2016-2017 Catalog

ARCH 1015 Visual Literacy and Graphic Communication II

4.5 - 0.0 - 4.5

Prerequisite

(1) ARCH 1010 or instructor approval - must be completed prior to taking this course.

Course Description

Visual Literacy and Graphic Communication II is a foundation course in visual communication in a digital color format that builds on the digital and analog techniques from Visual Literacy and Graphic Communication I. This course provides professionals and students with a clear guide to understanding the digital representation process for a variety of design drawings. The course highlights specific techniques by examining their role in the digital media representation process through current and emerging methods available in current software. This course provides students and professionals with tangible tools to explore digital media, including Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, 3ds Max, Sketchup, AutoCAD, and Revit. Students in this course explore 2-D and 3-D visual communication using fixed and mobile digital tools for each topic. Students continue to develop a personal form of expression for visual dialog strategies within the context of the built environment in historic and contemporary forms.