Syllabus

Week 1 - What is Graphic Design?

Week 2 - The language of design

Week 3 - Lettermarks

Week 4 - Icons

Week 5 - Word Marks/Combination Marks

Week 6 - Logos

Week 7 - Symbol sets

Week 8 - Type, image and composition

Week 9 - Final poster project

Week 10 - Final poster project continued

Week 11 - Final poster project due

LECTURES

Elements of Design (PDF file)

Gestalt Presentation (PDF file)

Armin Hoffman (PDF file)

Edward Fella & Paula Scher (PDF file)

Ji Lee (PDF file)

Chermayeff & Geismar (PDF file)

Saul Bass (PDF file)

Multiple Designers (PDF file)

 

RESOURCES

Syllabus (PDF file)

Anatomy of letters (PDF)

Critique Guide (PDF file)

Typeface choices (PDF file)

Logo Process (PDF file)

Chapter 1 & 2 Outline (PDF file)

Chapter 3 Outline (PDF file)

Chapter 4 Outline (PDF file)

Chapter 5 Outline (PDF file)

Chapter 6 Outline (PDF file)

Chapter 7 Outline (PDF file)

Chapter 8 Outline (PDF file)

 

HOW TO'S

Using the Classroom Scanner (PDF file)

How to Survive Critique

Critique Guide (PDF file)

Prepping your 2x2 shape

Printing b&w and color (PDF file)

Loading fonts into Suitcase (PDF file)

 

SITES OF INTEREST

Anatomy of letters

Pentagram site (Paula Scher)

Paula Scher video

Edward Fella site (Personal site)

Ji Lee (Personal Site)

Ji Lee - Word As Image

Visual Words/Wordmarks

Chermayeff & Geismar

Frida Clements

Invisible Creature

Emory Douglas

Jeff Kleinsmith / Patent Pending industries

Jessie LeDoux / LeDouxville

Sasha Barr

Gail Anderson

Gig Posters

American Poster Institute

13 African American Graphic Designers You Should Know, Part 1

13 African American Graphic Designers You Should Know, Part 2

Kenya Hara

Saki Mafundikwa

Jessica Walsh

AIGA symbol sets

 

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