Judith Armstrong
Contact
ATS Assistant Lecturer, Faculty of Arts - Art & Design Dept
- jmarmstr@ualberta.ca
Courses
DES 393 - Visual Communication Design Foundations I
Understanding and applying the principles of visual communication design. Study of communication concerns through the use of type and image creation. Emphasis on appropriateness, clarity, expression and description to meet defined objectives in print and digital media. Introduction to design research methods. Prerequisites: ART 134 and DES 135, or ART 136 and DES 138, or consent of the Department. Note: Not open to students with credit in DES 390.
DES 394 - Visual Communication Design Foundations II
Continued study of the principles of visual communication design. Introduction to visual principles for web and motion design. Emphasis on appropriateness, clarity, expression and description to meet defined objectives in print and digital media. Integration of social design themes. Continued introduction to design research methods. Prerequisites: DES 393, or consent of the Department. Note: Not open to students with credit in DES 390.
DES 493 - Visual Communication Design Intermediate I
Development of concepts, strategies and systems. Problem identification. Using design research methods to address social design themes. Applying principles of website, interaction design and user interface design. Prerequisites: DES 393 and one of DES 394, 395 or 396 or consent of the Department. BDes Students must enroll in DES 494 in the second term. Note: Not open to students with credit in DES 490.
DES 494 - Concepts and Systems in Visual Communication Design II
Systematic approaches to typographic, graphic and diagrammatic communication, image creation and manipulation. Project management and research. Prerequisites: DES 493 and consent of Department. Note: Not open to students with credit in DES 490.