First Semester........
1. Why is it important to identify safety issues and to safely operate equipment utilized in the classroom?
2. How do interpersonal and employability skills effect both your everyday life and your future?
3. What is graphic design and why is it important to communicate visually? [ACCT-IGD-2]
4. What are the elements of design and how are they incorporated into a design?
5. What is a vector-based design and how is it created?
Twelve Weeks.....
6. How is color used effectively in a graphic design?
7. What is a raster-based image and how is it created?
8. How does the manipulation of size and resolution effect digital images?
9. What are the principles of design and how can they be used within a design?
10. What is the function of type within a design?
Second Semester..........
11. How do designers use a page layout program?
12. What steps does a designer take to design a page layout from concept to final product?
13. What are the key developments in the history of visual communications? How did these developments shape our industry.
14. What careers are available within the field of graphic design? What professional organizations are associated with the industry?
15. What is a logotype and how is it created?
A graphic mark or emblem commonly used by commercial enterprises, organizations and even individuals to aid and promote instant public recognition. Logo design is an important area of graphic design, and one of the most difficult to perfect; this is because Logos are meant to represent companies' brands or corporate identities and foster their immediate customer recognition.