Chabot College
November 1995
Removed Fall 2010
Course Outline for Art 50
INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL DESIGN
Catalog Description:
50 - Introduction to Digital Design
3 units
Introduction to computer hardware and software fundamentals for the graphic designer. Operations of
the Macintosh computer (or system with equivalent functionality) and the current software applications
for projects in graphic design. 2 hours lecture, 4 hours lab.
[Typical contact hours: lecture 35, studio 70]
Prerequisite Skills:
None
Expected Outcomes for Students:
Upon completion of the course the student should be able to:
1. use the basic Macintosh operating system (or system with equivalent functionality);
2. use the basic level functions found in operating the graphics software programs Quark Express
and Adobe Illustrator;
3. operate a flatbed scanner, color printer and black-and-white printer;
4. understand the role of the service bureaus in the graphic design industry.
Course Content:
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Macintosh operating system (or system with equivalent functionality)
Image processing/editing
Peripheral devices for image import, storage, and output
Visualization and image design
Service bureaus
Operation of the graphics software program Quark Express
Operation of the graphics software program Adobe Illustrator
Methods of Presentation:
1. Lecture and demonstration
2. Use of computer system and software
3. Video tutorials
Methods of Evaluating Student Progress:
1. Quizzes
2. Evaluation of visual images submitted for assignments
3. Final exam
Textbooks (Typical):
1. Macintosh User's Guide
2. Quark Express Tutorial
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Course Outline for Art 50, Page 2
November 1995
3. Adobe Illustrator Tutorial
4. Adobe Illustrator Classroom In A Book
Assigned reading from the following books and magazines on creative computer graphic imagery and
technical applications:
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Quark Express Bible
Adobe Illustrator Bible
Step-By-Step Magazine
How Magazine
Mac World
Communication Arts Magazine
Print Magazine
Special Student Supplies:
A required list of needed supplies to work with the computer is posted each semester in the book
store.
JG:kh Art 50
Revised: 11/1/95