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GCIP 152: Syllabus

INSTRUCTOR
Gregory Kelley
Phone: 760.744.1150 ext 2452
Email: gkelley@palomar.edu

DESCRIPTION
This is a three unit, sixteen week class in which students will study the design and composition of vector artwork for print publishing and multimedia graphics using Adobe Illustrator. This course is an introduction to computer-generated digital layout, and will help the students generate new images or convert bitmapped images into PostScript. Quality levels needed for digital output will also be evaluated.

OBJECTIVES
Upon successful completion of the course the student will be able to iIdentify appropriate typefaces, create and manipulate text in Illustrator, explain and perform tool operations and graphics in Illustrator, explain and perform file management on a microcomputer, access and print to a variety of output devices, and demonstrate universal employment skills.

OUTCOMES
After taking this course, students will use vector tools to produce complex 4-color and spot color in computer generated graphics for print..

MATERIALS
Required Reading:
Botello, Chris  Adobe Illustrator Creative Cloud Revealed, Boston, MA: Cengage Learning, 2015
Recommended Reading:
Evans, Poppy  Exploring the Elements of Design, Boston, MA: Delmar Learning, 2012
Steuer, Sharon  The Adobe Illustrator WOW! Book for CC & CS6, Berkeley, CA: Peachpit Press, 2012
Withrow, Steven  Vector Graphics and Illustration, Brighton, UK: RotoVision, 2008

METHODS
In this class, project based assignments are used so that students learn to search for information, make decisions, and solve problems, which gives them an opportunity to explore real-world situations and challenges. This method allows for a variety of learning styles and helps students develop confidence and self-direction as they learn the skills of organization, research, and time management.

GRADING
The student’s grade is based on assignments consisting of Project Builders, Discussion Board posts, Facsimile Exams, and Design Projects. The total semester value is 1000 points. Assignments will be posted each Monday and are due on Sunday of that week. Assignments not completed on time will get a 50% reductins of points.

A = 1000 – 900 • B = 899 – 800 • C = 799 – 700 • D = 699 – 600 • F = below 599

 

ATTENDANCE
Students are expected to attend and participate in all meetings of the courses in which they are enrolled. Attending all classes supports full academic development of each learner. Excessive absences are defined as more than the number of times the class meets per week. If you miss more than 2 classes during the semester, every additional absence after that is considered excessive and will lower your grade by a full letter. A student who anticipates missing a high number of classes for excused absences is required to discuss this issue with the instructor during the first week of classes to determine the possible solutions or consequences. Although I may drop students for non-attendance, students should not assume that this will occur. Students are responsible for dropping a course, if that is their intent, to avoid a grade of W or F.


In this piece, the digital artist has used gradients to imitate the look of traditional watercolor painting.


This digital artist first used Photoshop to distort facial features, then placed it into Illustrator, using the Pen Tool to trace the image. The final result shows an influence of German Expressionism in its depth of human emotion. Blue Mirror Undersea Concert