Undergraduate Course: Introduction to Graphic Design (intensive) (LLLA07087)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | THIS IS A FOR-CREDIT ONLY COURSE OFFERED BY THE OFFICE OF LIFELONG LEARNING (OLL); ONLY STUDENTS REGISTERED WITH OLL SHOULD BE ENROLLED
The course will introduce students to the building blocks of graphic design, exploring the principles of visual communication and culminating in the development of their own graphic language. There will be a mix of paper based and digital exercises to explore compositional design and the social and cultural context of visual communication which will lead to a more focused project. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- By the end of the course, through attending classes and engaging in directed and independent study, students should be able to:
RESEARCH
develop creative thinking for effective visual communication through conceptual exploration extensively documented in a sketchbook or visual journal;
- PRACTICE
build a personal graphic language and develop an engaging approach to graphic design by experimenting with type, collage, image and context both on paper and using digital tools (Adobe InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator);
- PRESENT
select, edit and present a coherent body of tests and samples which lead to the completion of a resolved graphic design project.
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Reading List
Recommended
Kane, J., 2002, A Type Primer, London: Laurence King Publishing
Fletcher, A., 2001, The Art of Looking Sideways, London: Phaidon Press
McAlhone, B. and Stuart, D., 1996, A Smile in the Mind, London: Phaidon Press
Heller, S., 2000, Graphic Style: Victorian to Digital, New York: Harry N. Abrams
Gatter, M., 2010, Production for Print, London: Laurence King Publishing
Lupton, E. and Abbott Miller, J., 2006, The ABCs of the Bauhaus and Design Theory, London: Thames & Hudson
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Using digital imaging tools effectively
Considering compositional devices for visual communication
Ability to undertake research and reflective practice and apply these in the context of graphic design within visual culture
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Robbie Bushe
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Course secretary | Miss Zofia Guertin
Tel: (0131 6)51 1855
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