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Welcome! This course sets the technical foundation and cultural/contextual introduction foradvanced courses in the Graphic Design and Art & Technology concentrations. Such a foundation can be applied to most other study areas as well. Developing basic understandings and skills with emerging media processes: data management, vector and raster graphics (still and animation), audio manipulation, application of computer resources in problem solving, and interactive structures for knowledge representation. Within this course the student will work to gain an understanding of the Mac operating system, and attain a working knowledge of the tools used by emerging media artists and designers. Lectures will present a broad spectrum of issues applicable to the Graphic Design and Art & Technology (Emerging Practices) student, divided between technology and theory. The Graphic Designer focuses on typography, design for print and screen, visual...