Digital Design (formerly Desktop Design)
0.5 credit - Grades 9.10.11, 12
(1 period per day for 1 semester) Fee: $20
This course introduces the student to the computer software programs most widely used in the digital design & graphics field. A basic working knowledge of Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe InDesign is the primary goal of this course. Students will also be introduced to electronic publishing, specifically InDesign with typographical command sequences and manipulation applications. Special emphasis is placed on its use to generate and create professional quality publications, such as advertisements and newsletters.
Digital Design II (formerly Desktop Design II)
0.5 credit - Grades 10.11,12
(1 period per day for 1 semester) Fee: $20
Prerequistie: Desktop Design/Digital Design
Students learn the principles of design and typography using professional-grade Adobe design software to create digital drawings, logos, advertisements, magazine layouts, and more. The course provides students with a comprehensive knowledge of Adobe Illustrator. This software will enable the student to design simple and complex illustrations. Intermediate and advanced level projects are used for evaluation.
Advanced Digital Design/Advanced Ditial Design II
0.5 credit - Grades 10.11,12
(1 period per day for 1 semester) Fee: $20
Prerequistie: Desktop Design I/Desktop Design I and Digital Desing II/Desktop Design II
The student will understand graphic design techniques and portfolio presentation practices. The will learn how to produce logo, brochures, and advertising campaigns through working in a simulated advertising agency environment, from design concepts to visual applications. In the second half of th the course: the student will develop and prepare a traditional portfolio and a portfolio on CD. Creative projects will be selected to crete this portfolio. The student will learn how to prepare and maintain a professional portfolio and how to present this portfolio to a prospective empoloyer. Students can elect to sign up for only Advance Digital Design or elect to sign up for both Advanced Digital Design and Advanced Digital Design II to purse this as a year long option.