Maricopa Community Colleges  ART183   19956-99999 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 06/27/95
ART183 19956-99999 L+L 3 Credit(s) 6 Period(s)
Computer Aided Graphic Arts I
Graphic design use in microcomputer; black and white graphics, standard and color brushes, lines, shapes, area fills and fonts. Application to illustration, advertising graphics, typography, and video interaction. Prerequisites or Corequisites: ART100 or permission of instructor.
Cross-References: ADA183
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
ART183   19956-99999 Computer Aided Graphic Arts I
1. Use graphics software menus, submenus, and symbols. (I)
2. Utilize compositional theories as related to and incorporated into the foundational elements of design. (II)
3. Employ design and composition concepts to critically evaluate computer graphic art. (II)
4. Utilize various computer imaging skills to produce graphic designs. (III)
5. Input and edit graphic information received from external sources through various mediums and reformat that information for use in the computer environment. (III)
6. Use the computer to produce camera-ready graphic designs. (IV)
7. Execute final art using hard copy from an appropriate printer. (V)
8. Present art portfolio ready for critique and evaluation. (VI)
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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
 
ART183   19956-99999 Computer Aided Graphic Arts I
    I. Computer graphic arts
        A. Hardware
        B. Software
          1. Draw program
          2. Page layout program
        C. Peripherals
      II. Design and composition
        III. Graphic imaging
            A. Input
            B. Editing
          IV. Production of camera-ready art
            V. Printing and reproduction
              VI. Art presentation
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