Show AAS MS available in Graphic Design Kathryn Smith Contributing Writer T OU enter the dimly lit room your eyes YOU I blinking trying to to adjust from daylight to dark the only light are the few desk lamps aimed at the ceiling Suddenly vibrant colors bombard your visual senses as vivid dimensional dimensional dimensional dimen dimen- images flash before you turning at vari various us angles displaying another dimension You have entered the creative realm of computer computer com corn puter graphics Computer graphics is one of three different for Associate of Science areas Applied Degree offered by the Graphic Design Department The students can take three different directions directions directions in graphic design 1 Graphic Design covering the design placement and use of shapes 2 Illustration covering drawing techniques techniques tech and composition and 3 Computer graphics which includes creating complete advertisements and illustrations with com corn Professor Terry Martin said Business would rather hire our students over the U V or any other year four-year university After four years if they have taken the university program program program pro pro- gram it is usually fine arts type of programs We are very practical about the assignments We try to make it more like it its it's s a job If they are not there on time I tell them they are late for their job Most of the classes average between 10 to 18 students Some of the classes are re only offered offered offered of of- only once a year yeat so the classes Martin added average about thirty students This is the first year vear that we have offered the computer graphics specialization The students students students stu stu- stu- stu dents spend almost an entire year on computer computer com corn puter courses working with full color high resolution and animation The computer graphics lab contains twentythree twentythree twentythree ty-three ty stations that have computers with hardware and software combinations worth to at each station Macintosh and IBM computers are used The labs are open from morning to am a.m. to pm p.m. allowing students total access As Martin said Real high-end high systems top of the line art is being created on the com corn Graphic Design and the commercial arts industry will be doing almost all computer arts ads soon for almost all aspects of the job Most places require computer experience We have all of our Graphic Design stud students take some computer courses He continued There is a big difference between an artist and graphic designer As graphic designer youre you're working much more morein morein morein in the commercial field You are creating things to solve s somebody else's problem Graphic designers make an impact with billboards magazines and ad campaigns to tomake tomake tomake make it work to make it a saleable item Salt Lake Community College is one of the only campuses on the west coast that offers the equipment we have As far as I know there are only three campuses on the west coast at our level even the year four-year colleges dont don't have as mu much h high tech equipment as as' we do r tf MJ H Jt w L r Vow I 0 1 N d If- If 1 Nn W N 4 y dt W J k t Nf w t w x 0 z j-z m 7 f 1 i m 4 if Wj lW ti t. t f. f c M 3 t J 3 oW mh J 7 r. r A. A ff 5 Wr r 4 h 4 rf- rf i 0 t. t 11 t if t f Y itt 1 w f t r y 4 ff I io oong ii g gc t. t c I f Wi J lM X w J y- y yv tf v gf 1 w I t y a J O 1 AF S t f rf ft f 11 r t J l U IS h eu 4 J. J wl 4 j ft f Sm W if 4 t jI i 1 rh on nf lt I Jt rA nr W 4 i. i 1 w iy DWir 4 t tf tt 11 It M fl j k I V S r f f fW w. w 7 ithe n. n f ern base ase i Wu 4 fr r r 4 E v 4 4 44 I ti 4 kW me ment tt ni iJan Wes I hal I 7 1 0 S w 7 f 1 p 0 m i t 1 iti q I v N. N z 7 J. J W r k fP i i f t m mF n iP W wa N tr dY ww r m- m t. t t U N t J J. J ij P f |