Introduction to Computer Graphic

This course will teach 2D computer graphic skills by exploring Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. Through lectures, step by step demonstrations, easy tutorials, in-class exercises and fun design activities, students will master 2D graphic skills and apply them for creative design projects including (not limited to) designing movie poster, intro-page of personal blog, self-portrait, fashion illustration, calendar, and business card, as a visual communication tool. The course will start with basic tools, and introduce various techniques for creative visual expression for a wide range of applications for advertising, art, and fashion.

Students will learn:
1) Tools and functions of Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.
2) Drawing skills and creative applications for visual communication with consumers in the context of movie, art and fashion.
3) Various modes of communicating design ideas for advertising products and events.

No previous experience or knowledge of computer graphic is needed.