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  Course Description
Course Name : Exlibris Design

Course Code : GRS430

Course Type : Optional

Level of Course : First Cycle

Year of Study : 4

Course Semester : Spring (16 Weeks)

ECTS : 3

Name of Lecturer(s) :

Learning Outcomes of the Course : By identifying his/her personal characteristics, can develop an original artistic expressions.
Experiences the practice of transferring ideas to images with symbolic elements.
Can produce visual personal expressions for an idea or a concept, with his/her acquired intellectual knowledge.
Can develope unconventional design approach for creating/producing an image.

Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face

Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None

Recommended Optional Programme Components : none

Aim(s) of Course : To create awareness on student about a design product named “Exlibris”, can be explained as the identity of the book, to draw attention to the conceptual and functional aspects of it. To make the student experience the intellectual process of an artistic creation, except designing an industrial product.

Course Contents : Ex-design studies and theorical lectures about history of exlibris design, the artists and their works.

Language of Instruction : Turkish

Work Place : Graphic Design Studios in Faculty of Fine Arts, Cukurova University


  Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities
Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Ex-libris is the definition of art. Discusses the historical development. Examples of first-libris examined. Sample review, practice, research Lecture, views, Practice.
2 Discusses the historical development of Turkish ex-libris. Examples of the first libris made ??in Turkey are examined. Sample review, practice, research Lecture, views, Practice.
3 Ex-libris art, pictures, text discusses the relationship. On the subject are discussed with examples of good and bad practices Sample review, practice, research Lecture, views, Practice.
4 Ex-libris important information that should be considered in the process of design and implementation of art. Sample review, practice, research Lecture, views, Practice.
5 The relationship between the art of printmaking and libris. Ex-libris modern replication methods used in the design. Sample review, practice, research Lecture, views, Practice.
6 Project - 1 Design studies for ex-libris. Sketches Implementation, Evaluation and Discussion
7 Project - 1 Design studies for ex-libris. Sketches Implementation, Evaluation and Discussion
8 Mid-term exam Mid-term exam Mid-term exam
9 Project - 1 Sketches the implementation of the replication method selected. Design Studies Implementation, Evaluation and Discussion
10 Project - 1 Sketches the implementation of the replication method selected. Design Studies Implementation, Evaluation and Discussion
11 Project - 1 Design studies for ex-libris. Sketches Implementation, Evaluation and Discussion
12 Project - 1 Design studies for ex-libris. Sketches Implementation, Evaluation and Discussion
13 Project - 2 Sketches the implementation of the replication method selected. Design Studies Implementation, Evaluation and Discussion
14 Project - 2 Sketches the implementation of the replication method selected. Design Studies Implementation, Evaluation and Discussion
15 Ex-libris Designs, the preparation of exhibition. Design Studies Implementation, Evaluation and Discussion
16/17 Final Exam Final Exam Final Exam


  Required Course Resources
Resource Type Resource Name
Recommended Course Material(s)  - Pektaş, Hasip, Exlibris, İstanbul, 2003 - Walton, Roger, The Big Book of Illustration Ideas, 2009. - Erinç, Sıtkı M., Sanatın Boyutları, İstanbul, 1998 - Kınık, M., Grafik Tasarım ve Üretim Teknolojileri, Ankara, 2005. - Armstrong, Helen, Görsel Grafik Tasarım Sözlüğü, Espas Kuram Sanat Yayınları, 2012 - Twemlow, A. (2008). Grafik Tasarım ne içindir?. İstanbul: Yem Yayın. - Uçar, T.F. (2004). Görsel İletişim ve Grafik Tasarım. İstanbul: İnkılap Kitabevi.
Required Course Material(s)


  Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria
Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 60
    Homeworks/Projects/Others 3 40
Total 100
Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success 40
 
Final Assessments 100
Rate of Final Assessments to Success 60
Total 100

  Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes
# Key Learning Outcome Contribution*
1 Recognition of the basic elements and principles of art and design. 5
2 Recognition of national/international artistic and cultural elements which can effect Graphic design practices. 4
3 Following and using the current applications, innovations and technological devolopments in line with the visual communication world. 3
4 Identification of communication methods, communication elements and mass communication media 3
5 Using the basic criteria of art and design, preparing creative, original, aesthetic and economic alternative solutions for visual communication problems. 2
6 Using the information of ther field with the practices of other diciplines. 3
7 Being competent in at least one foreign language to be able to understand and communicate in the field. 0
8 Using different materials, paints and technological tools in the process of design. 5
9 Using research methods, techniques and dialectic to make access to information. 3
10 Operating information and communication technologies effectively, both in learning process and design process. 3
11 Being a responsible citizen with his/her awareness of social, cultural, scientific and artistic values. 0
12 Ability to work effectively and take responsibility during individual or group work. 4
13 Using time efficiently with planned, careful and disciplined work. 5
14 Ability to read, understand and interpret his/her acquirements with a critical perspective. 0
15 Having the self-confidence and ability of communicating, written, orally and visually. 0
16 Establishing effective communication with his/her colleagues, employers and persons he/she works with. 0
17 Showing personal and professional care in protecting the environment and defending the ethical and legal values of the profession. 4
18 Being aware of the role and importance of graphic design in social life. 3
19 Taking responsibility in the use of correct language when designing. 0
20 Creating designs that serve its purpose, communicates successfully and reaches the target audience. 3
* Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum).

  Student Workload - ECTS
Works Number Time (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
    Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 2 28
    Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 5 5 25
Assesment Related Works
    Homeworks, Projects, Others 3 6 18
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 1 1
    Final Exam 1 1 1
Total Workload: 73
Total Workload / 25 (h): 2.92
ECTS Credit: 3