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GRC 385 - Package Design I

(3 units) CO11


Introduction to the theories and practices of visual communication through design & studio practices, including issues of sustainability, aesthetics, impact, marketing disciplines, and production problems for real-world application. Graphic Design majors must earn at least a “C”; majors may repeat GRC courses once.

Prerequisite(s): GRC 400  with a “C” or better. Co-requisite(s): GRC 475 .

 

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Laboratory/Studio: 3
Offered: Every Spring

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. develop and make use of an intermediate level of formal vocabulary and concepts of design in response to visual communication problems.
2. advance critical evaluation skills that apply to 3D visual communication problems and evaluate the ethical implications of their design, materials used, and marketing.
3. devise design systems involving industry standards and software, while using Adobe Software.
4. demonstrate an intermediate understanding of how communication theories, principles, and processes have evolved through history and synthesize this knowledge to address 3D problems in association with global contexts.
5. apply the effects of product design on global economies and consumerism through research and execution of projects.


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