Digital Text Layout
DES2104.01
Course Description
Summary
In this course, students will work in Adobe Illustrator on text and layout specific projects. Starting with the foundations of Illustrator, the course will progress to basic and advanced functions of the typographic interface. The use of artboards and layer management, pen tools and path-finders, text and type formatting, color management, and printing will be practiced through projects focusing on type and type formatting. Students will use the knowledge and skills they gain to create unique printed matter using the Risograph printer.
Learning Outcomes
- Identify and apply basic design concepts for the purpose of visual communication.
- Demonstrate working/learning knowledge of the software Adobe Illustrator.
- Conduct visual research and use vocabulary and terminology appropriately when discussing work.