This agenda provides a detailed outline to give a clear vision of the day’s class.

Topic: Design Influence Goals: Understand your influence Objectives: Visual interpretation

To-Do Before Class

• • Prepare to describe your icon in figure/ground perception and symbolic representation.

Let’s chat

What are the most important criteria in a figure-ground composition?

Activity

Critique icon

Finalize positive and negative versions.

Discussion

Presentation:  research: design interest

Who are your influences?

resources

Designers who use systems: typography

Choose 3 design influencers to investigate this semester

some history

1. 1. 1. Milanote or a Padlet account, padlet.com
      2. Create a different page for each influencer
      3. Add basic information about your designer

• • • • • • name
          • dates
          • location
          • medium
          • quote

4  Choose 3-4 images of your designers work

4  Be prepared to discuss on Monday 10/3

Resources:

1. 1. 1. 1. https://www.peoplesgdarchive.org/
         2. https://www.commarts.com/webpicks/graphic-design-archive
         3. https://archives.design/
         4. https://www.politicalgraphics.org/
         5. https://www.aiga.org/resources/design-history-resources-and-archives
         6. http://www.designhistoryteachingresources.org/resources.html
         7. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KiW2ULDFeIm_OuvwhM2lygxwhoNddrEFk5tYI9zbldw/edit
         8. https://www.rit.edu/carycollection/graphic-design-archive
         9. https://designarchives.aiga.org/#/home
         10. http://www.designhistoryteachingresources.org/resources.html

Lecture

Review Workshop: align type to the grid

Due Next Class

Homework

• • Goals: Organize through form
  • Objectives:  Create alignment