GID 1

About this course

A study of the development of visual communication in art, graphic design, illustration, and popular culture. Emphasis on the role, impact, and interpretation of images, symbols, and typography used in informative and persuasive media.

No section is scheduled at Foothill College for Winter 2027. The course can still be offered in a later quarter.

Enrollment availability changes frequently. Confirm status in the official FHDA registration system before enrolling.

Prerequisites

The Foothill catalog lists no prerequisite for this course.

Advisory: “Advisory: Not open to students with credit in ART 36 or GRDS 36.”

Transfer pathways that use GID 1

ASSIST maps GID 1 to a requirement in 15 published pathways from Foothill College.

• GRAPHIC COMMUNICATIONFoothill → Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
• GLOBAL ARTS STUDIESFoothill → UC Merced
• GLOBAL ARTS STUDIES, Performance Studies EmphasisFoothill → UC Merced
• GLOBAL ARTS STUDIES, Visual Studies EmphasisFoothill → UC Merced
• Art, B.F.A.: Graphic Design ConcentrationFoothill → CSU Hayward
• Art, B.F.A.: Illustration ConcentrationFoothill → CSU Hayward
• Art, B.F.A.: Transdisciplinary Arts ConcentrationFoothill → CSU Hayward
• Journalism and Mass Communication - JournalismFoothill → San Jose State
• Journalism and Mass Communication - Public RelationsFoothill → San Jose State
• Journalism and Mass Communication - Public Relations, B.S. (SJSU Online)Foothill → San Jose State
• LIBERAL STUDIES, B.A. - Teacher Preparation OptionFoothill → CSU Northridge
• Architecture StudiesFoothill → CSU Sacramento
• Design StudiesFoothill → CSU Sacramento
• Graphic DesignFoothill → CSU Sacramento
• PhotographyFoothill → CSU Sacramento