Graphic Design
Grades 9-12 610306
Graphic design is all around us! Words and imagery are the elements that carry the majority of content in the printed and digital worlds. In this course, students learn the fundamental principles of graphic design, including the elements and principles of design, composition and layout, photo editing, image manipulation, and an introduction to vector illustration.In this course, students will be introduced to graphic designers and movements both contemporary and historic. A wide variety of design tools are used including, but not limited to G-Suite applications, Adobe Creative Cloud applications, and web or mobile-based design applications.The Graphic Design lab is a creative, collaborative, and productive work environment. Students actively participate in the Engineering Design process: questioning, researching, imagining, planning, creating, testing and improving. Students receive feedback from the course instructor and participate in frequent, constructive, peer-reviews. Career connections are made in several of our project units as well. Regardless of their future field of study, this course provides students with the opportunity to learn and apply practical, real-world visual design skills in their personal, academic and work lives.
Advanced Graphic Design
Grades 10-12
H 610706
This course is available to students upon successful completion of Graphic Design I. Advanced students build upon their knowledge and skills previously acquired. Students implement the elements and principles of design in their work at a higher level and recognize these elements and principles in professional graphic designs. Students are introduced to more complex photo-editing and vector illustration tools. Students continue working in G-Suite applications, industry-standard Adobe Creative Cloud applications, and popular web or mobile-based design applications. Various career connections are made as students design and print projects in specialized areas such as typography, product packaging, travel and tourism, film and television, event-marketing and business branding. This project-based course models the current ‘design to market’ manufacturing and communications. Students collaborate to produce both printed and digital work. As a primary source of assessment, students build and maintain digital portfolios to showcase their high school work. Prerequisite: Successful Completion of Graphic Design.