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| Course name | Graphics design |
| Course ID | 03.1-WA-P-GraDes-S22 |
| Faculty | Faculty of Arts |
| Field of study | WA - oferta ERASMUS / Humanities and Arts, Fine Arts |
| Education profile | - |
| Level of studies | First-cycle Erasmus programme |
| Beginning semester | winter term 2023/2024 |
| Semester | 1 |
| ECTS credits to win | 6 |
| Course type | optional |
| Teaching language | english |
| Author of syllabus |
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| The class form | Hours per semester (full-time) | Hours per week (full-time) | Hours per semester (part-time) | Hours per week (part-time) | Form of assignment |
| Class | 30 | 2 | - | - | Credit with grade |
Main purpose of the class is to introduce students with the basics of graphic design. Students learn to create graphic compositions and projects by working with form and gesture. Classes include propaedeutic of creating visual message, development the ability of building and managing the project, creative thinking and undertaking design choices. The workflow anticipate managing the project through every part of creating process from sketch to final - digital form and mockups.
Basic computer skills
The tasks include working with graphic compositions based on symmetry and asymmetry. Students are developing skills of use and creation the symbol, abbreviation and graphic synthesis. Students learn to use visual hierarchy, rhythm and the importance of colour in project/composition.
Students are obligated to complete the tasks using on theoretical basics of graphic design given in form of presentations, visual references, inspirations and examples followed by short lectures. The tasks should be accomplished by completing following steps: establishing general idea of the project, making manual sketches, digitization in graphic design software. Students consult the project each week individually, which allows them to dive into process of creative thinking and making adequate design choices. The last stage of the project is to create the mockup board delivered in digital file.
| Outcome description | Outcome symbols | Methods of verification | The class form |
In order to pass the classes student needs to:
- attend the class
- completing and delivering the tasks in digital form
- being active and prepared for weekly consultations
1. Adobe Illustrator Classroom in a Book, Brian Wood, 2021
2.Graphic Design Rules: 365 Essential DOS and Don'ts, Sean Adams, PRINCETON ARCHITECTURAL PR, 2020
3. Adobe Photoshop Classroom in a Book, Conrad Chavez and Andrew Faulkner, 2021
4. Grid systems in graphic design: A visual communication manual for graphic designers, typographers and three dimensional designers, Josef Müller-Brockmann, 1996
www.grafmag.pl
www.zebza.pl
Modified by dr Konrad Juściński (last modification: 15-05-2023 23:07)
