Course Outline

This is an intermediate studio seminar in graphic design. The course includes in-depth explorations of contemporary and historical graphic designs in context, and an emphasis on skill development.

Skills covered will include: typography, layout, illustration, branding, posters, image manipulation and compositing, book and magazine design, package design, print technologies, project management, and special effects.

As the majority of the coursework takes place in class, consistent attendance and work habits are required.

The Curriculum covers the following broad areas within the framework of graphic design:

Communication Technology Fundamentals

Communication Technology Skills

Technology, the Environment, and Society

Professional Practice and Career Opportunities

Blog

Course Content is posted on the class blog. Be sure to check daily. 11graphicdesign.blogspot.com

Units

Units are compact. At least 2 of the finished pieces during the year must have been created for a real client.

	Intro	(3 weeks)	Design Principles and Elements, Graphic Design Fundamentals
	Image	(5 weeks)	Digital Photography, drawing, illustration, Vector Illustration, Posters
	Text	(5 weeks)	Typography terms and identification, Type Design, Layout and book design
	Information	(1 week)	Infographics
	Society	(4 weeks)	Public Service Announcements, Ethics, Demographics, Adbust
	Hands	(2 weeks)	Hand made collage, cutting, assembling, lettering, Zine 1
	Summative Part 1	(3 weeks)	Self-Promotion identity kit and portfolio
	Print	(2 weeks)	printing technologies, prepress, standards,
	Package	(3 weeks)	Graphic design for packaging
	Portfolio	(1 week)	5 pieces
	Summative Part 2	(4 weeks)	A client

Supplies

Sketchbook (preferably grid) – these will be collected on a biweekly basis

Pencils, white gum erasers, good quality pencil crayons, markers, pens, compass, ruler, glue

Memory Stick Students are required to keep a USB memory stick with at least 1GB for the course. These must be backed up on a weekly basis. Lost memory sticks are not accepted as a reason for missing work.

Optional supplies:

Digital Camera

Tablet

Laptop

inks and watercolours

Mark Breakdown

Exercises 10

Projects 50

Written Work and Tests 10

Summative 30

Copyright

No copyrighted images are to be used in this course. Any work submitted containing copyrighted work will be given an automatic zero and subjected to school plagiarism policy. Creative Commons imagery is permissible provided it is significantly altered to the context. Just do your own work.