This course guide for a graphic arts course is one of four developed for the graphic communications area in the North Dakota senior high industrial arts education program. (Eight other guides are available for two other areas of Industrial Arts--energy/power and production.) Part 1 provides such introductory information as a definition and instructional objectives for Industrial Arts. Part 2 contains the course rationale and objectives; guidelines for implementation; taxonometric structure; course description including length, credit, prerequisites, and student competencies; suggested instructional units with required number of class periods; and 11 units. Each unit includes some or all of the following material: unit objective(s), topic outline, and selected student competencies to be developed through sample coordinated learning activities. Unit titles are Review of North Dakota Industrial Arts Curriculum Guide Level 1 for Graphic Communications Technology; Job Planning; Desiqn Principles; Methods of Image Generation; Preproduction Methods; Production; Bindery, Finishing, and Packaging; Characteristics and Manufacturing of Materials Used in Graphic Arts; Reprographics Process Trouble Shooting; Graphic Arts Plant Operation; and Career Opportunities. A reference list is appended. (YLB)