Overview
Description
Study of visual literacy, perception, cognition, aesthetics, design principles, creativity, critical evaluation, and ethics related to the use of images and information in the media.
Requirements
Prerequisites
- Journalism major, Journalism minor, Graphic Design minor, Digital Interactive Games minor, or Interdisciplinary Studies IDS major.
JOUR 108
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
Prerequisite(s): JOUR 108; Journalism major, Journalism minor, Graphic Design minor, Digital Interactive Games minor, or Interdisciplinary Studies IDS major.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall and Spring
Terms
fall, spring
Restrictions
Journalism major, Journalism minor, Graphic Design minor, Digital Interactive Games minor, or Interdisciplinary Studies IDS major.
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- identify at least two communication strategies used within that artifact, the psychological effects that make those strategies effective, aspects of cognition (brain functioning) that relate to trigger those psychological effects.
- create visual communication at a beginner level which is sensitive to ethical, legal, social, and economic context, combining theory (communication strategies) and process (online visual communication tools).
- create and work with the following industry-standard file formats: CSS, EPS, HTML, JPG, PDF, PNG, and TIFF.
- demonstrate a beginner level understanding of the ethical and legal issues related to using and producing visual media.
- demonstrate a beginner level understanding of how successful media outlets increasingly rely on design for success.