COURSE UNIT TITLE

: GRAPHIC DESIGN I

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
GRF 2021 GRAPHIC DESIGN I COMPULSORY 2 2 0 5

Offered By

Department of Graphic Arts

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ÖMER DURMAZ

Offered to

Graphic Arts
Graphic Design
Illustration and Printmaking

Course Objective

The importance of original thinking and having an original style in Graphic Design is conveyed to the students through discussion / evaluation on lectures and examples. In this context, it is aimed for the student to establish a unique graphic language with exercises related to creative visual thinking and expressing a content / idea with visual language in Graphic Design. Students are expected to evaluate the gains from these exercises in a final project that includes visual identity and poster designs.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Creative visual thinking
2   Uniquely visualizing an idea / content / message
3   Ability to produce creative design solutions
4   To be able to develop creative and original design solutions in Visual Identity and Poster Design.
5   To be able to complete projects on time and completely and to prepare them for presentation correctly
6   Competence in using the Adobe Illustrator program

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

GRF 1011 - Computer Added Graphic Design

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Lecture: "Creative and Original Thinking in Graphic Design"
2 Lecture: "Creative and Original Thinking in Graphic Design"
3 Exercise 1: "Object design that represents an idea or message"
4 Critic on sketches.
5 Final presentation
6 Exercise 2: "Poster/ad design using object design"
7 Critic on sketches.
8 Final presentation
9 Project: "Visual identity and poster designs for a poster design studio"
10 Critic on sketches.
11 Critic on sketches.
12 Critic on sketches.
13 Critic on sketches.
14 Final presentation

Recomended or Required Reading

PIPES, A., Foundations of Art and Design, Laurence King Publishing
LUPTON, E. and Cole Phillips, J., Graphic Design: The New Basics, Princeton Architectural Press, New York and Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore
BECER, E., Modern Sanat ve Yeni Tipografi, Dost Kitabevi Yayınları, 2007, Ankara
HILLNER, M., Basic Typography 01: Virtual Typography, AVA Publishing, Switzerland
AMARA, T. (2006). Typography Workbook: A Real-World Guide to Using Type in Graphic Design, Rockport Publishers.
CRAIG, J. (2006). Designing with Type: The Essential Guide to Typography, Watson-Guptill.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 PRJ PROJECT
2 ATT ATTENDANCE
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE PRJ * 0.80 + ATT * 0.20


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Prof. Dr. H. Yakup ÖZTUNA
yakup.oztuna@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Tutorials 14 2 28
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparing presentations 1 12 12
Appointment after class ( draft evaluation, ideas etc.) 12 1 12
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 119

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO
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LO.2
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LO.5
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CONTACT INFORMATION
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