Prerequisites

Course Credits

3.00

Description

The first part of this course will focus on the history of graphic design from prehistoric times to the Industrial Revolution, including the origins of graphic communications in the ancient world, the development of the alphabet and early printing methods, and typography. The second portion will concentrate on the period from the mid 19th-century to the present, and will include the Arts and Crafts Movement, the various 'isms' and their influence on modern art, the Bauhaus and International Style, and contemporary visual systems and image making.

Term Offered

Offered Both Fall and Spring

Prerequisites

Course Credits

3.00

Description

This course is designed to provide final preparation for employment in the field of graphic design. In addition to helping each student develop a professional portfolio, the course will provide students with practical knowledge of the business aspects of graphic design, interviewing skills, resume preparation, and a portfolio website.

Term Offered

Offered Spring Term

Prerequisites

Consent of Program Director required.

Course Credits

3.00

Description

Masters candidates are required to pursue an internship with a graphic design firm or agency. The purpose of this course is to provide students with an opportunity to explore areas within the graphic design field that they have not previously experienced. Interns will observe and participate in all office procedures permitted by their place of internship and will be required to maintain a journal of their observations and submit sample work. Required classroom seminars will reinforce new skills, share learning experiences, and answer questions or concerns. Students with prior extensive and documented work experience in the field may be exempt from the internship requirement, with the approval of the Graphic Design Program Director; however, such students will be required to substitute a 3-credit studio elective for the internship. Offered each semester.

Term Offered

Prerequisites

Course Credits

3.00

Description

This international study course introduces students to Italian Renaissance art, artists and culture from the first evidence in the Italian Gothic (around the 1260s) to the Early and High Renaissance, predominantly in Florence and Venice, up to the 1600s. The course will survey the history of painting, sculpture, and architecture as works are studied individually, not only for their formal elements and visual importance, but also within their aesthetic, historic, political and cultural contexts. Class discussion and a visual analysis of works of art will encourage personal interpretation and critical thinking. This course is offered in conjunction with Italian Journal (ADG S702) on-site in Tuscany and Venice.

Term Offered

Prerequisites

Course Credits

3.00

Description

The graphic design graduate seminar should be taken during the student's first semester in the MAGD program, ideally before significant work on the thesis begins. The seminar will begin with class visits by visionaries and innovators in art-related fields, who will present their work, providing students the opportunity to begin exploration of these designers' thought processes. This exposure is intended to aid students in coalescing their own methods of thinking, approaching and executing their own work. Two student-designed projects will follow: a presentation on the work of a design innovator identified and selected by the student, and the compilation and execution of a theoretical project based on a societal need. Students are encouraged to present in any combination of field-appropriate media and both projects are intended to encourage the independent thinking required in the preparation of the thesis.

Term Offered

Offered Both Fall and Spring

Prerequisites

Course Credits

3.00

Description

Business is changing rapidly. Students in the Masters in Graphic Design program emerge with insights and skills ready to put to good use in the marketplace. Informing students about pertinent contemporary business practices will give them an additional area of readiness for their profession.

Term Offered

Occasional

Prerequisites

Instructor's consent required.

Course Credits

3.00

Description

The student completes a Directed Study Project, either studio (ADG S900) or non-studio (ADG 900), under the supervision of a graphic design faculty member. All directed study request forms must be accompanied by a written proposal and schedule, and must be approved by the individual faculty member, the Graphic Design Program Director and the NESADSU Chairman. Available each semester. Credits vary.

Term Offered

Prerequisites

ADF S151 or ADF S551

Course Credits

3.00

Description

This course will introduce students to the creative use of typography in the design process and will provide them with the skills and knowledge necessary to accurately specify and render type.

Term Offered

Offered Fall Term

Prerequisites

ADG S201 OR ADG S601 AND ADG S219 OR ADG S619

Course Credits

3.00

Description

This advanced course focuses on the translation of the historical knowledge and hand skills learned in Basic Typography into an electronic format. Students will learn how to produce quality type in electronic format as well as experiment with and explore type through electronic manipulation.

Term Offered

Offered Spring Term

Prerequisites

Course Credits

3.00

Description

This multidisciplinary, hybrid course will focus on contemporary trends within Graphic Design. Students will gain understanding though the study of communication and marketing theory case studies and how those theories can be connected to the contemporary issues and topics facing designers today

Term Offered

Prerequisites

ADF S551 OR ADF S151

Course Credits

3.00

Description

Emphasizing the creative process from thumbnail to comprehensive, this course will also introduce the student to the language, tools, and techniques of the professional graphic designer. Attention will be paid to conceptualization, production and presentation in solving design problems. This course will expose the student to a series of assignments designed to show step-by-step problem solving from observation and research, to the incorporation of these findings into the design of communication vehicles.

Term Offered

Offered Fall Term

Prerequisites

ADG S206 OR ADG S606 AND ADG S219 OR ADGS 619

Course Credits

3.00

Description

A continuation of the skills learned in Graphic Design I.

Term Offered

Offered Spring Term

Prerequisites

ADG S219 OR ADG S619

Course Credits

3.00

Description

This course will introduce basic web site design and creation skills to students in order to prepare them for more advanced study in Web Design II. The class will use a variety of industry standard software to design and create basic working websites. Students will learn HTML, XHTML and CSS. Javascript, Flash and Action Scripting will be discussed and presented as supplemental tools. Information architecture, wire frames, interface design, user experience and web page layouts will be explored in depth. The history, societal context and future of new media will be discussed throughout the semester. Software: Dreamweaver, Photoshop and/or Fireworks.

Term Offered

Prerequisites

ADF S102 OR ADF S502

Course Credits

3.00

Description

This course introduces the skills necessary for meeting clients' illustration needs in a variety of media appropriate to their context. Emphasis will be placed on developing the ability to draw real objects and people while advancing a personal style. Development of visual research and a photo reference file, thumbnailing and rendering skills for one's presentation of ideas and concepts while designing the proper environment for their illustration will be required.

Term Offered

Offered Both Fall and Spring

Prerequisites

Course Credits

3.00

Description

In this course students will learn the major software applications used by graphic designers, such as Adobe Creative Suite: InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop. Through a series of problems, students will learn how and when to use specific software to produce their solutions and prepare portfolio-quality design. Intended for majors only. Normally offered Fall semester.

Term Offered

Offered Fall Term

Prerequisites

Course Credits

3.00

Description

This course is designed for Master's candidates selected by the program director. The focus of Master's Prep I is for students to develop comprehensive knowledge of the basic skills required of graphic designers. In this class students will complete a series of rapid-fire exercises including, but not limited to, the following: composition, color, understanding type and its application and story communication. Although conceptual thinking is not the primary focus of the course, at the end of each exercise, students will have the opportunity to reflect upon the conceptual thought processes involved in their assignments. The goal of Master's Prep I is to develop and ingrain these fundamental skills in design craft, enabling students to apply them to the projects throughout their graduation coursework.

Term Offered

Offered Both Fall and Spring

Prerequisites

ADI S602 OR ADI S202; ADG S607 OR ADG S207; ADG S619 OR ADG S219

Course Credits

3.00

Description

This continuation of Graphic Design I and II will concentrate on increasing sophistication in creative problem-solving abilities. The course will also develop a solid understanding of prepress terms and operations and the impact of technology on those operations. It will also provide the knowledge and skills necessary to enable students to make appropriate prepress decisions regarding more complex projects.

Term Offered

Offered Fall Term

Prerequisites

ADG-S344 or ADG-S644

Course Credits

3.00

Description

A continuation of the concepts and skills developed in Graphic Design III and their application to more complex, multi-pieced, in-depth projects.

Term Offered

Offered Spring Term

Prerequisites

ADG S639 or instructor's permission

Course Credits

3.00

Description

This course is about discovering connections where one least expects them. It is about thinking as a journey into the unforseen possibilities of sense and meaning. Through a series of exercises and assignments students will take on themes such as aesthetics, structure, context, deconstruction, and critical thinking and turn them into their own methodologies: How things are relationships of meaning, how form is the power of the surface, how context is the stage for sense, how sense is revived by taking things apart, and finally how critical thinking beheads the dragon of ideological tyranny. To be able to play this game, students are expected to possess the craft learned in Master's Prep I and apply it intuitively. This course will make a permanent mark on creative minds that don't need a muse to be free. Students will walk away knowing how to depend on their own thinking as a practical routine to tackle complex creative problems without the fear of being wrong.

Term Offered

Offered Spring Term

Prerequisites

ADG S201 or ADG S601, ADG S202 or ADG S606, ADG S219 or ADG S619

Course Credits

3.00

Description

This course is designed to further explore software applications for specific and experimental effects. It aims to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to choose the appropriate software application and to execute the desired design, focusing on the design itself rather than on the limitations of the computer programs. The course also focuses on solving the technical and production problems of preparing artwork electronically for printing. Normally offered fall and spring semesters.

Term Offered

Offered Spring Term

Prerequisites

ADF-S102 or ADF-S502

Course Credits

3.00

Description

Florence, Italy and its environs will serve as the subject matter and catalyst in developing the ability to watercolor and draw objects (i.e. architecture, people and the landscape) while advancing a personal style. Study will begin with a pre-departure journal/bookbinding workshop at Suffolk University and then outdoors in and around Florence, Tuscan hill towns, Rome and the Veneto, exploring basic illustration styles, methods, and techniques.Summer semester

Term Offered

Prerequisites

instructor's consent required

Course Credits

3.00

Description

This course is designed to build on core typography knowledge and further your understanding of the conceptual possibilities of using type in design. Advanced typographic problems requiring the implementation of both traditional and alternative methods will facilitate a deeper exploration of modern communication issues including layered hierarchies, type in motion, typographic voice and illustration.

Term Offered

Prerequisites

ADG S206/S606 and ADG S219/S619

Course Credits

3.00

Description

This course will provide instruction towards creatively translating marketing needs into innovative and effective advertising solutions through a series of challenging projects. Students will learn skills applicable to the advertising industry by focusing on creative executions across multiple-media applications including print, direct mail, collateral, outdoor, online, and other media. There will be emphases on idea generation and campaign development with the goal of message communication through the balance of various elements including page design, copywriting, typography, illustration, photography, and visual effects. The history of advertising from the early 20th century to the ever-changing complexity of today's digital landscape will be studied.

Term Offered

Prerequisites

ADG S201 or ADG S601 AND ADG S206 or ADG S606 AND ADG S219 or ADG S619 OR Instructor Permission.

Course Credits

3.00

Description

Almost everything in our lives is packaged. Peas and automobile accessories, prescription medication, and pearls; virtually every product requires a wrapper, a skin, a form of transport, a package. What you see on store shelves is a result of a complex process, involving the collaborative efforts of graphic designers, package engineers, printers, stylists, photographers and merchandisers. Package design is a team endeavor because in an overcrowded marketplace, it is crucial to a product's success and ultimately to the client's bottom line. In this course, students will study the evolution and history of packaging design, discuss philosophies, learn industry terminology and examine contemporary designs. Using case studies, students will analyze the package design process from concept to production and over the course of the semester, develop a line of packaging and supporting marketing materials for one brand. Guest lectures and field trips will supplement readings and in-class discussions, which will address brand extension and consistency, packaging templates, professional procedures, product photography and printing.

Term Offered

Occasional

Prerequisites

ADF S101 and ADF S502 or portfolio review and instructor permission.

Course Credits

3.00

Description

An introduction to comics and the graphic novel as a means of visual narrative and personal expression. The course will identify and examine some of the key principles that make this art form work. A deeper, working understanding of these principles will be gained by applying them to a series of specific narrative projects with stated objectives. Students will have the opportunity to experiment with different visual styles and a variety of materials as they work to develop a personal artistic "voice".

Term Offered

Occasional

Prerequisites

ADG-S607 AND ADG-S619;

Course Credits

3.00

Description

Can designers who work for the greater good still make a good living? In a word, yes. In this class, students will study contemporary models of inspiring change through branding, systems design, and product design, and explore how design can have an impact in raising awareness and funding for social, environmental, political, and health issues. Students will work on three integrated design campaigns projects focused in social innovation, design of community, connected to health, and environmental impact to learn how to identify the opportunities to inspire change through design, and how to leverage print, social media, new fundraising tools, and online resources to create a successful effort. Students will also explore successful case studies in cause-related design, including the Obama campaign, FEED Projects, (RED), and Nike's Considered Program. Field trips are planned throughout the course, including a guided tour and talk at IDEO, one of the leading international design thinking companies.

Term Offered

Occasional

Prerequisites

ADG S219 or ADG S619 or ADFA S315 or Instructor approval

Course Credits

3.00

Description

Enter the world of motion design and learn how to make movies that incorporate image, type and video. This class will focus on learning and using specific software to create moving graphics that are geared toward being broadcast on television, web or film. Students will create time-based works such as title sequences, ads, and videos that they art direct. In the very near future, motion design will be a necessary skill for designers to compete in the marketplace. Motion design can be applied to many areas of graphic design from on-screen presentation to environmental design. During the class, students will build their motion design portfolio that will give them an edge above conventional print and web designers.

Term Offered

Offered Spring Term

Prerequisites

ADG S601, ADG S607, and ADG S619

Course Credits

3.00

Description

This course will focus on the skills necessary to create publications such as books, magazines, annual reports and catalogs. The goal of this course is three-fold: to further enhance the understanding of typography in regard to publications, to provide the skills and knowledge necessary to design publications in an electronic environment, and to integrate the students' own art and/or photography in their work. Normally offered Fall semester.

Term Offered

Prerequisites

ADG-S213 or ADG-S613;

Course Credits

3.00

Description

This course is intended as a continuation of the experience gained in Web Design I. The objective of the course is the development of advanced conceptual skills such as prototyping, usability testing, interactive philosophy, accessibility, project and content management. Students will further develop their professional multimedia skills by working with HMTL, XHMTL, CSS and other industry-standard tools. JavaScript will be discussed and we will use Flash for animation and video. Current techniques for distributions on mobile devices will be explored. Software that will be used during the class will include Dreamweaver, Flash, and other professional level software tools.

Term Offered

Offered Both Fall and Spring

Prerequisites

ADG-S740

Course Credits

3.00

Description

This course is designed to follow Web II (ADG S340/ADG S740) and will prepare you for the real-world experiences designers often encounter in the field of interactive media. You will continue your exploration of interactive design and choose a final project direction that furthers your understanding of interactive media. These topics include designing for and implementing Content Management Systems, designing and production for mobile computing platform uses, cross platform compatibility and concepts of information architecture, and designing with an emphasis on market needs for multimedia.

Term Offered

Occasional

Prerequisites

ADG S214 OR ADG S614

Course Credits

3.00

Description

This course focuses on the preparation of illustration for specific markets within the product development and publishing fields. Independent development and proficiency in a variety of media and the learning of different methods of preparing artwork for reproduction in traditional printed and/or digital environments will be covered. The continuation of the development of a personal sketchbook, a photo reference file and the shooting of photographs for research will be further explored. Normally offered spring semester.

Term Offered

Prerequisites

ADG-S202 or ADG-S602; ADG-S207 or ADG-S607;

Course Credits

3.00

Description

This course explores the issues of contemporary branding used to identify, establish and promote the business community. Specific emphasis will be placed on the analysis and development of corporate identity systems including the development of logotypes, stationary, signage systems, marketing collateral/advertising/direct mail campaign development, environmental graphics, and websites . Normally offered fall semester.

Term Offered

Occasional

Prerequisites

Course Credits

3.00

Description

Often mixed with other media, photography has evolved into a major tool for use by the contemporary artist and designer. This course offers students the experience of creating digital and film photographs while studying concepts of art direction and techniques that can enhance their compositions. The primary objective is to generate professional still and motion images for digital media, including the Web. Students will manipulate their photographic images using Photoshop rather than the traditional darkroom. Students will also learn how to photograph their own artwork and use a digital camera. Advanced students will be encouraged to explore independent tracks of study. Normally offered fall and spring semesters.

Term Offered

Occasional

Prerequisites

Course Credits

3.00

Description

A cross disciplinary course bringing together interior design students and graphic design students at the Masters level to collaborate on problem solving in the visual and built environments. In the studio, students will be exposed to design issues and problems, both experiential and graphic. Students will be working in teams bringing new insight to solutions for a variety of client/project types. Field trips to fabricators, professional firms and EGD sites will be included. This is a survey class designed to introduce students to ways of producing three-dimensional graphic design projects within the built environment.

Term Offered

Offered Fall Term

Prerequisites

ADG-S202 or ADG-S602; ADG-S207 or ADG-S607; ADF-S152 or ADF S552;

Course Credits

3.00

Description

Books are vessels of information. They can present your graphic design, photography or fine arts, house a cherished collection, and even express non-linear thought. This class will cover traditional book design and construction techniques, as well as contemporary, non-traditional methods. Students will learn to blend design, craftsmanship and content to create books that are themselves works of art. This is a hands-on studio course intended for graphic design and fine arts majors.

Term Offered

Occasional

Prerequisites

ADG-S370 or ADG-S770;

Course Credits

3.00

Description

This class is designed for students who have completed Artists' Books (ADG S370/S770) and would like to continue their study of bookmaking. Students will delve deeper into traditional and contemporary book design, explore new techniques and fine tune their existing skills. In addition to learning more advanced techniques, students will decide their own direction for book construction. Graduate students who are working on their thesis will produce a completed prototype for presentation and a portfolio in book format. This is a hands-on studio course intended for graphic design and fine arts majors.

Term Offered

Prerequisites

ADG S201 OR ADG S601.

Course Credits

3.00

Description

In this graduate studio, students will build on primary type skills and engage in advanced typographic problems utilizing both traditional and alternative methods. Students will also explore the conceptual attributes of type to better understand fundamental design issues. Topics will include hierarchy, communication vs. legibility, grids, layering and typographic translation. Open to graduate students only.

Term Offered

Prerequisites

Course Credits

3.00

Description

In this graduate studio, students will explore complex graphic design problems, particularly those that require a multi-disciplinary approach (print, web, signage, etc.). The purpose of the course is to extend the student's viewpoint beyond simple one-dimensional solutions and to encourage thoughtful and inventive design as well as innovative problem-solving. Normally offered Fall semester. Open to graduate students only.

Term Offered

Offered Fall Term

Prerequisites

ADG S820

Course Credits

3.00

Description

In this advanced-level studio, students will continue their exploration of the more complex graphic design projects begun in Graphic Design Graduate Studio I (ADG S820), with the emphasis on design problems requiring a multi-disciplinary approach. Students will be exposed to projects that encompass a broad variety of design circumstances and they will be encouraged to guide the client to more inventive and unique solutions. Considerable research will be involved and students will learn to recognize unique opportunities in the field. Open to graduate students only. Normally offered Spring semester.

Term Offered

Offered Spring Term

Prerequisites

Course Credits

3.00

Description

The Master's program in Graphic Design culminates in a thesis, an independent project based on an original idea designed and developed by the student in concert with a team of advisers. Thesis Research Studio requires the definition of a graphic design problem, research of case studies and visual works relevant to the thesis topic, and the creation of an outline for the thesis studio project. The class will culminate in the preparation of printed documentation, as well as an oral/visual presentation. All students are required to attend meetings outside of the scheduled class time for one on one instruction with their professor/adviser.

Term Offered

Offered Both Fall and Spring

Prerequisites

Course Credits

1.00- 3.00

Description

This course is a continuation of Thesis Research Studio, ADG S840.If a student is unable to complete any phase of the Thesis sequence within a single semester and subsequently registers for a continuation of that phase, s/he may enroll for a combined total of no more than 3 credits of such continuations of that phase in order to complete the required coursework (Research, Studio or Documentation). These continuation courses may be taken for 1, 2, or 3 credits. The amount of in class/contact time will be reflected in the credit hours selected.

Term Offered

Prerequisites

ADG 840

Course Credits

3.00

Description

The Graphic Design Thesis is a focused independent project on a single original topic, developed by the student working in conjunction with a team of advisors. During this studio course students will test various formats for visualizing their thesis and will execute the design work necessary to realize their project. Emphasis will be placed on creative inquiry and the development of unique solutions that are conceptually strong and content rich. The final thesis will be comprised of the design project along with extensive written documentation. Students must demonstrate independence in relation to their own design process and the ability to realize a complex graphic design solution.

Term Offered

Offered Both Fall and Spring

Prerequisites

ADG 840

Course Credits

1.00- 3.00

Description

This course is a continuation of Graphic Design Thesis Studio ADG S842. If a student is unable to complete any phase of the Thesis sequence within a single semester and subsequently registers for a continuation of that phase, s/he may enroll for a combined total of no more than 3 credits of such continuations of that phase in order to complete the required coursework (Research, Studio or Documentation). These continuation courses may be taken for 1, 2, or 3 credits. The amount of in class/contact time will be reflected in the credit hours selected.

Term Offered

Prerequisites

Course Credits

3.00

Description

This studio course represents the final phase of the thesis process. Having defined the design problem, completed the necessary research and finalized the design solution, the students will then document the process and project in written and visual form. Thesis documentation will consist of the visual manifestation of the design solution as well the professional level production of a printed, bound volume or other appropriate format in which the thesis project, research, and solution are presented in both text and images. All students are required to attend meetings outside of the scheduled class time for one on one instruction with their professor/adviser.

Term Offered

Offered Both Fall and Spring

Prerequisites

Course Credits

1.00- 3.00

Description

This course is a continuation of Graphic Design Thesis Documentation ADG S844. If a student is unable to complete any phase of the Thesis sequence within a single semester and subsequently registers for a continuation of that phase, s/he may enroll for a combined total of no more than 3 credits of such continuations of that phase in order to complete the required coursework (Research, Studio or Documentation). These continuation courses may be taken for 1, 2, or 3 credits. The amount of in class/contact time will be reflected in the credit hours selected.

Term Offered

Prerequisites

Program Directors consent required.

Course Credits

1.00- 6.00

Description

The Student completes a directed Study project, either studio (ADG S900) or non-studio (ADG 900), under the supervision of a graphic design faculty member. All directed study request forms must be accompanied by a written proposal and schedule, and must be approved by the individual faculty member, the Graphic Design Program Director and the NESADSU Chairman.

Term Offered