Telitha E. Lindquist College of Arts & Humanities 311 technical foundation for more advanced work in typography and graphic design. Primary software: Quark Express. Prerequisite: ART 1120 or consent of instructor. ART 3420D - Design for the Internet Credits: (l) Typically taught: Fall [lst Blk, 2nd Blk] Spring [lst Blk, 2nd Blk] Emphasis on the principles of web design using industry- standard software. This course builds in studies in basic two- dimensional design and provides the conceptual and technical foundation for more advanced work in digital media and web design. Primary software: Macromedia Dreamweaver. Prerequisite: ART 1120 or consent of instructor. ART 3430 - Typography and Publication Design Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] Spring [Full Sem] Orientation to typographic communications including methods and processes, aesthetics, readability, typographic systems, grids, layout, and digital page composition. Class meets 2 times/week for 3-hour sessions. Prerequisite: ART 1120 or consent of instructor. ART 3435 - Experimental Typography Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] Spring [Full Sem] Investigation into experimental and expressive aspects of typographic communication. Emphasis is placed upon the historical development of letter design, letter and text as visual form, and typographical illustration. Prerequisite: ART 1120 ART 3440 - Graphic Design Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] Spring [Full Sem] Studies in perception, visual organization, media, design process, and integrated message formulation with word and image. Emphasis is placed on the application of visual language skills to communication problems. Class meets 2 times/week for 3-hour sessions. Prerequisite: ART 3430 or ART 3435 or consent of instructor. ART 3445 - Web Design for Visual Arts Credits: (3) Introduction to designing for the Internet. Emphasis on the application of visual communication principles to the creation of functioning, well designed websites. Course will include basic HTML and CSS programming, methods for organizing and understanding website content, ways and processes for working with clients and/or creating content, and ways to translate design and typographic fundamentals to the landscape of the Internet. Prerequisite: ART 1140 (Color Theory), ART 3420B (Vector Drawing), and ART 3420C (Digital Page Composition), or consent of instructor. May be repeated once for credit. ART 3455 - Design Theory and Practice Credits: (3) A thematic investigation of selected movements, theories, and figures from the history of graphic design. Topics are selected according to relevance and significance to the design profession in our current day and include the role of design research in contemporary practice. This is a studio course oriented to the interests of the visual communication program within the art major. Prerequisite: ART 3430 and ARTH 3451 or consent of instructor. ART 3460 - Illustration Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] Introduction to theory, methods, tools and materials, and the professional practice of illustration. Emphasis is placed on concept development, media exploration and technique as applied to a variety of problems in pictorial communication. Prerequisite: ART 1110 and ART 1120 or consent of instructor. ART 3465 - Motion Design Credits: (3) Typically taught: Spring [Full Sem] This course is an introduction to Motion Design (in relation to Graphic Design) and will cover the history and aesthetics of motion design, ways to think in time and space, techniques and methods for planning motion sequences, ways to think about and design with typography in motion, and the use of motion-specific industry-standard software and tools (Apple Motion, Adobe Flash, Adobe After Effects). This course aims to: provide historic and current perspectives regarding motion graphics and design; introduce students to categories, styles, terminology and vocabulary used in motion graphics and design; introduce students to basic techniques, methods and concepts used in motion design; work with typography and image in terms of motion; reinforce graphic design tenets and practices, and show how they extend to motion design. Prerequisite: ART 3430, ART 3435, and ART 3440 or consent of instructor. ART 3500 - Advanced Time-Based Media/Video Art Credits: (3) Typically taught: Spring [Full Sem] A project-oriented studio course providing a more in-depth exploration of time-based media as used by contemporary artists with an emphasis on video. We will explore installation, projection and the web as environments for video art, as well as other media which allows the employment of time as a central element. Prerequisite: ART 2750. Weber State University 2015-2016 Catalog