Digital media

Description

This course is designed to help students articulate and apply the basic principles and processes used in traditional and digital graphic and multimedia design. The student will consider typography, color, images, animation, sound and video as elements of digital design and production. Following a methodical design process, the student will employ essential tools used to create both traditional and digital media. Before enrolling in this course, the student must be skilled in computer operation. It is a foundational course for a variety of professions, including multimedia associate producer, web designer, web content creation specialist, interface designer, multimedia programmer/authoring specialist, multimedia graphic production artist, digital video specialist, interactive/technical writer, multimedia project manager and more.

Program

Media Management

Objectives

• By the end of the term, students should be able to:rn• Comprehend the different traditional and digital media designs.rn• Design and create traditional media, print and digital media projects that demonstrate effective use of established design principles for typography, color, images, animation, sound and video.rn• Use text, graphics, audio and video, and digital media which gives the power to shape ideas and deliver messages in a sophisticated digital environment of every profession.rn• Create original designs and express them in traditional, print and animated digital formats.rn• Design and produce digital media to support an assigned virtual client. rn