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GD 207Graphic Design Studio - Products

4 credits · Graphic Design · Penn State

Graphic Design Studio - Products is an intermediate-level studio course appropriate for students enrolled in a graphic design program. This course advances concepts and methodologies learned in GD101, GD107, and GD201. Through a series of multifaceted projects, students will analyze complex problems and apply research methodologies to design unique, systems-based solutions. Various modes of image-making will be explored, combining analog and digital techniques to develop fluency across media. Projects will explore the use of type and image in design solutions and expand upon typographic principles from GD201. Students will begin practicing client-designer relationships and addressing real-world problems through studio-based projects. Critiques will advance practical knowledge of critical evaluation and hone oral articulation of design choices.

Before you enroll

Prerequisites

From the catalog: “C or better in GD 201”

Where it fits

Where it sits in degree plans

Suggested plans most often put it in Year 2 · Spring (1 program).

Required in (1)

  • Graphic Design, B.Des.
What it opens up

Courses that list GD 207 as a prerequisite (3)

  • GD 301 Experience Design Process + Methods
  • GD 307 Graphic Design Studio - Systems
  • GD 315 Humanizing Data