Course Description
This course explores creative visual thinking and its importance to communication design. Students will experiment with image-making techniques and learn to use graphic elements to communicate concepts and ideas. The course will emphasize the integration of communication concepts, type and graphics and its relationship to multiple disciplines such as advertising, graphic design, web design, illustration, broadcast design production, and others. Students develop projects from thumbnails through final presentations.
Teaching/Learning Method
Group discussion (critique,) lectures, demonstration
Assignments, blog, reading, writing, presentation, quizzes
Required Materials
1) Sketch book for thumbnails and ideas: 8.5 x 11
2) Tracing paper
3) White artist’s tape
4) 2 black markers: one wide point, one fine point.
5) Two flash drives: one master, one back-up.
6) Pencils of varying hardness; sharpener
7) Xacto knife, blades *
8) Metal straight-edge ruler *
9) White fomecore board for mounting*
*not required everyday, more details in class
Course Website
We will be using OpenLab (https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/graphic-design2-fall2018-childers/ for hosting assignments, and discussions. Please create an account, sign on and request access to the site. Questions? Please ask!
Students will refer to our website (https://tinyurl.com/yc8gjumw) for course content and reference material. This will be our most consistent communication vehicle. It is the student’s responsibility to check the site before each class meeting for instructions.
Google Drive
All final projects must be submitted digitally.
Upload as jpgs, unless specified as other, to our Google Drive designated folder.
All files will be named as follows: GD2_f18_ProjectName_Your Last name_First name
Communication
Please be sure to check your citytech email (or whichever email you provide to me on the first session) on a constant basis. I will be contacting you via email with reminders, changes, and other pertinent information. Check email at least 24 hrs before class or more often. Make sure that your email mailbox is not overloaded. It is your responsibility to manage your mailbox so that lines of communication are open and available.
Project handouts, presentation, and syllabus/calendar are posted on our website. If you misplace your project handouts you will find them on the site.
