GRC 256 - Advanced Design with Illustrator

1. Develop original design solutions from project specifications with attention to contemporary design and artistic expression in a group setting.
2. Produce digital products using current illustration software with emphasis on contemporary art and design theories, visual storytelling, and other approaches to practice.
3. Develop and apply an understanding of vector graphics, including advanced treatments in the manipulation of line and layout, text and color, meshes and masks, composition and special effects, and successfully communicate concepts in a style that reflects an understanding of the illustration industry and prepares students to design and execute their own illustrations for a client.
4. Utilize the digital tools, techniques, and working methods necessary to produce one-point, two-point, and multi-point perspectives, and data visualizations.
5. Develop digital illustrations to be integrated into print, Web, and mobile environments.
6. Explain digital illustrations in the context of the graphic communications industry, popular culture, globalization, and emerging trends.