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PAMC First year students will be introduced to illustration, graphic design, and layout using industry leading digital software.

With a career in graphic design, students have the choice of working in advertising, publishing, public relations, media, industrial design, and a range of other industries.  Just about every business needs the creativity and skills of a great graphic designer.  Because so much of the job is digital, remote options are plentiful. As you gain skills and experience, you become more marketable as a designer and can find more niche opportunities."

a CAREER IN graphic design

Evaluation for this course is as follows:

  • Formative Assessments – 50% of grade

    • This includes classwork, lessons in the book, warm ups, work habits, sketches, etc.

  • Summative Assessments – 50% of grade

    • This includes projects, unit tests, quizzes, formal writing, evaluations, etc.​

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Course Outline:

The curriculum is currently divided into 2 units with emphasis given to industry standard Adobe programs Photoshop and Illustrator.

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What is Adobe Photoshop?

Adobe Photoshop is a graphics and image editing software used to edit photos as well as create or enhance illustrations, photographs, 3-D art, paintings, drawings, and other digital media.

Adobe Photoshop is compatible with MacOS and Microsoft Windows.

 

Unit 1: Adobe Photoshop.  Projects focus on photo manipulation, restoration, digital

painting as well as skills and tools designed to introduce students to the program's vast capabilities.

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What is Adobe Illustrator?

Adobe Illustrator is a vector graphics editor software developed for the creation of logos, icons, illustrations, drawings, typography and more. 

Adobe Illustrator is compatible with MacOS and Microsoft Windows.

 

Unit 2: Adobe Illustrator.  Projects focus on illustration, graphic design, advertising design, typography and skills designed to introduce students to the program's use and

vast capabilities.

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What is Adobe In-Design?

Adobe In-Design is the industry-leading layout and page design software for print and digital media.

Adobe In-Design is compatible with MacOS and Microsoft Windows.

 

Unit 3: Adobe In-Design: Projects focus on single and multi-page layout for graphic design use for items such as brochures, magazines, and other printed media.

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