Illustrator Design will guide students through the tools and creative processes for computer illustration. Adobe Illustrator is a vector based computer program that is the standard in industry for design-based images. The program allows students to create art work that can be used in real world settings as commercial products, and it will form the critical programming and curricular backbone of the course. Illustrator is a companion program to Adobe Photoshop (taught as Computer Photo I-II and Computer Photo III-IV) and is ideal for students who wish to develop a deeper understanding of computer-based art or students who wish to have an introduction to computer art. Students in the Adobe Illustrator class will gain a deeper understanding of text and text manipulation, vector drawing, design composition, 3D graphing of images and page layout.
The Illustrator Design class is about the creation of artwork through the process of drawing and designing. Students in the Illustrator class will gain a strong historical and aesthetical understanding of design from a broad range of sources. The expectation is that students will create original designs that show a mastery of the program.