SDCC Certificate and Associate Degree in Graphic Design

Visual and Performing Arts
Art: Graphic Design
Living in an information-seeking society, we are surrounded by words and pictures. It is the task of the graphic designer to research, analyze, organize and make artistic order out of chaos. Graphic design students must learn to speak a global visual language and develop an awareness of the meanings and power of symbols and words. The products and services they design and promote will make a social and ecological impact. An emphasis is placed on using design to make a difference through social and humanitarian projects and practices.
Program Emphasis
Early emphasis is on the design process, form, color and typography. The elements and principles of design are applied to projects which include packaging, magazine production, and design and production of posters, logos and brochures. Guided by instructors who are working design professionals, students learn to design for the real world. They make decisions about issues of concept, format, imagery, type, printing and methodology. Computer and traditional methods are used to solve graphic problems. The program culminates in a professional portfolio which can be used to continue studies to a four-year university or obtain employment. The portfolio is critiqued by practicing design advisors and alumni.
Faculty Office Telephone
Candice Lopez T-310A 619-388-3560 calopez@sdccd.edu
Andrea Singer T-309A 619-388-3933 asinger@sdccd.edu
Career Options
Some careers in graphic design-related work require education beyond the associate degree. This list is not all-inclusive: advertising designer, art director, environmental graphic designer, graphic designer, type designer, illustrator, and magazine/editorial designer, multimedia designer, web page designer.
Academic Programs
Major requirements for an emphasis in graphic design for the certificate and associate degree require completion of the courses listed below. Additional general education and graduation requirements for the associate degree are listed in the catalog. The associate degree requires a minimum of 60 units.
Certificate of Achievement: Visual and Performing Arts, Graphic Design
Students are provided with skills for entry-level employment in the graphic design field while also developing a portfolio in graphic design for jobs and/or specific university admission requirements.
*NOTE Take all beginning level classes first, followed by intermediate and advanced as the classes build on skills learned in previous courses.
BEGINNING LEVEL
ARTG 100, Basic Graphic Design
ARTG 106, Typography
ARTG 125, Digital Media
ARTG 118, Graphic Design History
ARTG 120, Illustration
ARTF 155A, Freehand Drawing I
INTERMEDIATE LEVEL
ARTG 124, Intermediate Graphic Design I :Page Layout
ARTG 133, Intermediate Graphic Design II: Identity Systems & Packaging
ADVANCED LEVEL
ARTG 148B, Portfolio B [Spring only]

SUGGESTED ELECTIVES
ARTG 149, Studio Practices Portfolio Preparation [Fall only]
ARTG 206, Advanced Typography [Fall only]
ARTG 144, Web Page Design
Total Units = 27

Associate in Arts Degree: Visual and Performing Arts, Graphic Design
The associate degree program offers employment skills, development of a portfolio in graphic design and offers courses for preparation for university transfer.
BEGINNING
ARTF 110, Art History: Prehistoric to Gothic
ARTF 111, Art History: Renaissance to Modern
ARTF 155A, Freehand Drawing I
ARTG 100, Basic Graphic Design
ARTG 106, Typography .
ARTG 118, Graphic Design History
ARTG 120, Illustration
ARTG 125, Digital Media
INTERMEDIATE
ARTG 124, Intermediate Graphic Design I
ARTG 133, Intermediate Graphic Design II
ADVANCED
ARTG 148B, Portfolio B [Spring only]
Total Units = 33
Recommended electives: Art- Graphic Design 126, 144, 148A, 149, 206, 270, 290; Art-Fine Art 210A; Photography 100, 105.

SDCC American Institute of Graphic Arts Student Chapter

Welcome to the Fall 2010 Semester at San Diego City College Graphic Design.

Would you like to learn more about AIGA? You can visit the chapter blog at:
http://sdccaiga.wordpress.com

You can also email our SDCC Student Chapter President Brenda Ortiz at:
galbrenda@yahoo.com
cityaiga@gmail.com

or to get on the mailing list email Secretary Asha Mody at
ashamody@gmail.com

End of November: UNITE
City wide student event bringing together design students from across San Diego County.

Upcoming event this semester: BowHaus [art+dog houses]

2010 AIGA San Diego Portfolio Review

The 14th annual AIGA SD Student Portfolio Exhibition was a great success with over 200 attendees this year. Special thanks to Min Choi of SDSU who organized this big event that showcased the portfolios of graduates. The featured speaker at the event was the amazing Paul Drohan, an alumni of San Diego City College Graphic Design who now heads up Digitaria San Diego[see digitaria.com]. At City we are incredibly proud of this year's wonderful graduating class and wish to salute them and the following students who brought home 6 honors for our campus. Special thanks go out to Andrea Singer and Lisa Starace for being so instrumental in guiding students this year. We also wish to give a shout out to Sean Bacon one of our alumni who gives so freely of his time and talent to help push the portfolios. The portfolio class was team taught this year by Amy Levine and Candice López. Bravo to the class of 2010!

2nd Place: sponsored by Morris, thinkmorris.com
Winner: Sara Linden, San Diego City College

3rd Place: sponsored by Laura Coe Design Associates, coedesign.com
Winner: Garrett V. Patz, San Diego City College

Best of Branding/Identity: sponsored by Buchanan Design, buchanandesign.com
Winner: Judie Le, San Diego City College
Judie also won a $20,000 scholarship to Columbia to continue her studies in design.

Best of Cross Cultural Studies: sponsored by Bennett Peji Design, pejidesign.com
Winner: Sara Linden, San Diego City College

Special Best Illustration (in honor of Ryoichi Yotsumoto): sponsored by Laura Coe Design Associates, coedesign.com
Winner: Dorothy Manimtim, San Diego City College

Best of Typography: sponsored by Designnovation, designinnovationinstitute.org
Winner: Monica Raymond, San Diego City College

Work pictured here: Sara Linden, Garrett Patz, Judie Le, Dorothy Manimtim, Monica Raymond

(that's not) the story: Art Exhibition and Reception

Thursday, May 20, 2010
Time:
5:00pm - 8:00pm
Location:
San Diego City College Saville Theatre Lobby
Street:
1313 Park Blvd.
City/Town:
San Diego, CA


Please join San Diego City College students in celebrating our
community partnership and collaboration with Special Delivery: a
non-profit, volunteer-run service providing meals to home-bound people
with critical illnesses.

(that's not) the story: Art Exhibition and Reception
Showcasing art and poetry created by San Diego City College students
to recognize the stories and life journeys of the recipients of
Special Delivery.

Reception and exhibit are free. Parking is available in two adjacent lots
with entries off of C street.

If you would like to make a donation to Special Delivery, we will be
collecting canned goods at the event.

Raffle: Subtext Gallery has kindly donated some art books and
magazines and a limited edition
giclee print from Julie West. Bring 5 canned goods or donate $2 to
receive a raffle ticket. All money raised will go to Special Delivery.


For more information about projects like these and Special Delivery, go to:
www.realizeproject.org
www.specialdeliverysandiego.com

AIGA San Diego Portfolio Review May 29th

Portfolio Students: Saturday May 8 at 9am at Visual Asylum: 205 West Date Street in downtown San Diego is the pre-registration for the AIGA San Diego Portfolio Review.

The sign in list and reviewer biographies will be posted on the door.

Environmental Graphic Design this Summer!

MESSAGE FROM AMY AND MAELIN LEVINE

We are teaching a course over the summer that we believe will help you differentiate your portfolio over all others! No other design programs in San Diego offer course work in EGD. Having EGD projects in your portfolio opens up many more employment opportunities for students. We will introduce you to the basics of designing for the built environment including field trips to fabrication companies, expert guest lecturers and a comprehensive, portfolio ready signage package project.
Sign-up early, it will fill quickly and we want our best students included.

What is Environmental Graphic Design?
Environmental Graphic Design embraces many design disciplines including graphic, architectural, interior, landscape, and industrial design, all concerned with the visual aspects of wayfinding, communicating identity and information, and shaping the idea of place.


Some common examples of work by EGD practitioners include wayfinding systems, architectural graphics, signage, exhibit design, identity graphics, dynamic environments, civic design, pictogram design, retail and store design, mapping, and themed environments.


ARTG 149 • Studio Practices • 3.0 Units


54605 MWTh 5:50-10:00 pm City/T310 06-22 to 08-16

AIGA LINK Art Show-Soak it up

Dear Friends,

The LINK students have had a creative year and I would like to invite you their Art Show at ART's on Feb. 20, 2010 at 6:00-8:00. If you can't stop by to check out their work, please help out by forwarding this e-mail to all your friends, post it on your FB or Twitter. Last year's art show was at Ray at Night so we had the foot traffic, the new location depends your help to get the word out.

This is my third year as the AIGA San Diego LINK director and I am thankful to have an opportunity to give back to the community. LINK reaches out to at risk youth and I believe all of today's youths are at-risk of losing art with all the budget cuts. The LINK program provides free art workshops for 14-19 year old students with an interest in pursuing a career in graphic design, photography and art.

LINK's most recent success story..... last summer I took a few students to San Fransisco for the day to see Academy of Art. Two of our students signed up for their summer three week high school program. LINK provided a scholarship to pay for their housing, tuition and meals. I received a call last week and one of the students and told me that he just started classes at Academy of Art. He mentioned that his involvement in the LINK program has made a positive impact on his life. Know that's the good stuff!

A special thanks to Candice Lopez for having the vision over 11 years ago to start LINK, Tony Battaito for his continuous support, the mentors that keep coming back to help make it happen and David Combs, the art show curator (he has been working hard). Oh, yeah and the Coyne Foundation for the funding.


Hope to see you there,

Sondra Lagnado
AIGA Link Director