Interactive Design - Graphic Design Major

This course is designed to develop technical writing and presentation skills to ensure workplace readiness. Students will learn how to evaluate communication situations, analyze documents, assess research sources and develop organizational skills to apply in their work. They will learn about and practice designing, formatting and writing a range of professional documents. Students will also develop confidence (through practice) in the development and delivery of effective and engaging presentations.

Building on previous knowledge in web design and development, learners will apply design and development techniques to responsive designs enabling access for all devices. Advanced web development frameworks will be used along with advanced scripting patterns. Emphasis will be placed on debugging client-side code and incorporating backwards compatibility with considerations for accessible design.

Pre-requisites:

• CPRG 219

After completing this course, students will have the technical and design skills needed to develop a simple web page.  Students will understand the basics of computer scripting, and how to use a web scripting language to add functionality to a web page.   

Intermediate Visual Design builds upon foundations acquired in earlier coursework with a focus on developing strong creative direction skills to produce effective branding and design solutions. This course explores photomanipulation, branding identity and stakeholder communication through collaborative projects and presentations. Students will examine how to problem solve using a balance of aesthetic, practical and inclusive visual design solutions for digital and print media.

Pre-requisites:

• DSGN 228

The success or failure of software apps and programs often rely on well designed user interfaces (UI) and user experience (UX). In this course, you'll explore the key principles of UX design and the core characteristics of a successful UX designer. You'll examine the role of UX and UI in creating customer value, and you'll outline the UX design process in product development. You will also get hands-on practice applying industry best practices for research and problem definition, as well as designing effective user interfaces. The course concludes with an examination of implementation and usability testing.

This is an introductory course covering design theory, the production of media, and the use of production hardware and software tools. Learners will become familiar with bitmap and vector graphics, digital photography, typography and print media tools and techniques. 

This course is the first of two studio courses that will prepare you to create solutions to real-world industry problems within a design firm context. This course explores the creative design process through a series of composition, abstraction, and design projects. You will be introduced to a design process based on original thinking, in which you will synthesize collected information and draw conclusions based on established premises. The course will also demonstrate how to generate a number of design alternatives, and evaluate and select the most appropriate one.

Pre-requisites:

• COMM 238
• CPRG 218
• DSGN 221
• DSGN 227
• MMDA 203
• PHIL 241
• PMGT 200

This course is the second of two studio courses that will prepare you to create solutions to real-world industry problems within a design firm context. In the second part of Design Studio, students will explore more complex problems and create solutions and prototypes for presentation and iteration. Increasingly complex projects will provide a foundation for the development of a learner portfolio to support the transition into industry.

Pre-requisites:

• DSGN 306

In this course, learners develop the skills necessary for understanding, interpreting, and thinking about future designs. Learners will understand the theoretical perspectives of speculative design, methods for creating flexible and innovative designs of the future, and techniques for critiquing culture and design. Emphasis will be on creating conceptual design proposals and future design prototypes.

In this course learners will explore basic animation theory, motion graphics, and audio and video concepts. Learners will use basic programming scripts to develop basic interactive presentations. 

This course explores the fundamental concepts of video audio production, motion graphics and project management. A variety of activities allow you to create visually engaging motion graphics, high-quality audio video content and manage multimedia projects from start to finish. You will gain an understanding of the technical requirements for different media platforms while developing the ability to plan and execute successful multimedia projects. This course provides hands-on experience with industry-standard equipment and software, preparing you for careers in the media industry.

Pre-requisites:

• MMDA 202

The purpose of this course is to introduce you to fundamental skills in critical thinking. You will develop skills in identifying fallacies, evaluating formal arguments, and diagnosing the appropriate form of argumentation in a variety of areas, including science and morality. Your skills in argumentation will be honed both in evaluating others' arguments and in making your own.

Equivalents:

• PHIL 1011

Product managers play a strategic and dynamic role in evolving products over their life cycle. In this course, you'll explore the fundamentals of product management, examine the concept of the problem space and establish a product strategy and roadmap to make the most of market opportunities. You'll investigate how to select the best approach to execute software development projects and how to apply a go-to-market strategy for digital products. This course also examines the concept of MVP for startups and how to promote product growth with data-driven decisions.

In this capstone course, you will investigate issues across many different subject areas or domains of knowledge, may connect with community issues or problems, and create a solution. Your project should demonstrate the technical and professional skills learned in the program and beyond. You are expected to apply your creativity and problem-solving abilities to a real-world context.

Pre-requisites:

One of the following sets of pre-requisites, as applicable to your program of study:

Information Technology Services

• CPNT 300, CPSY 302, CPSY 350, INTP 301, and ITSC 300

Software Development

• CPRG 303, CPRG 304, CPRG 306, CPRG 307, and CPSY 301

Information Systems Security

• ITSC 203, ITSC 301, ITSC 304, ITSC 307, and ITSC 309

Film and Video Production

• FVDO 300, FVDO 302, FVDO 303, FVDO 304, and FVDO 308

New Media Production & Design

• MMDA 300, MMDA 303, MMDA 323, MMDA 324, and MMDA 326

Interactive Design

• COMM 238, CPRG 218, DSGN 221, DSGN 227, MMDA 203, PHIL 241, and PMGT 200

In this course we will investigate the creation and manipulation of digital images by computer. The course will consist of theoretical material introducing the mathematics of images and imaging, as well as computer laboratory exercises designed to introduce methods of real-world data manipulation. Topics will include representation of two-dimensional data, time and frequency domain representations, filtering and enhancement, the Fourier transform, convolution, interpolation, colour images, and techniques for animation.

Pre-requisites:

• DSGN 221

The course is designed to provide an in-depth, practical, and up-to-date look at all major aspects of digital marketing, including selling products and services online, search engine optimization, social media marketing, and executing pay per click advertising.

Pre-requisites:

• DSGN 304

Building on previous visual design concepts, this course covers the advanced topics in visual design and communications with emphasis on gravity, directionality, priority, tension, dynamic and static design, and negative space.  Application of these topics are contextualized within the design industry through the integration of style guides, client presentations, design systems, product roadmaps, and development hand-off.

Pre-requisites:

• DSGN 221

This course will allow learners to study letter forms and understand fundamental typographic principles with an emphasis on the vocabulary of typographic form and its relationship to message/purpose. Additional topics on the translation of typographic design to print will be explored.

This course provides an overview of the process of preparing print communication materials for reproduction, from concept to completion. Students are introduced to production workflow models in use today. Through a series of assignments, requires students to prepare and execute press-ready files of a professional standard. Using industry standard software tools students will compile documents that are technically correct according to industry-standard workflow methods. The proper preparation and inclusion of vector and raster files is explored alongside colour synchronization, and colour management across applications.

This cooperative work term course provides the opportunity to apply your classroom learning in a practical workplace setting, as well as gain valuable industry experience. This course is optional.

Pre-requisites:

One of the following sets of pre-requisites, as applicable to your program of study:

Information Technology Services

• CPNT 224, CPRG 217, CPSY 204, CPSY 206, and PHIL 241

Software Development

• CPRG 211, CPRG 250, CPSY 200, CPSY 202, and PHIL 241

Information Systems Security

• ITSC 204, ITSC 205, ITSC 206, ITSC 302, and LAWG 200

New Media Production & Design

• MMDA 225, MMDA 237, MMDA 243, MMDA 244, and MMDA 247

Film and Video Production

• FVDO 250, FVDO 252, FVDO 254, FVDO 256, and FVDO 258

Journalism

• JOUR 251, JOUR 254, JOUR 258, PHOT 256, and PUBL 261

Interactive Design

• CPRG 218, DSGN 221, DSGN 227, MMDA 203, and PMGT 200

Integrated Artificial Intelligence

• ARTI 407, ARTI 408, ARTI 409, DATA 480, and PROJ 407