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This section of the course site includes class agendas, assignment instructions, group discussions, and surveys & quizzes.
Overview
“Rhetoric is the ‘technique of using the means of expression to persuade’. The hallmark of all rhetoric is that it involves at least two levels of language, the primary or denoted (non-coded) and the figurative or connoted (coded).”
Aesthetics of Photography
You will … Continue Reading “Assignment: Reading Response 3 – Visual Rhetoric”
Overview
Our next reading assignment is an introduction to semiotics. These topics directly relate to how we understand communication design from a theoretical perspective.
We will be reading Hall, Sean. This Means This, This Means That : A User’s Guide to Semiotics, Laurence King … Continue Reading “Assignment: Reading Response – Semiotics”
Tasks Due from Week 1
- Complete the Student Survey
- Introduce yourself on Discussion: Introductions
- Join & Favorite this course
- Review Welcome & Introduction: Why Theory?
- Submit Your Learning Plan
- Submit Week 1 Agenda Checklist
This Week’s Topics
… Continue Reading “Week 02 Agenda”Overview
Our first reading consists of an introduction to the text Graphic Design Theory: Readings From the Field, Armstrong, Helen, Princeton Architectural Press, 2009. Navigate to pages 6-7 to read “Why Theory? by Ellen Lupton.”
And we will also read a page from the … Continue Reading “Assignment: Reading Response – Why Theory?”
Tasks Due Today
- Complete the Student Survey
- Introduce yourself in a comment on the Introductions post
- Join & Favorite this OpenLab Course for easy access.
This Week’s Topics
- Freewriting – The Art of Noticing
- Welcome
- Introduction: Why Theory?
- Course Materials Overview
- Your Learning Plan
Respond to the questions below and define a Learning Plan based on the course learning objectives and your personal learning goals. Take a moment to review the course Grading Policy before completing your Learning Plan.
As a group, we will look at the formative theories … Continue Reading “Your Learning Plan”
Our first class meeting is Thursday, August 29th, 2:30-5pm in Pearl 117.
We will be using a variety of tools for coursework, collaboration, and communication, including this OpenLab Course Site. Weekly Agendas and assignments and reminders will be posted here before our class meeting.
Please take … Continue Reading “Welcome, Students!”
Add a comment to this post introducing yourself to the class.
You could include your academic interests, why you chose your major, what you enjoy reading, listening to, watching, gaming, and doing in your spare time, who or what has influenced your creative work, or … Continue Reading “Introductions”
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