DSGN 121 Vector Illustration 1 with Illustrator

4 credits

This course covers basic and intermediate illustration tools and techniques available in Adobe Illustrator. Students will learn skills to produce vector-based artwork for web, multimedia, and print graphics. Emphasis is placed on proficiency with Illustrator’s pen tool.

Prerequisites: ABED 040 (or placement into MATH 087 or higher) and ABED 046 (or placement into ENGL 093 or higher)

Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Navigate the Illustrator environment and use appropriate tools and palettes for a given task
Create basic and complex shapes using the pen tool
Apply color using strokes, fills, and painting tools
Use brushes and symbols
Organize artwork efficiently using layers and object stacking
Modify drawn objects by transforming and applying effects to them
Transfer scanned artwork or digital image to a vector-based illustration
Identify appropriate deliverable file formats for various media (web, print, handheld devices)

Program Outcomes
This course teaches to the following program outcomes:

demonstrate superior technical skills in industry standard software
create effective solutions to design challenges using the elements and principles of design
apply drawing skills and principles of color theory to projects and exercises
create, edit and integrate vector and raster graphics within a variety of layouts for web, mobile device, print and interactive projects
describe the historical significance and current design standards for typographic design, and effectively use type in print and screen-based publications
prepare project deliverables for commercially printed materials, interactive documents and ePublications

Total Hours: 60 Theory (Lecture) Hours: 20 Guided Practice (Lab or Clinical) Hours: 40