Related – Introductory to Desktop Publishing: In this class, students focus on developing an understanding of the basic design theories that are essential to a solid design foundation. Students will use a variety of traditional methods to illustrate their understanding of the Elements of Design, Principles of Design, Basic Typography and Color Theory. Students are introduced to the Adobe Creative Cloud including InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator as well as cloud based web design.

Shop – Introduction to Graphic Production: This course is designed to provide vocational students with a base knowledge of the Graphic Communication production environment. Students will learn basic functionality and maintenance of copiers, network printers with and without inline finishing. General understanding of paper type and paper weights and industry specific math and measurement.

Related – Design Theory I: In this class students will expand on their understanding of design theory using a problem solving approach and a variety of traditional and electronic tools. The projects will include real-world consumer driven problems that will allow students to illustrate their understanding of design theory while practicing the software skills needed to attain Adobe certification. Weekly projects, class critiques and written essays to develop and demonstrate communication skills will be emphasized.

Shop – Graphic Production: Second year students learn functionality of the shop machinery; Offset Press, Screen Printing, Wide Format Printer, Cutter, Stitcher, Folder, and Digital Garment Printing. Students are introduced to the daily operations of the live work done for the school and community.

Related – Advanced Design Theory: Students move beyond the foundations of design and visual communications to build a stronger understanding of its application in a modern design studio. Students will be introduced to a variety of design mediums including web design, motion graphics and video as well as marketing theories such as campaign building, branding, portfolio development, career development, and time management. Weekly projects, class critiques and written essays to develop and demonstrate communication skills will be emphasized.printing, web design, animation, photography and digital video.

Shop – Advanced Graphic Production: Third year students begin to act as Production Coordinators. They run the morning and afternoon production meetings, plan the schedule for the next day and will have direct contact with customers and vendors. Students will analyze and evaluate inline perfect bind and book making and variable data. Students learn the basics of packaging design. Students are actively engaged in the daily operations of the live work done for the school and community.

Related – Design Theory Application: In Senior year, students focus on independent application of skills attained over the previous three years. Four large scale projects are designed to challenge students’ planning and self-management skills while allowing them to demonstrate skills from Strand 2 and prepare them for work or college.

Shop – Independent Graphic Production: First half of the year, for those not on Coop, the students participate in assisting the underclassmen in the daily operations of the live production work done for the school and community. The second half of Senior year is a mixture of continued packaging design, car wraps and of individual focus. Students will select an avenue they choose to pursue greater knowledge in and will propose projects based on their individual interest.