COMD 1200 Graphic Design Principles II

Anmol Dhamrait | COMD 1200 E058 & E059 | Spring 2025

Week 14 Lesson Plan

Session: Tuesday, May 6th, 2025

In-class Activity: Demonstration of how to glue the poster to the mounting board.
Materials Needed TODAY:
Black Mounting Board: https://www.dickblick.com/items/crescent-mounting-board-16-x-20-x-055-black

Glue: https://www.target.com/p/elmer-39-s-4oz-rubber-cement-adhesive-with-brush-applicator/-/A-17088978?TCID=OGS&AFID=google&CPNG=Seasonal&adgroup=81-22&srsltid=AfmBOoqfP2o57EckJkNqV7N2gZtjWqyxOoFvGlnyKLtemfIUeP5FmbxsGnk

Find mockups and download PSD files. Place your poster in the chosen location. … Read More

Week 7 Lesson Plan

Lecture

Type on the Third Dimension. Type on a box: additional samples of type on a cube- experimental and practical applications on architecture and signage.

Session 1: 03/11/2025

  1. Transfer your ligatures sketches to Illustrator using the template below. Make multiple
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Week 4-5 Lesson Plan

Lecture

Typography as a symbol; and image, rather than a literal rendition. 

The Armenian Alphabet

Specifically: How various cultures use the typographic image.

Session 1: Friday February 21st, 2025

  • Using only a pencil or chisel-point marker, make 100 ligatures,
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Week 3 Lesson Plan

Lecture

Lecture: Developing meaning to the image; conveying thoughts and emotions through images. Examples of small images and their impact on actions and ideas. Pictographic systems in world cultures.

Adrinka Symbols: A system of pictograms used throughout Africa in
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Week 1 Lesson Plan

Lecture

Design is defined, including a review of various design disciplines (architecture, industrial, environmental, gaming, etc). Design is NOT illustration, even if students will be asked to design images.

Specifically: The miniature image/creation of an icon. Examples are given of … Read More

Welcome, Students!

This course explores creative visual thinking and its importance to communication design. You’ll experiment with image-making techniques and learn to use graphic elements to communicate concepts and ideas. The course emphasizes the integration of communication concepts, type and graphics and … Read More

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