Outreach Cover photos for West Sac

If you are creating a design for the West Sacramento Outreach schedule cover, it has now been decided that the cover should include a primary image of the new building.

HERE are some images of the new building you can download.

You can use these photos for reference OR you can use the large rendering as is OR adapt or stylize the rendering to fit your design.

Call for Outreach Schedule Designs

This is your chance to get a published and printed design for your portfolio. All GCOM students are welcome to submit designs.

Sacramento City College’s Davis and West Sacramento Outreach Centers need your design and artistic skills (The Downtown center is closing). Using Photoshop, Illustrator and/or Modo, create a cover concept or illustration for one of the outreach location's Spring 2010 class schedule and submit it for consideration by Friday, October 30.

Each cover needs to follow a specific theme. All the important details are on THIS FLYER (click to download), which is also posted in the Design Lab and T-100 classroom.

You can also see examples of past student-designed published covers HERE.

For West Sacramento, HERE are some images of the new building you can download.

You can use these for reference, use the large rendering as is, or adapt the rendering to your design.

Any questions about this can be directed to Don at buttond@scc.losrios.edu or Tom at cappelt@scc.losrios.edu

Better Signs of Trouble?

Graphic designers’ ideas for an improved terrorism alert system. Check out this link at The New York Times website for a VERY interesting slideshow from some very notable designers. Interesting and insightful, and yes, a bit tongue-in-cheek too.

Paul Rand stated, a designer's job is to manipulate form and content...content is the idea, and form is what you do with this idea.

My thoughts: Was this really a good idea at all? The entire idea may be flawed.
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/09/09/opinion/13opart.html

Get your Infographic on

If you don't love Infographics, you should. And here's your chance to take a stab at one—design one portraying CEO compensation, do it well, win some cash and get recognized. For more info visit the GOOD Magazine Blog.

GCOM Club: Projects you'll want to design, Be featured in a Second Sat Show

If you're still looking for a class and have already taken at least two of the Beginning GCOM classes (313, 330, 340, 360 or 400), enroll in GCOM 490: GCOM Studio + Club.

This class is like no other in the department. You will be working on real projects that will give you branding, advertising and marketing experience. Not to mention that you'll be teaming up with a PHOTO student to design your own advertising campaign that will be featured in a January Second Saturday Show.

Contact Andrea Diaz-Vaughn at gcomdre@gmail.com for more information, come by T100 on Mondays/Wednesdays at 3pm or in enroll in GCOM 490 today.

Welcome Back to School GCOM Students!

While you're getting settled into your new schedule, we would like to remind you that there are two great GCOM classes that still have room, if you've got a few classes under your belt and you're ready to do some serious, real-world design work!

GCOM319: Print and Multimedia Publication Design (M/W, 4pm–6:30pm)

AND

GCOM490: Graphic Communication Studio (M/W, 3pm–5pm)

For more info, scroll down to the previous posting, or call Don at 396-1134.

It's not too late, but you better hurry!

Three New GCOM Classes Available

The Graphic Communication has some great NEW & RETURNING COURSES for you to consider!

GCOM319: Print and Multimedia Publication Design

Formerly the Newspaper Design class, this is now a full multimedia publication focus: web, magazine and newspaper design and production. This class works closely with Journalism and Photography students to produce the student newspaper, Express, it's web site, SacCityExpress.com, the student magazine, Mainline and it's web site, and the annual Sussurus literary journal. This is one of our "real-world" classes that provides a true vocational work experience environment, and is highly recommended for students looking get a job in the graphic or web design field. It's Mon/Wed 4:00 - 6:30 schedule includes lab time and is very flexible.

For more info, contact Don Button: buttond@scc.losrios.edu

GCOM490: Graphic Communication Studio

Graphic Communication Studio will introduce career-driven design students to producing, creating, and completing real-world graphic design and Web design projects. Students will have the opportunity to develop a portfolio of completed projects. Students will also experience deadlines, the client-designer relationship, and strategies for presenting concepts and design work. This class meets Mon/Wed 3:00 - 5:10, schedule includes some supervised lab time and is flexible credit. For more info, contact Andrea Diaz-Vaughn: diazvaughn@gmail.com

GCOM332: Advanced Image Editing for Web/Multimedia, Using Adobe Photoshop

This new advanced digital imaging class will focus on some of the newest and most exciting features of Adobe Photoshop CS4: 3D modeling and texturing, video frame editing and effects, simple animation, and web graphics and web site prototyping. This class will be an excellent experience for any students focusing on animation, game design, and motion or web design. It is being offered as an Interactive TV course, which gives you the option to attend class in person, watch a live public access TV broadcast, or watch a streamed video online (which is great if you have a work or class conflict).

For more info, contact Don Button: buttond@scc.losrios.edu

GCOM390: Introduction to Motion Design using Adobe After Effects

This is our highly anticipated first offering of After Effects, the exciting and dynamic industry standard in motion design for web, interactive, broadcast and film graphics. This course is being offered with a scheduled, back-to-back lecture and lab. For more info, contact Don Button: buttond@scc.losrios.edu