为所有媒体提供有效的平面设计知识和实践。 Develops a foundation in design principles and creative software skills including Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign. Students create projects demonstrating how design strategies are used to engage audiences, and enhance comprehension of all forms of mass communication from traditional print to digital media. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following 但是中心 areas: 数字/多媒体表达, 审美探索, 创意/创新. (本课程原为CM323； if you have taken CM323, you cannot take CM501 for credit.)