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Graphic Communications
 

Instructional Materials

Here you will find instructional materials developed by graphic communications educators.

General / Miscellany
10 Graphic Communication Lab Activities (Frank Steck)
Beliefs and Identity (PDF) (Debi Melzer Johnson)
Color Modes (PDF) (Al Tucker)
Five-Stitch Bookbinding
Graphic Design (BBC - Design & Technology)
House of Cards (PDF) (Marj Crum)
Icons In Art: Tools to Identify, Describe, and Communicate Cultural
In-Design Basic Course Outline (PDF) (Harry Mueller)Job Flow of a Printing Company (PDF) (Jim Buchholz)
Illustrator Pizzeria Sign (PDF) (Margo Booth)

Illustrator Trapping Basics (PDF) (Al Tucker)
NAIT's GrafCom Crossword - Advanced (PDF 63K) (Larry Bureau)
Soap Box Assignment (PDF) (Mike Stinnett)
Typography Handout (PDF) (Jerry Waite)
Typographic Measuring Gauge (PDF)
(Margo Booth)
Your Day In History (PDF) (Mike Stinnett)

IGAEA / GCC Activity Exchange
2-Color CD Imprint (Craig Knippel)

K-8
A Digital Quilt (Education World - Lisa Nash)
Digital Kids Club (Adobe)
Digital Scavenger Hunt (Education World - VaReane Heese)
GCC 4 Kids!
Paper University
The Printing Press (Education World -
Laurie Donnelly)
What Is Printing? (PDF) (MAN Roland)
What's Black and White and Read Later? (Education World - Denise Dejonghe)

Photography / Digital Imaging
Color Theory Lab Project (Masthead) (PDF) (P. Michael Ditchen)
Digital Kids Club (Adobe)


Web-based Activities
Color (Monika Zarzycka)
Design Principles (Monika Zarzycka)
Macromedia - Curriculum for K-12
Make a Great Web Page! (Education World - Thomas R. Brown)
Typography (Monika Zarzycka) Web Site Assignment (PDF) (Mike Stinnett)
Web Tech Curriculum (Adobe)

 

Autodesk Education Curricula Resources Center
Costing in Graphic Communications (Jerry Waite, University of Houston)
Digital Prepress I (Jerry Waite, University of Houston)
Digital Prepress II (Jerry Waite, University of Houston)
Environmental Protection and Environmental Management Systems in the Graphic Media Industry (Dr. Wolfgang Faigle)
Graphic Communications Materials and Processes (Jerry Waite, University of Houston)
Graphics for Digital Media (Jerry Waite, University of Houston)
Image Transfer Technology I (Jerry Waite, University of Houston)
Multimedia Authoring (Jerry Waite, University of Houston)
Printing Inks and Related Subjects (Dr. Wolfgang Faigle)
Typography & Composition Course Outline (Marjorie Crum, Monroe Community College)
Visual Communications Systems (Jerry Waite, University of Houston)

Binding & Finishing
Color
Printing History