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Intro to Graphic Design

Students utilized the core of design theory to guide their way into a series of assignments that even though are an entry-level, can be portfolio-ready with some minor…

Digital Publishing

The notion of print being dead is far from true even though famed designer David Carson predicted it back in the mid-90s. Almost 30 years later, print is…

Typography

So many graphic designers come out of design programs under the notion that visuals created for public consumption are just that—some sort of image—without taking into account the…

Photography

Photography is one of those wondrous explorations where the end result can fit within multiple categories, like design and art. Images can be modified and totally butchered to…

Two-Dimensional Design

The two-dimensional realm exists in the spacial plane of being relatively flat; through exploration of design principles and ever-progressing complex grid structures, one can break from the norm…

Digital Imaging

It wasn’t until the break of the 2000s when digitally edited imagery became a quasi-norm in the designer’s arsenal. Gone were the days of expensive programs and printer…

Web Design

Through my personal teaching career, the web has changed substantially; gone are the days of obnoxious framed content and overly-saturated textured backgrounds with small, blurry GIF animations of…

Graphic Communications

The message is one that cannot be lost to the audience or else the job of trying to not make your client look like a sociopath is completely…