The computer graphics course introduces students to digital tools and processes through the Adobe Creative Cloud Suite. Students are challenged to combine creativity, critical thinking, and technology as they work through problems in visual communication design. Posters, social media graphics, product design, and more are included. Applications include Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, and Spark. Students are also instructed in DSLR camera basics.
Project: Composite Image in Adobe Photoshop
Use a DSLR camera to capture images of you, background textures, and objects related to your life. Select digital images from your research and create a composite image in Adobe Photoshop. Your solution should answer the question, "What's Happening To Me?"
Student work: "What's Happening To Me?" Javid Edwards, computer graphics
Student work: "What's Happening To Me?"
What's Happening To Me!
What's Happening To Me!
What's Happening To Me?
Personal Brand
What's Happening To Me!
Tramile Johnson, "What's Happening To Me?!"
Action shots!
Students learn the basics of DSLR photography
Guest photographer Tucker Webb works with students on the city's historic downtown center
The computer lab
We don't limit our creativity to the screen!