GRAPHIC AND WEB DESIGN

GRAPHIC AND WEB DESIGN

The Graphic and Web Design Department, in the artistic and cultural field of the Academy, trains high-level professional profiles in the sectors of visual communication: graphic design, computer graphics, digital paper publishing, techniques and web language. The department offers a particularly wide and articulated training offer in the fields of traditional graphic art and in the creation and experimental elaboration of multimedia and contemporary graphic design. In particular, the programme leads students to the critical evaluation of existing trends by orienting them towards research, innovation and artistic experimentation; to professional practice with a base of study rooted in theory and history, a mastery of visual communication methods in the studio and real project experience providing the knowledge and skills to develop conceptually and visually. The content focuses on developing creativity and mastering the software skills needed to compete in the field. Students receive skills in the areas of user interface, ergonomics of digital environments and the design of online content or services. During their training, they are also led to participate in all stages of the design and production of graphic products and interactive online services. Based on a set of specifications, they look for the graphic, ergonomic and technical solution best suited to the expected services and required functionalities. In the first three years of the Professional Degree, the teaching units are as follows:

FIRST YEAR

FIRST SEMESTER
CourseCredit
Introduction to the history of Art and Design3
Technology and type of materials3
Introduction to aesthetics and philosophy of Art3
Artistic anatomy5
Basic computing: Adobe Photoshop-Illustrator-InDesign5
Introduction to the Design of colors5
Italian/English 12

SECOND SEMESTER
CourseCredit
Artistic creation and language of visual forms in Africa3
History of Modern Art3
Introduction to Photography4
Introduction to Design: product-environment-space5
Introduction to Illustration5
Plastic Arts and introduction to CAD5
Geometrical Design5

SECOND YEAR

FIRST SEMESTER
CourseCredit
Aesthetics and philosophy of art3
Italian/English 22
History of Modern and Contemporary Art 13
Design Concepts and Methodologies3
Graphic creations 15
History and theory of new media 13
Website Information Architecture3
Lettering, typography and printing techniques 13
Introduction to the vocabulary of the plastic Arts3
Web Design 14

SECOND SEMESTER
CourseCredit
Colour theory and design3
Theories of perception and psychology of form3
Territorial analysis and project Design 14
Stage 14
Contemporary Art and new media 13
Computer graphic 14
Interface Design and Programming 14
Multimedia Arts, video photography and Post Production 13

THIRD YEAR

FIRST SEMESTER
CourseCredit
Graphic creations 24
Italian/English 32
History and theory of new media 22
Lettering, typography and printing techniques 23
Web Design 24
Computer graphic 24
Interface Design and Programming 23
Multimedia Arts, video photography and Post Production 23
Introduction to digital modeling and rendering3
Illustrations3
Theories and methods of mass media2
Sociology of visual communication2

SECOND SEMESTER
CourseCredit
Thesis6
Territorial analysis and project Design 24
Artistic creation and Design in Africa 23
Contemporary Art and new media 23
Marketing and Management2
Copyright2
Digital Design (service design/modality of access to services)4
History of interaction between humans and computers3
Animation 2D4
Art direction2