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  Course Description
Course Name : Graphic Design 5

Course Code : GRA407

Course Type : Compulsory

Level of Course : First Cycle

Year of Study : 4

Course Semester : Fall (16 Weeks)

ECTS : 6

Name of Lecturer(s) :

Learning Outcomes of the Course : Develops various project proposals in the field of graphic design
Can do professional graphic design works.
Can apply the original graphic design projects.
Can perform the graduation Project.
Can represent and defend the graduation project in the appropriate space in exhibition.

Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face

Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None

Recommended Optional Programme Components : None

Aim(s) of Course : Taking advantage of previous experiences in applied professional fields designated to make designs.

Course Contents : Maximize and increase acquired knowledge and experience in graphic art and design from achieved courses during the process of undergraduate education. Concluded graduation projects in the field of exhibition space analyzes, presentation creation.

Language of Instruction : Turkish

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


  Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities
Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Giving a brief about content of the course, beside the first project as coorparete identity design Researches Lecture
2 Project: Coorparete Identity Design Researches about determinated company Lecture, Brain Storming
3 1st Phase- Concept Developing for Logo Design and sketching Design Sketches Evoluation of the Sketches, Discussion
4 Design process at digital platform Design Works Design Process, Discussion
5 Deciding for the typeface family fits to the selected logo design Design Works Design Process, Discussion
6 2nd Phase-Stationary Design through the selected logo Design Works Design Process, Discussion
7 Design process at digital platform Design Works Design Process, Discussion
8 Midterm: Deadline for Logo and stationary designs Preparetion fort he Presentation Presentation of the Project
9 3rd Phase- Brochure Design for the Coorparete identity, design sketches Design Sketches Evoluation of the Sketches, Discussion
10 Design process at digital platform Design Works Design Process, Discussion
11 Ending the design process for brochure design Design Works Design Process, Discussion
12 4th Phase- Bag Design through the idea of coorparete image Design Sketches Design Process, Discussion
13 Design process at digital platform Design Works Design Process, Discussion
14 Ending the design process for Bag Design Design Works Design Process, Discussion
15 Ending the Design Project and preparetion for the presentation Design Works Design Process, Discussion
16/17 Final: End of Coorparete Identity Project Preparetion fort he Presentation Presentation of the Project


  Required Course Resources
Resource Type Resource Name
Recommended Course Material(s)  Urban D. (1964). Text im Kommunikations- Design. Deutschland Jeavons, T. ve Beaumont, M. (1990) An Introduction To Typography, Quintet Publishing Limited, London. Barfield, L. (1993) The User Interface, Consepts and Design. Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Oxford. Rubinstein, R. (1988) Digital Typography. An Introduction to Type and Composition for Computer System Design. Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, USA. Turnbull, T. ve Russell V. (1964) The Graphics of Communication. Rinehard Winston Inc. NewYork Cotton, B. ve Oliver R. (1997) Siberuzay Sözlügü. Yapı Kredi Yay., İstanbul Baer, K. (2008) Information Design Workbook, Massauchussets: Rockport Publishers. Schuller, G. (2007) Information Design=Complexity+Interdisciplinarity+Experiment, AIGA-CLEAR, The Jurnal of Information Design (e-bulten). Uygulama Örnekleri.
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. 2
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. 4
4 Identification of communication methods, communication elements and mass communication media 4
5 Using the basic criteria of art and design, preparing creative, original, aesthetic and economic alternative solutions for visual communication problems. 4
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. 2
8 Using different materials, paints and technological tools in the process of design. 2
9 Using research methods, techniques and dialectic to make access to information. 4
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. 3
12 Ability to work effectively and take responsibility during individual or group work. 3
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. 1
15 Having the self-confidence and ability of communicating, written, orally and visually. 1
16 Establishing effective communication with his/her colleagues, employers and persons he/she works with. 3
17 Showing personal and professional care in protecting the environment and defending the ethical and legal values of the profession. 3
18 Being aware of the role and importance of graphic design in social life. 4
19 Taking responsibility in the use of correct language when designing. 4
20 Creating designs that serve its purpose, communicates successfully and reaches the target audience. 5
* 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 6 84
    Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 4 8 32
Assesment Related Works
    Homeworks, Projects, Others 3 10 30
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 1 1
    Final Exam 1 1 1
Total Workload: 148
Total Workload / 25 (h): 5.92
ECTS Credit: 6