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Graphic Design and Visual Communication A — Design Thinking and Principles (Open Curriculum Edition)
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4 Sections
20 Lessons
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Unit 1: Graphic Design as Visual Communication
5
1.1
What Graphic Design Does: Audience, Message and Medium
50 mins
1.2
The Visual Elements: Line, Shape, Value, Texture and Space
100 mins
1.3
Reading Design Across Eras, Cultures and Industries
100 mins
1.4
Designing a Flyer: From Brief to Print-Ready File
100 mins
1.5
Portfolio Project: Graphic Design in the World
150 mins
Unit 2: Design Thinking: Problems, Audiences and Briefs
5
2.1
Design Thinking and the Client Brief
50 mins
2.2
Ideation Under Constraints: Mind Maps and Thumbnails
100 mins
2.3
Empathy, Audience Research and the Mood Board Critique
100 mins
2.4
Prototyping and Testing Two Approaches
100 mins
2.5
Portfolio Project: Design Problem Case File and Pitch
150 mins
Unit 3: Tools, Media and the Iterative Workflow
5
3.1
Choosing the Right Tool: Raster, Vector and Layout
50 mins
3.2
One Design, Two Media: Hand and Digital
50 mins
3.3
Rights Lab: Copyright, Licenses and Fair Use for Designers
100 mins
3.4
Iteration in Practice: Drafts, Versions and Feedback
100 mins
3.5
Portfolio Project: Iteration Portfolio from First Draft to Final
150 mins
Unit 4: Principles of Design
5
4.1
Principles That Direct the Eye: Hierarchy, Contrast and Emphasis
50 mins
4.2
Same Content, Four Layouts: Balance, Alignment and Proximity
100 mins
4.3
Rhythm, Movement, Unity and Gestalt in Critique
100 mins
4.4
Proportion, Scale and Visual Metaphor Across Cultures
100 mins
4.5
Portfolio Project: Principles Poster and Semester Portfolio Review
50 mins
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