Communication Graphics for Professionals

Catalog description

This course is for students who want to effectively communicate concepts and data visually. Students will design, develop, and integrate graphic aids into reports and professional presentations. They will apply principles of visual design (information hierarchy, contrast, repetition, alignment, and proximity) to create tables, charts, graphs, and other technical (and non-technical) graphics for maximum effectiveness and clarity. Students will learn how to identify areas of reports and presentations that would benefit from custom graphics and use relevant processes and tools to create these graphics. This iterative process involves creating multiple versions of graphics, starting with low-fidelity sketches, moving on to medium-fidelity graphics, and finally to high-fidelity, digital graphics.