Ozarks Technical 
Community College

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 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 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 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 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.