Course Name | Packaging Design |
Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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GD 304 | Fall/Spring | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Prerequisites | None | |||||
Course Language | English | |||||
Course Type | Elective | |||||
Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | ||||||
Course Coordinator | - | |||||
Course Lecturer(s) | - | |||||
Assistant(s) | - |
Course Objectives | The aim of this course is to teach the art and craft of package design. Working from detailed briefs, students will experience how to design packages for a wide variety of projects, clients, and customers. |
Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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Course Description | Key course concepts will include seeing and designing in; three dimensions, mass vs. prestige design, designing for target markets, playful design, new product launches |
Related Sustainable Development Goals | |
| Core Courses | |
Major Area Courses | X | |
Supportive Courses | ||
Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
Transferable Skill Courses |
Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
1 | Introduction | None |
2 | Perspective on packaging | |
3 | Official Holiday | |
4 | Market research/ modern packaging industry | |
5 | Basics of Graphic design | |
6 | Official Holiday | |
7 | Emotional aspects of color | |
8 | Projects | |
9 | Midterm | |
10 | Introducing 3 dimension | |
11 | Folding cardboards and dimensioning | |
12 | Bottle designing | |
13 | Projects | |
14 | Projects, Presentations | |
15 | Projects, Presentations | |
16 | Review of the Semester |
Course Notes/Textbooks | |
Suggested Readings/Materials | Other online resources will be announced throughout the course. |
Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
Participation | 1 | 20 |
Laboratory / Application | ||
Field Work | ||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
Portfolio | ||
Homework / Assignments | 6 | 80 |
Presentation / Jury | ||
Project | ||
Seminar / Workshop | ||
Oral Exam | ||
Midterm | ||
Final Exam | ||
Total |
Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 7 | 100 |
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | ||
Total |
Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 4 | 64 |
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | ||
Study Hours Out of Class | 5 | 4 | 20 |
Field Work | |||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
Portfolio | |||
Homework / Assignments | 6 | 4 | |
Presentation / Jury | |||
Project | |||
Seminar / Workshop | |||
Oral Exam | |||
Midterms | |||
Final Exams | |||
Total | 108 |
# | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
1 | To be able to apply the fundamental principles of design in creating visual narratives and messages, using physical and digital media, | X | ||||
2 | To attain complex problem-solving skills, using various design methods, | X | ||||
3 | To have a clear understanding of creative/art direction, | X | ||||
4 | To be able to use the advanced theoretical and applied knowledge attained in the areas of Visual Communication Design, | X | ||||
5 | To act with social and ethical awareness and to take responsibility, both individually and collectively, for developing aesthetic and effective design solutions, | X | ||||
6 | To be able to investigate, interpret and evaluate the developments on Visual Communication Design in the world and in Turkey, | X | ||||
7 | To have an advanced level of knowledge and experience in producing/editing still and moving images, | X | ||||
8 | To attain proficiency in using related software, media, and communication technologies, | X | ||||
9 | To gain reflexive and critical thinking abilities, | X | ||||
10 | To undertake self-directed and continuous education in the discipline, to develop a lifelong learning attitude, | X | ||||
11 | To be able to collect data in the areas of Visual Communication Design and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1), | X | ||||
12 | To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently, | |||||
13 | To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise. | X |
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest