Graphic designsyllabus

1. Course Syllabus
Basic Graphic Design

Instructors
Katelyn(Brissey-([email protected](((((
Daniel(Brown(
Jonathan(Lawler-([email protected](
Nathan(Winters(

Course Description:
This(course(is(an(8-week(exploration(of(basic(design(principles.(Students(will(explore(
and(discuss(the(principles(of(graphic(design(and(will(create(their(own(graphics(based(on(
these(principles.((

Course Credit:
One((1)(high(school(course(credit((

Intended Audience:
High(school(students(who(are(interested(in(a(design(career.(

Course Rationale, Goals and Objectives:
We(live(in(a(visual(world,(and(every(day(we're(bombarded(by(images(from(all(directions:(
billboards,(magazine(covers,(Web(pages,(print(ads,(television(and(movies,(product(
packaging,(and(more.(Behind(every(book(cover(or(company(logo(that(catches(our(eye(is(
a(graphic(designer,(or(a(team(of(designers,(who(combines(text(and(images(to(convey(a(
carefully(crafted(message.(Graphic(designers(may(work(for(advertising(firms,(publishing(
houses(or(design(firms,(or(they(may(freelance(for(their(own(selection(of(clients.(
In(a(graphic(design(program,(students(are(taught(the(basic(skills(they'll(likely(need(to(
enter(the(industry.(There(are(many(specialties(within(the(field,(but(a(general(graphic(
design(program(may(touch(on(Web(design,(illustration,(typography,(computer(graphics,(
and(animation,(as(well(as(more(traditional(visual(arts(such(as(drawing,(sculpting(or(
photography.((

Goals:
1.(To(be(knowledgeable(about(the(basic(principles(of(graphic(design.((
2.(To(be(knowledgeable(about(how(to(apply(these(principles(in(realistic(scenarios.(

2. 3.(To(critically(evaluate(good(and(bad(practices(within(graphic(design.(
4.(To(create(work(that(uses(design(principles.(

Objectives:
1.(Discuss(color(theory(and(identify(various(ways(color(can(be(used(in(combination(with(
other(colors((analogous,(triad,(etc.)((
2.(Identify(various(ways(that(typography(can(be(used(in(advertising(or(to(make(a(point.((
3.(Evaluate(several(uses(of(color(theory(and(typography(and(discuss(reactions(with(other(
students.(
4.(Explain(the(purpose(of(having(balance(and(using(the(rule(of(thirds(in(graphics(and(
websites.(
5.(Evaluate(websites(and(discuss(reactions(with(other(students.(
6.(Identify(ways(to(achieve(contrast(and(use(white(space.(
7.(Create(a(graphic(that(uses(basic(design(principles.(
8.(Create(a(simple(webpage(design(that(uses(the(principles(of(graphic(design.(