Fundamental Studio Work: Graphic Tools

Course Detail

Degree: Bachelor
Standard Academic Year: 1, 2
Course delivery methods: Online (Asynchronous)
Subject: Creative arts & design
Program
School: School of Art and Design
Department: School of Art and Design
Campus: Tsukuba Campus
Classroom: Academic Computing and Communications Center B205,Academic Computing and Communications Center B206
Course Offering Year: 2023-2024
Course Offering Month: July - August
Weekday and Period: Thu5,6
Capacity
Credits: 1.0
Language: English
Course Number: YAL1012

Fundamental Studio Work: Graphic Tools University of Tsukuba

Course Overview

Learn how to use Adobe Creative Suite through four production tasks.

Learning Achievement

Students will acquire basic knowledge about the Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign) through four production tasks.

Competence

汎用コンピテンス : 心身の健康と人間性・倫理性 / 専門コンピテンス : 創造的表現力、自律的・社会的な創造活動のための基礎力

Course prerequisites

Grading Philosophy

Students submit three weekly task-based assignments (20% + 20% + 20%) and a final project (40%). Evaluation is based on technical skill, concept and creativity applied.

Course schedule

(1) The lesson is performed online
(2) Types of online lessons, implementation methods, implementation tools: On-demand format, MS Teams is used.
(3) Distributing lecture materials: Distributed on MS Teams/MS Stream
(4) Volume, content, submission destination, and deadline for submission: Same as below
(5) Attendance confirmation method: We will confirm whether or not you have taken classes with the weekly assignments.
Drawing with Bezier curves (Adobe Illustrator)
Using type tools (Adobe Illustrator)
Manipulating images (Adobe Photoshop)
Producing single- and multi-page layouts (Adobe InDesign)
Final assignment (Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign)
The following are required for the course: USB flash drive or external hard drive, access to Adobe Photoshop CC; Adobe Illustrator CC, and Adobe InDesign CC.

Course Detail