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  • Descriptor Title
    Introduction to Digital Design Principles
  • C-ID Number
    110
  • Suffix
    Community College Use Only (X)
  • Units
    3
  • Hours
    0000
  • Date of Last Revision
    2/26/2025 04:41:42 PM GMT+0000

General Description

This course prepares students pursuing a career in digital media by introducing principles and elements of visual design, concept development, the creative design process, production, presentation techniques, and storytelling.

Topics include: Fundamental studies in the history, theories, techniques, and practices of professional graphic design, developing digital media design projects for traditional and emerging technologies.

Prerequisites

none

Corequisites

none

Advisories

none

Content

Students develop conceptual and technical abilities to amplify content through composition, image, typography, symbolism and experimentation. Emphasis will be placed on the design process – the application of basic design principles to graphic design problems in visual communications. Design solutions will explore the potential of strategy, concept, storytelling, and design utilizing composition, layout, illustration, photography, typography, and symbols. Exercises and projects emphasize the different aspects of analytical and creative design.

Lab Activities

No information provided

Objectives

At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

  • Conceptualize content through composition
  • Understand the design process
  • Apply basic design principles in creating content
  • Know how design elements create content
  • Use storytelling as a means to digital media solution

Evaluation Methods

Project-based, critiques, and objective assessments.

Textbooks

Guide to Graphic Design by Scott W. Santoro

Descriptor Administration

  • Public Review Needed
    No
  • Next Descriptor Review
    No information provided
  • Resubmission Requirements for Courses
    Descriptor changes were administrative only
  • Resubmission Deadline
    No information provided
  • Comments

    Essential for core

  • Notes

    Courses approved for C-ID descriptors marked with the suffix "X" might not be CSU transferrable.

  • Keywords

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