Graphic design is a dynamic means of communication and is a major part of our visual culture. At Boston University Center for Digital Imaging Arts our students build a foundation in the understanding of visual structures while gaining valuable perceptual skills. Following is part of the curriculum for Graphic Design courses at Boston University Center for Digital Imaging Arts:
Typography and Layout
Students explore the role of typography as a visualization of language and continue to explore graphic design’s use of hybrid imagery. Students are encouraged to participate and respond to a critical analysis of text and informational data, further refining their design skills and sensibilities. Students learn about the history, anatomy, and classifications of type, as well as working with grids and hierarchy in layout. Experimentation with typography is encouraged. Typographic solutions are evaluated in an effort to bring resonance to communication problems and offer an approach to design that heightens the expressive power of the page as well as the screen.
A visual configuration created by inventing a combination of letter or digits from the English alphabet. Investigation of proportion, weight, and shape relationships were explored. Objectives of this exercise is to increase awareness of form and use typography to unify two distinct forms into a visual gestalt .
Typographic Principles and Systems with Adobe InDesign
These courses focus on typographic compositions and typographic systems using Adobe InDesign. Students expand their knowledge of typography, layout, and color, and also integrate Photoshop and Illustrator files.
Cookbook spread. Design — Joanna M. Photography — students from the Digital Photography Dept. at BU Center for Digital Imaging Arts — Director Randall Armor