Graphic Design mINOR
Minor
The Graphic Design minor courses emphasize design fundamentals and skills acquisition, using industry-standard graphic design tools, workflows, and creative problem-solving. This is an ideal minor for students who want to enhance their skills and understanding of the role of visual communication in presentation design, marketing and promotion, brand creation, and content production.
This course is an introduction to the basic principles and strategies for visual art-making and art appreciation, with an emphasis on developing an awareness and sensitivity to art as an integral part of one's life and as a way to complement one's aesthetic needs. This is a lecture course with studio art-making modules designed to complement visual material, critical essays, museum/gallery trips and impart basic skills in visual communication.
This is an introduction to the theoretical and practical aspects of graphic design, with an emphasis on developing a working literal and visual vocabulary. Students are challenged with conceptual design exercises that promote the essential values of good research, process, and presentation practices.