College Catalog Cover Design 2 - Pima Community College

DAR 235 Advanced Design and Production Applications
4 cr. hrs. 5 periods (3 lec., 2 lab)
Design principles and production techniques as applied to the graphics industry. Includes complex designs with focal
points, unity, texture, space relationships, color harmonies, psychology of color, bleed preparation, multiple page
documents, paper stock, die cuts in complex designs, and special finishes.
Prerequisite(s): DAR 112 and 230.
Offered: Spring.
DAR 236 Advanced Desktop Publishing
4 cr. hrs. 5 periods (3 lec., 2 lab)
Advanced design and creation of publications using current QuarkXpress and InDesign software. Includes advanced
applications in preferences, complex documents, advanced layers, libraries, advanced typography,
automating/synchronizing text, advanced style sheet applications, books, tables, WEB and interactive features, and
Portable Document Format (PDF).
Prerequisite(s): DAR 220 and 226.
Offered: Spring.
DAR 240 Digital Arts Illustration Studio: Book Illustration
4 cr. hrs. 5 periods (3 lec., 2 lab)
Principles and techniques applied to various book, graphic novel and comic magazine illustration. Includes advanced
subjects, media, techniques, various applications, and professional environment.
Prerequisite(s): DAR 101.
Offered: Fall, Spring.
DAR 246 Lighting for Photography II
4 cr. hrs. 6 periods (2 lec., 4 lab)
Continuation of ART/DAR 146. Includes lighting and equipment for studio and location, advanced lighting qualities and
techniques, photographing with mixed light sources, lighting for mood and environment, set design and construction,
photographing individuals and groups of people, photographing on location, photographing for montage images, advanced
image composition, critical analysis, business practices, and portfolios.
Prerequisite(s): ART/DAR 146.
Information: Students are strongly recommended to own or have access to a digital camera with manual exposure
control and a computer with image processing software. Professional quality cameras, computers and software, printers,
lighting equipment and studio will be provided for specific assignments. There may be additional supply costs in addition
to course fees. Same as ART 246.
Offered: Spring.
DAR 250 Computer 2D Animation: Adobe After Effects
4 cr. hrs. 5 periods (3 lec., 2 lab)
Two dimensional animation on the computer. Includes storyboards, techniques and terms, logo animation, character
animation, metamorphic animation, and production techniques.
Prerequisite(s): DAR 221 or 223.
Information: Prerequisite(s) may be waived with experience in computer graphics. See a Digital Arts faculty member for
information.
Offered: Fall, Spring.
DAR 251 Computer 3D Animation: Maya
4 cr. hrs. 5 periods (3 lec., 2 lab)
Beginning modeling, rendering, and animation on the computer using Maya, may include other current industry software.
Includes menus, image creation, color, printing, precision model making, object creation and design, and compatibility.
Prerequisite(s): DAR 221 or 250.
Offered: Fall, Spring.
DAR 252 Dig Multimedia Design I: Flash
4 cr. hrs. 5 periods (3 lec., 2 lab)
Digital Multimedia Design I: Flash Basics of multimedia design using Adobe Flash. Includes using current multimedia
authoring software, graphics, text, animation, sound, authoring, and publishing methods.
Prerequisite(s): DAR 051 or 120.
Information: Experience in computer graphics may be substituted for some prerequisites. See a Digital Arts faculty
member for information.
Offered: Fall, Spring.
DAR 254 Digital Multimedia Design II: Advanced Flash
4 cr. hrs. 5 periods (3 lec., 2 lab)
Advanced techniques in Adobe Flash and other multimedia software. Includes multimedia formats and components,
creation process, production process, interactivity, Flash components and data binding, business and legal considerations,
and marketing and distribution. Also includes embedding sound, graphics, and video into Flash; building interactions
within timelines and ActionScripts; and integrating Flash content with web pages.
Prerequisite(s): DAR 252.
Offered: Fall.
DIGITAL ARTS
Pima Community College Catalog 2011/2012 391