TTU Design Communication Admissions

Communication Design
Course Descriptions, Prerequsites 2005–06; 2006–07

AREA OF EMPHASIS

2388	Design Process	PREREQUISITE: art 1303, 1302 and concurrently enrolled in art 2304 and 2303 if not previously taken.
Preparation of application materials for submission to the faculty in consideration of communication design program acceptance.

3385	Computer Design Methods 01	PREREQUISITE: PROGRAM ACCEPTANCE
Technical aspects of page layout, file integration, and digital reproduction will be introduced including digital peripherals as they relate to image capture.

4359	Graphic Design History	PREREQUISITE: PROGRAM ACCEPTANCE
Examination of the evolution of the graphic arts. Discusses design innovators as well as styles and movements. Emphasis placed on the 20th century.

3386	Computer Design Methods 02	PREREQUISITE: art 3385 and 4359
Technical aspects of page layout, file integration and digital production will be introduced including digital peripherals as they relate to image capture.

3381	Typography	PREREQUISITE: 3385 and 4359
Theoretical and practical survey of visual typography. Typographic fundamentals, historical contexts, visual organization, meaning and expressive qualities of type as visual form and visible language.

3382	Symbols	PREREQUISITE: art 3385 and 4359
Exploration of symbols in design communication. Meaning, concept development, process, research and problem solving are emphasized including appropriateness and responsibility to communicate effectively.

3383	Type + Image	PREREQUISITE: art 3381, 3382, and 3386
Study of the relationship between visual and verbal language. Exploration of the informative, expressive, and experimental potential to solve complex narratives. Form will be stressed.

3384	Visual Systems	PREREQUISITE: art 3381, 3382, and 3386
Development of integrated design systems and their systematic application of visual continuity. Emphasis on concept and the relationship between content and form.

4357	Online Media	PREREQUISITE: art 3381, 3382, and 3386
Introduction to key concepts and underlying processes used to create interactive experiences, including implications of new technology on social construction of meaning as it relates to the professional field of design. Repeatable once for credit. (Click here to see student work)

4380	Publication Design	PREREQUISITE: art 3383, 3384, and 4357
Sequential design and structural systems dealing with type, image, and form. Emphasizes concept development, research, writing, and presentation skills. Outside assignments.

4381	Public + Social Service Design	PREREQUISITE: art 3383, 3384, and 4357
Emphasis is placed on the role of the designer in the community, public awareness and social responsibility. Stresses teamwork, communication and interpersonal skills.

4382	Portfolio Development	PREREQUISITE: 4380, 4381 and a minimum of one communication design elective.
Must pass portfolio review prior to enrollment. Emphasizes resume development, final portfolio preparation and refinement, business procedures, self-promotion, and interviewing skills.
AREA OF EMPHASIS ELECTIVES
4350	Topics in Communication Design	PREREQUISITE: 4380, 4381
This course will explore a specific area of interest in a particular kind of communication design problem. May be repeated in different topics.

4354	Illustration	PREREQUISITE: 4380, 4381
Exploration of illustration through structured practical application. Image making, concept, style, appropriateness of imagery, and interpretation of narrative will be stressed. Repeatable once for credit.

4355	Professional Internship	PREREQUISITE: By Consent of Instructor
Provides the student an on-site internship experience. Placement is student initiated and faculty approved. Students’ progress will be monitored. Repeatable once for credit.

4356	Packaging	PREREQUISITE: 4380, 4381
Study and design of 3-dimensional form and surface. Stresses problem solving and innovative thinking as they relate to the environment and ecological concerns. Repeatable for credit.

4358	Motion Graphics	PREREQUISITE: 4380, 4381
Explores the interactive effects of time and motion including visual rhythm, continuity and relationship between form and content of visual communication. Repeatable once for credit. (Click here to see student work)