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2018-2019 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2018-2019 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

ART 3322 - Sign, Symbol, Image (3)


When Offered: On Demand
An introductory study of signs, symbols and images in the context of graphic communication. The course includes theoretical and practical considerations of the relationship between visual form and cultural meaning. Course projects address visual perception and interpretation, abstraction and stylization, symbol typologies, gestalt of design, semantics and typography, and the application of semiotics and rhetorical tropes to visual communication. Course objectives are to enhance students’ analytical skills and situate graphic design practice in a larger socio-cultural context. Studio six hours.
Prerequisites: ART 2104  and ART 3102 .