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SPRING 2025 / GDES / GDES 160Graphic Design
GDES 160 - Graphic Design I (3 credits)
Prerequisite: GDES 150 or concurrent enrollment, READ 11 or higher or appropriate placement, ENGL 90 or higher or appropriate placement, and formal acceptance into program. Enrollment in this course requires formal acceptance into the Graphic Design program. This course focuses on using images and type to communicate visually. It builds upon the typographic, compositional, and imaging skills that students have started to develop in their prerequisite Graphic Design courses. This course covers the history of typographic forms, principles of composition, and the expressive potential of type, explored through reading, research, exercises, and design production. Applications will include the study of typography, layout, promotion, production methods, and creative problem-solving using hand tools and the tools of the computer.
1 session(s) offered.
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| Class # 10807 | Instructor: Darlene Town | Session Regular Academic Session | ||
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| Lecture | Time: 11:00AM-11:25AM | Days: TR | In Person | |
| Lab | Time: 11:26AM-01:45PM | Days: TR | In Person | |
| Enrollment | To enroll, you'll need the class # (e.g. 46421) for each of your selected classes. |
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| Textbooks | To find textbooks, required for your class, you'll need to know the class#, campus and term. |
| Support Services | Students with documented disabilities may request assistance at Disability Support Services offices. |
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The purpose of this schedule is to provide information. It does not constitute a contract. Classes may be added, combined or cancelled and instructors may be changed at the discretion of Metropolitan Community College.
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