Current Courses | Spring 2011
Graphic Design I | ART 208
Letterforms | Hannah Grieser
Sarah Metzler and students from Shaw Heights Middle School in Westminster, Colo.
Handmade Alphabet | Natasha Weisenbeck
Book Cover Sketches | Juan Moya
Course Text:
Stop Stealing Sheep & Find Out How Type Works
by Erik Spiekermann & E.M. Ginger
Recommended Texts:
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Thinking With Type by Ellen Lupton
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Meggs' History of Graphic Design by Philip B. Meggs and Alston W. Purvis
Overview:
This course helps students apply both their technical computer skills and knowledge of design elements and principles toward the development of design graphics. Assignments include concept-building exercises with particular emphasis on typography. Emphasis is also placed on the function, meaning and purpose of design.
Current Project:
GD I students are currently working on a book cover project with students from Shaw Heights Middle School in Westminster, Colo.