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ARTG 2180 graphic design methods

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Introduction:
>> ARTG 2180. Graphic Design Methods. Introduction to the discipline of graphic design. Focus on graphic design history and the process / methodology unique to the design profession.

>> final take home exam

Text:
Meggs's History of Graphic Design (Hardcover)
by Philip Meggs, Alston W. Purvis

Text:
Graphic Style : From Victorian to Digital
by Steven Heller, Seymour Chwast

Objectives
This course has as its main objectives to introduce the students to the history, techniques, processes, terminology, and basic compositional and conceptual skills of the graphic designer.

The course reflects three main objectives: craftsmanship, composition and concept. These components will be presented through lectures, demonstrations, and discussions of printed samples and slides.

  • Craftsmanship includes tools and materials and how to use them, with a heavy emphasis on precision and presentation.
  • Composition builds upon the principles covered in the prerequisites for this course and stresses the gestalt principles of visual perception as a foundation for understanding compositional problems.
  • Conceptually the course covers design as a form of aesthetic expression and as a means of effective communication. The student is asked to solve problems which involve these aspects using conventional as well as more experimental methods.

Topics

  • The Prologue to Graphic Design
  • A Graphic Renaissance
  • The Bridge to the 20th Century
  • The Modernist Era
  • The Age of Information

During class sessions, your active participation is required:

  • critical group discussions and progress
    reviews of project assignments;
  • informal group discussions about design concepts, based on reading and homework assignments;
  • individual discussions, while working on project assignments in the studio.
  • outside the scheduled lecture sessions, plan at least six hours per week for homework, reading and project assignments. Project assignments are sequential and progressive, developing concepts throughout the term.
  • at various times during the quarter, there will be short in-studio exercises coordinated with reading and project assignments.
Grading:
A
 100 - 93

10% project 1
B
92 - 85 10% project 2
C
 84 - 77 15% midterm exam
D
76 - 69 10% project 3
F
 68 - 00 10% project 4
 

10% project 5
    10% design notebook
    20% final exam

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Do you have comments, questions?
E-mail me atracarte2@email.uncc.edu

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