AMD 409 - Advanced Graphic Design and Visual Media

Units: 3

Investigates a broad range of contemporary artists who use digital media for visual communications and graphic design. Explores a broad range of perspectives and experiment with different conceptual approaches working with emerging digital media trends and technologies. Uses lectures, screenings, discussions, readings, and a series of visual communication and design projects to examine visual hierarchies for text and image, color, typography, page layout and optimization of visual communication. May be repeated for credit for a total of six (6) units. May not be taken for credit by students who received credit for: VPA 380-11 and VSAR 409.