Computer Graphics & Animation

Biography

Biography: Carol Luckhardt Redfield

Abstract

The computer graphics class at St. Mary's University focuses on the application of computer graphics while learning graphics terms, some theory of how graphics tools work, and common graphics creation tools similar to Microsoft Paint, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Flash, and Adobe Dreamweaver. Students are required to create a brand for themselves, a group, a company or an organization that they select. Inside of that brand, students create logos, a brochure, a business card, business stationary, an animation file, and a website. The website incorporates all the work that did during the rest of the class. Students learn the theory behind the graphics tools and learn how to use various tools to create the visual images to communicate a brand that they are interested in. This presentation will cover how the course is taught in a hybrid format utilizing the Blackboard learning management system. Sample projects that students created will be shown as well.