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GD120 Graphic Design I

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  • CRN: 21624
  • Credits: 3
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Details about this class

We do not use the computer for design in this class!

This class is an Introduction to Graphic Design and a required foundations course for the PCC Graphic Design Program. We focus on hand skills and the design process. We do not use Adobe CC applications (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign) or use the computer for design work.

There is a Materials Kit ($300) available through the Sylvania Bookstore or you can purchase materials on your own. A list will be provided the first day of class. 

The text for the class can only be purchased at the PCC Sylvania bookstore. Introductory Graphic Design: Working With Foundation Elements and Principles, Study Guide and Workbook by Linnea Noreen Gruber; 1st edition © 2015; ISBN 978-1-9141918-7

 

 

Technology

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No show policy

Your instructor can mark you as a "no show" if you do not participate in your class during the first week. This will remove you from the class.

Students with disabilities

Students with disabilities should notify their instructor if accommodations are needed to take this class. For information about technologies that help people with disabilities taking Online based classes please visit the Disability Services website.