ART 1513 - Digital Skills

3 Credits

Digital Skills teaches necessary foundational tools used in digital design. Students will become familiar with the file management system, peripherals, and the network within the studio. Students will work with two main software tools: Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop. During this semester, demonstrations on the use of Illustrator (a vector graphics program) and Adobe Photoshop (a raster graphic program) will be offered. There will be a variety of exercises and projects involving their use. The projects for this course will focus of the Principles of Design as a backbone for compositions. Craftsmanship and professional presentation of work will also be important. All projects will require work in class and outside of class using a sketchbook as well as a computer. Toward the end of the course, the creation of a web gallery of student work will be discussed.

Course Level Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

1. Use the file management system, peripherals, and the network within the lab. (PLO 1)
2. Demonstrate use of Adobe Illustrator (a vector graphic program) and Adobe Photoshop (a raster graphic program) through class assignments. (PLO 1, 3, 5)
3. Create compositions that utilize the design principles. (PLO 1, 3, 5)
4. Produce high quality and professional presentations of student work. (PLO 1, 3, 5, 8)
5. Develop a web gallery of student work. (PLO 1, 5, 8)
6. Reinforce design practices essential to professional art and design. (PLO 1, 8)