through the understanding of the psychology and influence of color, type, and design layout.
Presentation of the differences and similarities between authoring software and image software to equip users with the knowledge to explore the more advanced features of each type of program.
To promote comprehension and retention of key concepts and techniques, complex topics such as site design and ActionScript are reduced to their basics.
Introduction to the essential features of basic programs of Web design — Macromedia Dreamweaver and Flash plus HTML — as well as how these programs interact with the Web design features of Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.