15 courses with the subject GRPH, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
GRPH 116Introduction to Desktop Publishing4
Introduction to the hardware and software used in desktop publishing. Topics include graphical user interface and current industry uses such as design, layout, typography, illustration, and imaging. Students receive hands-on training in the computer environment using current production software. Basic scanning techniques are demonstrated.
An introduction to the processes commonly employed in the conversion of raw materials into finished products. This course provides the student with a solid understanding of the operations necessary to cast, mold, form, separate, condition, assemble, and apply surface finishes to manufactured products.
Covers the various printing processes including offset, screen, flexo, and gravure. Career opportunities, salary potential, and the role each process plays in the industry today are also discussed. Safety procedures and operations are identified. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of the major characteristics, advantages, and disadvantages of each process.
This course introduces students to the basic fundamentals of lithography. Through practical application, students develop a working knowledge of this printing process with a strong concentration into multi-color image reproduction and image registration.
This course introduces students to the basic fundamentals of screen printing. Through practical application, students develop a working knowledge of this printing process with a strong concentration into multi-color image reproduction and image registration.
Covers the history, development, and commercial applications of printing processes. Students learn about the curriculum and the industry including its processes, products, and careers. Emphasis is placed on the attributes which are most desirable for successful entry and advancement.
Introduces the fundamentals of design and production for presentations and the World Wide Web. Basics of hypertext markup language (HTML), the use of authoring software, and making portable data format (PDF) documents for internet downloads and multimedia basics are covered.
Bindery and finishing is an increasingly important part of the printing process as it can provide unique physical characteristics to a finished product. Students develop an understanding of both the physical processes of bindery and finishing, along with understanding the creative application and added value these processes can provide to a final piece. Along with theory, students have the opportunity to operate folding equipment, produce die cuts, and create varnishes.
Commercial printers no longer simply provide a printed piece. They provide various solutions to communicating messages through different techniques along with the management of data. This course looks at how print is used to connect companies to consumers through trends in marketing.
This course provides an overview of the history of graphic communications, along with an in-depth analysis of what graphic communications is and how it reflects culture. Typography is a primary focus in this course. Students are challenged to develop creative solutions to problems using different techniques for developing ideas. Page 205 of 287
In this course, printing standards and quality control metrics for process color printing are examined. Students continue to expand their knowledge of the inner workings of an offset press using a press simulator program. The use of printing in marketing is also discussed.
Color theory is the study of the science of color and light as it relates to the printing industry. Several color spaces are discussed, along with the usage for each. A focus is placed on managing color within the printing industry by means of devices, software, and techniques.
Communication skills are challenged to create unique solutions for a host of design problems. Emphasis is placed on the design process and working with others to craft a message. The course ends with a cumulative capstone project tasking students to design and produce several products. Students are also tasked with the creation of a portfolio.
The primary languages needed for web development, HTML and CSS, are introduced along with how to design for the web Prerequisite: GRPH 165 Page 206 of 287
