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Graphic Design

These courses will deal with the fundamentals of generating two-dimensional design as a specific visual communications tool. The underlying premise of these courses is the making of art and design intended for specific messages. This discipline differs from the limitless boundaries of fine art where the message is made purely as personal expression. In the graphic design industry, the maker is challenged to communicate a specific message to a viewer or multiple viewers (audience).

The study of graphic design will develop necessary skills and experiences with both the making and the reading of visual languages.

Skills alone do not make one a graphic designer. Design is based on communicating a concept or idea to one or many people. A student's skills will develop through their understanding and appreciation of applied concepts and visual relationships. It is the intention of these classes to get students to not only learn the skills and methods of graphic design, but to instill in each student a perspective from which they will see the world around them in a new, more interesting and more intelligent way.

Studio: 6 hours

Courses

Graphic Design I ARTS 1710

Graphic Design I ARTS 1710 The objective emphasized during the study of graphic design is to gain a clear understanding of the basic principles of design as applied to visual communication.

Students will pursue a combined exploration of graphic representation and typographic fundamentals with electronic and traditional media, tools, skills, and methodology.

Studio: 6 hours

Prerequisites

  • None

Works

Graphic Design II ARTS 1720

Graphic Design IIThis course involves more advanced development of concepts introduced in Graphic Design I. The course explores creative image making using both traditional and electronic means. It also emphasizes and expands a student's typographic development within a variety of visual formats.

Projects provide experience with illustration, elements of book design, product design, logo design, poster design and/or the design of visual systems.

Studio: 6 hours

Prerequisites

  • ARTS 1710 or permission of instructor

Works

Current Exhibitions

Knight: Black White Nature

  • Exhibition Dates: March 4 to 27, Reception: 4-6 pm, Thursday March 21
  • The Knight Campus Art Gallery is located at 400 East Ave. Warwick, RI 02886 Room 3500, on the third floor of the round building (Enter the library on the forth floor and go down the stairs to right.)
Knight: Black White Nature

Flanagan: Black White Nature

  • Exhibition Dates: February 5 to 23, Reception: 4-6 pm, Tuesday February 6
  • The Flanagan Campus Art Gallery is located at 1762 Louisquisset Pike Lincoln, RI 02865 Room 1527, on the first floor.
Flanagan: Black White Nature

Areas of Study