Core Course Topics
How to navigate the job market through professional social marketing sites and self-promotion websites.
Exhibition of Student Work
How to develop and present digital and graphic arts portfolios.
Reinforced typography and its use in print and screen based media.
Exhibition of art work.
How to develop and present graphic design portfolios
Professional business practices using standard computer tools.
The Graphic Designer as a business professional.
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
Create online presence using professional networking sites such as Behance and LinkedIn.
Create a complete job application packet including artist statement, employment letter, resume, and portfolio.
Select and prepare student work for gallery capstone exhibition and digital presentation including the use of presentation software.
Evaluate, curate and prepare accumulated students projects for presentation.
Demonstrate facility in reinforced typography by designing and producing a professional resume using developed business stationary and word processing software, appropriate to the concentration.
Select and prepare personal works for both live and digital presentation including the use of presentation software.
Evaluate and prepare accumulated students projects for capstone exhibition.
Demonstrate Computer Literacy knowledge by successfully being able to: Log in and out of the HFC network, utilize Academic Computing Services (ACS), and WebAdvisor.
Operate basic PC hardware, including common input, output, and storage devices.
Utilize an operating system to perform basic tasks, such as finding, saving, copying, and printing files.
Send and receive e-mail, including attachments.
Utilize a browser for Internet access, use search engines, identify appropriate search terms and use a search engine effectively, and evaluate the credibility and quality of information on WWW sites.
Communicate professionally in an online environment.
Demonstrate proper ethical and legal behavior in online environment including common threats to computer security and privacy, such as plagiarism, viruses, phishing, and identity theft.
Evaluate social media platforms for best practice scenarios.
Create a personal brand identity and professional direction.
Analyze and evaluate the communication needs of clients and creating or responding to design brief. Develop production plan for a hypothetical project that ranges from conception to production.
Develop production plan for a hypothetical project that ranges from conception to production.