Complete College Catalog 2011-2012 - Rio Hondo College
Complete College Catalog 2011-2012 - Rio Hondo College
Complete College Catalog 2011-2012 - Rio Hondo College
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ART 164<br />
Graphic Design (Adobe Illustrator)<br />
Advisory: READ 022 or appropriate<br />
assessment; ART 120<br />
Transfers to: CSU<br />
Designed for the student interested<br />
in a degree in commercial art or those<br />
interested in 2 dimensional design<br />
and layout applications employed as<br />
tools by computer graphic artists, this<br />
course is an exploration of graphic<br />
design using the Adobe Illustrator<br />
computer based design software.<br />
Topics include typography usage,<br />
inclusion of photo-derived images,<br />
illustration techniques, page layout<br />
design, as well as current methods/<br />
styles employed by graphic artists.<br />
This course includes portfolio building<br />
with an emphasis on professional<br />
standards.<br />
3 Units<br />
36 Lecture hours<br />
72 Lab hours<br />
ART 165<br />
Graphic Design (Advanced Adobe<br />
Illustrator)<br />
Prerequisite: ART 164<br />
Advisory: READ 022 or appropriate<br />
assessment; ART 120<br />
Transfers to: CSU<br />
Intended for the student interested in<br />
a degree in commercial art or those<br />
interested in 2 dimensional design<br />
and layout applications employed as<br />
tools by computer graphic artists, this<br />
course is an advanced exploration<br />
of graphic design using the Adobe<br />
Illustrator computer based design<br />
software. Topics include concept<br />
driven projects exploring illustration<br />
and rendering techniques, advanced<br />
compositing methods using various<br />
sources, as well as current methods/<br />
styles employed by graphic artists.<br />
This course includes portfolio building<br />
with an emphasis on professional<br />
standards. This course may be taken<br />
once for credit and repeated a total<br />
of three times as software upgrades<br />
dictate.<br />
3 Units<br />
36 Lecture hours<br />
72 Lab hours<br />
ART 167<br />
Lettering<br />
Advisory: READ 022 or appropriate<br />
assessment<br />
Transfers to: CSU<br />
This course is an exploration of<br />
typography through visuals, layouts<br />
and comprehensive to finished<br />
camera-ready work. It includes<br />
lettering, graphics and current<br />
methods employed by typographers<br />
and advertising artists.<br />
2 Units<br />
18 Lecture hours<br />
54 Lab hours<br />
ART 168<br />
Lettering<br />
Prerequisite: ART 167<br />
Transfers to: CSU<br />
This course is an exploration of<br />
advanced problems in the application<br />
of typography through visuals, layouts<br />
and comprehensive to finished camera<br />
ready work. It includes lettering,<br />
graphics and current advanced<br />
methods employed by typographers<br />
and advertising artists. Includes an<br />
introduction to computer-assisted<br />
design and page layout with emphasis<br />
on professional standards.<br />
2 Units<br />
18 Lecture hours<br />
54 Lab hours<br />
ART 169<br />
New Forms<br />
Advisory: ART 120<br />
Transfers to: UC, CSU<br />
This course focuses on contemporary<br />
methods and directions of art<br />
production. Included in the course will<br />
be the production and assessment of<br />
various interdisciplinary and alternative<br />
methods of art making such as mixed<br />
media approaches, performance,<br />
installation, text and image, and public<br />
art. Particular attention will be paid to<br />
the social and political aspects of art<br />
production and presentation.<br />
3 Units<br />
36 Lecture hours<br />
72 Lab hours<br />
ART 172<br />
Desk Top Publishing (Adobe<br />
InDesign)<br />
Advisory: READ 022 or appropriate<br />
assessment<br />
Transfers to: CSU<br />
This course is intended for the student<br />
interested in commercial art, focusing<br />
on computer generated multi page<br />
layouts. Page composition and graphics<br />
are explored using Adobe InDesign<br />
software with an emphasis on design<br />
and the creative use of typography,<br />
included in this course is a discussion<br />
of output possibilities and pre-press<br />
considerations. This course may be<br />
taken once and repeated a total of three<br />
times as software upgrades dictate.<br />
3 Units<br />
36 Lecture hours<br />
72 Lab hours<br />
ART 175<br />
Computer Graphics<br />
Advisory: READ 022 or appropriate<br />
assessment<br />
Transfers to: CSU<br />
This course is for the student<br />
interested in a degree in commercial<br />
art or any student interested in 2<br />
dimensional paint and 3 dimensional<br />
modeling applications employed as<br />
tools by computer graphic artists.<br />
Topics covered will include the<br />
exploration of basic paint techniques<br />
as well as basic modeling, mapping,<br />
rendering and animation techniques<br />
as they relate to page and web design.<br />
This course may be taken once and<br />
repeated a total of three times as<br />
software upgrades dictate.<br />
3 Units<br />
36 Lecture hours<br />
72 Lab hours<br />
ART 177<br />
Computer Animation for the<br />
Macintosh<br />
Prerequisite: ART 175<br />
Transfers to: CSU<br />
This course focuses on the use of the<br />
Macintosh computer as a design aid<br />
to generate computer animated twodimensional<br />
and three dimensional<br />
images, including project development<br />
from story board to finished video tape<br />
output. This course may be taken once<br />
and repeated three times for credit as<br />
software dictates.<br />
3 Units<br />
36 Lecture hours<br />
72 Lab hours<br />
ART 178<br />
Introduction to Digital Imaging<br />
(Adobe Photoshop)<br />
Advisory: READ 022 or appropriate<br />
assessment; ART 120<br />
Transfers to: CSU<br />
This course is for the student<br />
interested in a degree in commercial<br />
art or any student interested in digital<br />
imaging. The focus of the course<br />
is computer based image-editing<br />
software and its use as a tool in<br />
the creation of high quality digital<br />
imagery. Also provided is an overview<br />
of programs such as Adobe Photoshop<br />
and other related graphics programs<br />
employed by digital imaging artists<br />
with an emphasis on photography as<br />
the primary source of the final images.<br />
Included in this course will be the<br />
discussion of aesthetic decisions as<br />
they relate to image composition. The<br />
ethical and legal implications of image<br />
manipulation will be discussed as well<br />
as various presentation possibilities.<br />
3 Units<br />
36 Lecture hours<br />
72 Lab hours<br />
ART 179<br />
Computer Graphics for Non-Art<br />
Majors<br />
Advisory: ENGL 030 or ESL 197 or<br />
appropriate assessment; READ 023 or<br />
appropriate assessment<br />
Transfers to: UC, CSU<br />
This course provides non-art majors<br />
the opportunity to explore the basic<br />
concepts of art including two and<br />
three dimensional design principles,<br />
through the use of computers.<br />
Students will also be introduced to<br />
various types of computer graphics<br />
software and explore how this<br />
technology impacts our culture.<br />
3 Units<br />
36 Lecture hours<br />
54 Lab hours<br />
ART 180<br />
Art Gallery Display Design<br />
Advisory: ENGL 035 or ESL 198 or<br />
appropriate assessment; READ 023 or<br />
appropriate assessment<br />
Transfers to: CSU<br />
This course is appropriate for<br />
all students interested in art, art<br />
exhibitions, museum studies, and<br />
cultural studies and is a combination<br />
studio and lecture course that provides<br />
students with creative experience<br />
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