This course introduces students to key concepts, technologies, and topics related to the study of state-of-the-art methods of creating digital media: time-based art, network culture, image resolution, computational techniques, virtuality, and interactivity. Students will explore ways of constructing types of digital media and investigate the history of digital technology, gaining an understanding of digital culture and its correlation to social, aesthetic and ethical issues
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This course provides an introduction to the process of creating vector-based graphic images using Adobe Illustrator, the industry-standard vector program for graphics professionals. In this course, the key features of Illustrator will be covered, including how to use the core drawing and shape tools, the transformation features, page layout, text, layers, perspective and 3-D drawing, exporting and printing files. Through a series of written and video tutorials complemented with hands-on exercises, students will learn the basic skills needed to produce high quality artwork for print, multimedia, and web graphics.