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ARTG2180 graphic design methods




Schedule

This class is a introduction to the basic visual principles and elements.
Class format will be:
>> Lecture
>> Project Q&A
>> Exercise and activity
week 08.   Class Critique/Discussion and Midterm: Lecture M-W
readings Midterm Exam Wednesday
project   9 panel project _ Object translation (due Monday)
activity   Notebook: submission on Wednesday
week 07.   Visual Literacy and Preunderstandings: Lecture M-W
readings Review for the midterm
project   9 - panel project
activity   Notebook: Sketches and source materials
week 06.   Printing Comes to Europe: Lecture M-W
readings Read Chapter 06
project   p02 - Analogical Design (due Wednesday)
activity   Notebook: Integrate the object and the letterform - reflect the system
week 05.   Medieval Manuscript: Lecture M-W
readings Read Chapter 05
project   p02 - Analogical Design
activity   Notebook: Create a Icon for 1 object from each system
week 04.   The Alphabet: Lecture M-W
readings Read Chapter 04
project   p01: Glyphs, Signs, and Symbols (due Monday)
activity   Notebook:
week 03.   The Asian Contribution: Lecture M-W
readings Read Chapter 03
project p01: Glyphs, Signs, and Symbols
activity Notebook: Create a group of icons for an interface
week 02.   Alphabets: Lecture M-W
readings Read Chapter 02
project p01: Glyphs, Signs, and Symbols
activity Notebook: Categorize the 125 glyphs into 3-5 groupings
week 01.
The Invention of Writing and Alphabets: Lecture M-W
readings
Read: Chapter 01
project
p01: Glyphs, Signs, and Symbols
activity
Notebook: Record 125 different glyphs
   

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Inspiration and Experimentation


///MINDMURDER is the
online playground of
Manila-based New Media
Designer Alain Coballes
a.k.a. misanthrope.

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CONSEQUENCE OF
THOUGHT Created to explore
the visual possibilities that
could have otherwise been
forgotten.

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LOUNGE72 is a design portal
and ezine of contemporary
graphic design

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