| Course Name | Graphic Design Project I |
| Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MGT 201 | Fall | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Prerequisites | None | |||||
| Course Language | Turkish | |||||
| Course Type | Required | |||||
| Course Level | Short Cycle | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
| Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | ||||||
| Course Coordinator | - | |||||
| Course Lecturer(s) | ||||||
| Assistant(s) | - | |||||
| Course Objectives | The aim of the course, using elements of visual communication with and through Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator programs, creative thinking, and to acquire knowledge and skills for designing. |
| Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | This course is a creative idea to design products that can be transformed into visual communication. |
| Related Sustainable Development Goals | |
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| Core Courses | X |
| Major Area Courses | ||
| Supportive Courses | ||
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
| Transferable Skill Courses |
| Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
| 1 | Introducing the contents of the course , review of projects, discussion about evaluation criteria | No need |
| 2 | Project 1: Section-Plan-Composition, Poster Design Serving the project brief, determination of visual elements and design trials of balanced compositions | Researching the concept of “typographic poster” from the advised online and offline references, collecting and analyzing visual references |
| 3 | Project 1: Section-Plan-Composition, Poster Design Determination of the event concepts according to prepared visual compositions, and completing poster designs with information content added. | Digital application |
| 4 | Deadline for Project 1, presentation and discussion | Printing out of designs and bringing digital records |
| 5 | Project 2: Logo Desing Serving the project brief, theoretical expression, visual research, discussion of the brand idea of publishing house and the visual references, beginning of design process | Researching the “logo design” practice from the advised online and offline references, exploration of distinctive logo designs of local and global publishing houses, collecting visual references and analyzing |
| 6 | Project 2: Logo Desing Creating the determined idea sketches in digital media, developing the designs | Digital application |
| 7 | Project 2: Logo Desing Completion of Logo Designs. Preparing stylescapes present the design process, target group profile and the visual theme. | Researching the “Stylescape” approach from the advised online references, analyzing the design practice, and digital application. |
| 8 | Deadline for Project 2, presentation and discussion Workshop: “Book Cover Design” | Printing out of designs and bringing digital records |
| 9 | Project 3: “Book Cover Design” Identifying the original visual language of the publishing house in accordance with the “Brand Identity” and “Target Group Strategies”, discussing the idea sketches for three books | Researching the book cover design practice from the advised online references, analyzing the design practice and gathering design samples |
| 10 | Project 3: “Book Cover Design” Digital production of the cover design sketches | Digital application |
| 11 | Project 3: “Book Cover Design” Completion of cover designs | Digital application |
| 12 | Deadline for Project 3, presentation and discussion | Printing out of designs and bringing digital records |
| 13 | Project 4: Case Study workshop | Review |
| 14 | Project 4: Case Study workshop | Review |
| 15 | Final | |
| 16 | Evaluation of the term |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | Grafik Tasarımda Tasarım Fikri Grafik Tasarımı Değiştiren 100 Fikir Grafik Tasarımın Temelleri |
| Suggested Readings/Materials |
| Semester Activities | Number | Weighting |
| Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory / Application | 1 | 10 |
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 10 |
| Presentation / Jury | ||
| Project | 3 | 60 |
| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exam | ||
| Midterm | ||
| Final Exam | 1 | 20 |
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 5 | 80 |
| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 20 |
| Total |
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 2 | 32 |
| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 4 | |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 0 | ||
| Field Work | |||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
| Portfolio | |||
| Homework / Assignments | 1 | 10 | |
| Presentation / Jury | |||
| Project | 3 | 10 | |
| Seminar / Workshop | |||
| Oral Exam | |||
| Midterms | |||
| Final Exams | 1 | 8 | |
| Total | 144 |
| # | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | To know problem solving in the field of graphic design, to have an analytical and holistic view | X | ||||
| 2 | To constantly renew and improve the knowledge and skills which gained in the field of graphic design. To have the principle of lifelong learning. | X | ||||
| 3 | To improve the design skills by analyzing national and international studies and produced design products. To apply these inferences in their own designs. | X | ||||
| 4 | Taking responsibility as an individual and as a team member. To work effectively and efficiently in accordance with open minded and collective work. | X | ||||
| 5 | To have design awareness and responsibility in their own field. To pass this awareness to all common stakeholders. | X | ||||
| 6 | To have a good knowledge of technology in their profession. To try to continuously increase this competence. | X | ||||
| 7 | As an individual who has been professionally trained in design and art, to have the desire to raise awareness in these matters and to enlighten his/her environment. | X | ||||
| 8 | To be conscious of the contribution of his/her work make to the nation. To reflect the feeling of social belonging to his/her work. | X | ||||
| 9 | To become a creative and productive artist/designer candidate. | X | ||||
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