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C. Sandy Lopez-Isnardi

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Graphic Design.  Art 230.

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Traditionally, graphic design is defined as problem solving on a flat two-dimensional surface. Today
designers are in transition and redefining their roles as three-dimensional and four-dimensional (time
based) requirements introduced by technology enter the realm of communication and advertisement. In all
cases, graphic design communicates a specific message to a specific audience within a set of limitations
due to financial, physical, or psychological considerations. In this course we will consider principles and
theories of basic design, layout, and typography, examine how we perceive shapes on two-dimensional
surfaces, consider concept development, and the use of the computer as an aid or tool to giving voice to
your concepts.

 

Alma College graduates have extraordinary placement rates into medical and law schools. Alma’s 84 percent placement rate into medical school compares to a 46.3 percent national average. Alma’s placement rate for law school is 86.9 percent, compared to a 66.8 percent national average.

 

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Dr. Kristin Olbertson
Departments: History

Kristin Olbertson started college as an anthropology major, but a distributive requirement led her to take “Chaucer’s England,” turning her on to history. And while studying abroad she discovered legal history.

“I’m pretty sure I would never have discovered history, or developed an interest in legal history, if I hadn’t been at a liberal arts college that encourages a broad education, studying abroad and pursuing your passions,” she says.