Digital Multimedia

Catalog description

This course emphasizes time-based media design. Students will be introduced to a range of multimedia content authoring tools in a series of class demonstrations and workshops.Contemporary theory examining the cultural impact and history of the Internet will be discussed. Students will be encouraged to develop simple 2D animation and basic web design skills. Programs used will be Audition, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere and After Effects. Special emphasis will be placed upon art on the Internet as a means for visual communication. Students will integrate their knowledge of typography, illustration, photography, and other traditional print media with the time-based and sequencing capabilities of the web.