Graphic Design

GRAPHIC DESIGN COURSE DESCRIPTION

(not offered every year) (offered 23-24)

Grades 9, 10, 11, 12 ½ credit (T) 

Not recommended for students enrolling in ski schools

This course is designed to give students an understanding of and practical application of Adobe Creative Cloud, with a specific focus on Adobe Photoshop. Students will learn the process of creating documents that look like professionally designed and printed products, which includes learning how to insert photos, graphics, text and create line drawings for print. Students will produce and will be assessed on many projects that include pop art self-portraits, animation, photo manipulation, and art history. The curriculum enables students to develop their creative abilities for making art (studio), interpreting and evaluating visual images (art criticism), and raising questions about the nature of art (aesthetics). Graphic Design is a course that will cover a wide variety of processes, techniques, and information. The Graphic Design class will provide your student the opportunity to express his or her creativity as well as participate in divergent thinking and creative problem-solving.

This course is also available for ½ technology credit.