Students who complete the program can expect to learn to:
* Prepare bitmap images for print or digital media using basic Photoshop retouching and correction techniques, collage, and compositing.
* Design basic Flash page graphics, animations, ads, and promotional sites.
* Shoot and edit creative digital video content and perform basic pre- and post-video production tasks.
* Gain a basic understanding of creative and career options in the multimedia field (optional elective).
* Develop effective color schemes for different clients or projects using the principles of color harmony.
* Use typography effectively by following the basic principles of typography design, selection, and layout.
* Create a basic Flash Web site with consistent, attractive visuals, navigation, and typography.
* Apply basic editing techniques in digital video projects, organizing the material and editing it into a coherent sequence.
* Develop a working knowledge of how to create motion graphics in Adobe After Effects, using different kinds of interpolation and importing masks, layer masks, and backgrounds.
Multimedia Design Certificate
GES 507 -- 225 hours
Course Objectives
Students who complete the program can expect to learn to:
* Prepare bitmap images for print or digital media using basic Photoshop retouching and correction techniques, collage, and compositing.
* Design basic Flash page graphics, animations, ads, and promotional sites.
* Shoot and edit creative digital video content and perform basic pre- and post-video production tasks.
* Gain a basic understanding of creative and career options in the multimedia field (optional elective).
* Develop effective color schemes for different clients or projects using the principles of color harmony.
* Use typography effectively by following the basic principles of typography design, selection, and layout.
* Create a basic Flash Web site with consistent, attractive visuals, navigation, and typography.
* Apply basic editing techniques in digital video projects, organizing the material and editing it into a coherent sequence.
* Develop a working knowledge of how to create motion graphics in Adobe After Effects, using different kinds of interpolation and importing masks, layer masks, and backgrounds.
