Ozarks Technical 
Community College

This is an introductory course that focuses on development of visual concepts and the basic design principles and elements of visual communication. Emphasis will be on the creative process, typography, color systems, and imagery through different forms of communication. Labs provide industry standard software for hands-on application.

This course will address the language of type and its effective use.  Emphasis on exploration of typographic structures, terminology and methods for visual communication.

This is an introductory course that focuses on the art of illustration and vector graphic software.  The emphasis will be creating visual illustrations that communicate a specific message to a defined audience.

This course will focus on imposition, creating, preflighting, and releasing designs for publication.  Labs provide industry standard software for hands-on application.

This course provides an introduction to the tools, procedures, concepts and application of photographic imaging.  Students will use digital cameras to make images to meet the requirements of a series of assignments designed to develop specific skills, competencies and points of view and to stimulate the students' creative capacities for communication, basic design and composition theory, image preparation and enhancement for publication.

This course is a study and exploration of technical methods and manipulation of imagery to create visual solutions to communicate and support advertising goals.  The student will apply principles of advertising to create holistic solutions, focusing on visual components for advertising scenarios.

Through theory and application students will learn how publication papers and inks are made and how to effectively incorporate them into graphic design.  This course will provide a foundation for selection of paper grades and their uses.

This course is a study of the art of organizing typography, graphics and imagery.  Using industry standard software the student will build publication designs with a specific message for a defined audience.

Design methodology, problem-solving, the relationship of visual form to meaning, type/image relationships are key aspects of this course.  The student will explore and apply the rules of graphic design for various print publications.

This course will explore the process of planning, designing and building a professional Web site.  Topics will include pre-production planning; creating detailed site maps, design plans, and Web site creation.

This course develops the basic skills and processes of creating motion graphics necessary to produce titles and 2-d animation.  It combines animation; special effects, images, video, and text logos.  Students will learn and experience story telling and animation for current venues.

This course will focus on the development of a hard-case electronic portfolio through a review of the student's completed work from previous design courses.  Students will prepare for entry into the workforce by creating self promotional materials, resumes and practicing interviewing techniques.

This course entails supervised work experience in the major field, which provides the opportunity to make practical application of the knowledge and skills attained through coursework. An individualized instructional management plan will determine goals to be accomplished. Seminars may also be required.

English 101 introduces students to college-level writing and thinking through personal narrative, analytical, and research-supported writing. The processes of critical thinking, composing, revising, and editing are emphasized.  Students will learn basic research skills and documentation techniques.

Through instruction, lab and production work, this course will help students develop skills and knowledge in the operation of an offset printing press.

This course provides a technical hands-on experience in all phases of production shop. Students work under the supervision of the production manager and the printing/graphics design technology instructor.

Students will explore methods of combining computer generated type and art with live video images for advertising, editorial and informational purposes.

This course will focus on developing compositions for storytelling and output through digital imagery and color schemes.

This course will introduce the principles of drawing and the creation of characters to convey movement and emotions.

This course will focus on creating color concepts for color processing to various mediums.

This course will provide students with instruction in CSS and experience using several industry-standard programs to create graphics specifically for web sites.  Subjects explored will include the ways that people access the web and web advertising.

This course explores the processes required to create and produce original designs for signage, screen printing and large format printing.  It prepares the students to work with computer image preparation, material selection, and other industry principles, tools and equipment.  It explores design concepts, sign preparation, and application techniques on various substrates.

This course entails development of web sites using modern technologies. Students will learn to develop web sites using HTML/XHTML including body elements, links, tables, frames, forms, style sheets and graphics. Students will also learn to employ cascading style sheets (CSS) and to separate content from presentation.