
course outline
Digital Imaging
- Adobe Photoshop: editing basics
- Adobe Illustrator: paths & shapes
Visual Communication
- Expressing ideas
- Symbols
- Photo Communication
Elements of Design
- line, shape, form, type, space, value, texture, color
Principles of Design
- balance, alignment, unity, emphasis, contrast, repetition, movement, proportion
Desktop Publishing
- Adobe InDesign basics
- Organizing Space / Layouts
- Typography
- Printed materials
- Digital Presentations
- Web design
Visual Perception
- Gestalt
- Optical Illusions
Visual Expression
- Adobe Photoshop: basic tools
- Creative assignments
Visual Literacy is the ability to communicate your ideas through visual elements.
We all have different personalities, experiences, ideas, and understanding of life. A designer's task is to convey his/her ideas by working with and manipulating the Elements of Art. These are our "visual tools".
If you understand how to use these tools to control how people see and interpret your design - then you are on a right path to be a great designer.