Course detail

Workshop - Graphic Design

FSI-YG1-AAcad. year: 2011/2012

The course is concerned with graphic design (visual communication design) as a means of understanding and humanization of the environment. Also dealt with are the following topics: Application of lettering, symbol, picture, colour etc. in typographic and graphic designs, and in the graphic presentation of designer’s projects in relation to creative industrial design workshop.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

6

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. Ing. arch. Jan Rajlich

Department

Institute of Machine and Industrial Design (ÚK)

Offered to foreign students

Of all faculties

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Basic orientation in the graphic design and the ability to apply it to the corporate design, and to the information design (service and operational graphics), i.e. above all in the association with the industrial design.

Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of development and classification of type, typographic and composition rules, basic knowledge of technologies of visual communication realization, e.g. print, typesetting etc. See courses "Type" and "Typography". Praxis in graphical 2D programmes (CorelDraw, Adobe, etc.is necessary, and of 3D programmes (Rhinoceros etc.) is welcommed.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Graded course-unit credit requirements: attendance in lessons, meeting assigned projects deadlines. Oral defence of the project. Design and the level of presentation are evaluated separately. Written test verifies global orientation and knowledge of graphic design theory and techniques.
Resulting evaluation consists of evaluations on tasks and a test. In total it will be possible to aquire 100 points. Resulting classification will be defined by the ECTS scale.
If some of the projects are awarded less than half of the maximum pts., final evaluation of the course is "failed".
According to the article No. 13 of Study and Examination Rules of Brno University of Technology ECTS evaluation degree scale is used. . If some of the projects are awarded less than 50 pts., final evaluation of the course is "failed". The course is evaluated with the following grades: ECTS EVALUATION DEGREES / PTS. RATING / NUMERIC RATING: A / 100 - 90 / 1 / Excellent; B /89 - 80 / 1,5 / Very good; C / 79 - 70 / 2 / Good; D / 69 - 60 / Satisfactory; E / 59 - 50 / Sufficient; F / 49 - 0 / 4 / Failed.

Course curriculum

Not applicable.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

An orientation in history, theory and techniques of graphic design, and practical exercises – work with type, colour, and composition in a design process. Searching for a sense of visual communication design in a correct, i. e. fast and not deformed, transmission of information to a user, in various graphic ways of expressing the subject of information, in the empathy into the outlines of the communication process, and into designers’ role in it.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

The attendance in lectures is recommended. The attendance in workshop education is controlled. Students have to be present in scheduled hours in the schoolroom, work on given projects and wait for consultation, unless a lecturer gives any other individual plan. Students have to inform the lecturer in advance about his working-place in the scheduled education time (studio, workshops, modelling room, eventually college dormitory, home, or producer etc.) – absence is not excused without this information. The excuse of absence is possible only due serious reasons such as illness. Unexcused absence can lead to give no accepting of project. Unexcused absence and absence greater than 50% /including excused lessons / may jeopardise accepting the project.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Ollins W.: Corporate Identity. - London : Phaidon, 1992.
Meggs P. B.: A History of Graphic Design. - New York : John Wiley, 1998.

Recommended reading

Bringhurts, R.: The Elements of Typographic Style. - Point Roberts, USA : Hartley+Marks, 2002.
Henrion, Parkin: Design coordination. - London : Thames and Hudson, 1968.
Brockmann J. M.: Grid syst. in Graphic Design. - Niederteufen : Arthur Niggli, 1981.
Rajlich J.: Grafika a propagace. - Brno : Mospra, 1992.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme M2A-P Master's

    branch M-PDS , 1. year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

13 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. Ing. arch. Jan Rajlich

Syllabus

1. Basic information about the graphic design (visual communication design) - basic terms, fields of the g. d., its role and importance;
2. Typeface and typography – overview of the development of visual communication and typeface, Latin typefaces categories, type in the g. d., typographic design;
3. Symbol, logotype, and a trademark – history of symbol, terminology, symbol creation, law aspects;
4. Symbol - applied semiology;
5. Corporate identity programme – history, the CIP in a corporation and in publicity, the CIP creation and its use;
6. Corporate identity programme – design manual, advertising campaign;
7. Publicity design – history, means of publicity design: poster, leaflet, prospectus, advertisement, catalogue, publicity design in architecture – neon, big sized advertising, etc.;
8. Fields of graphic design in industry and environment – operation graphics, information and orientation graphics, service graphics and exhibition graphics;
9. A brief survey of the graphic design in the 19th century – epochs, styles, schools;
10. A brief survey of the graphic design in the 20th century 1 – epochs, styles, schools;
11. A brief survey of the graphic design in the 20th century 2 – epochs, styles, schools;
12. A brief survey of the graphic design in the 19th and the 20th centuries 1 – personalities;
13. A brief survey of the graphic design in the 19th and the 20th centuries 2 – personalities.

labs and studios

52 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Ivana Hopfingerová
doc. Ing. arch. Jan Rajlich

Syllabus

1. Assigning the main semester project – e. g. “Corporate Identity Programme” in two parts. (Example No. 1: “The CIP of an event: trade fair, exhibition, conference, workshop, competition, etc.” 1st part – symbol, colours, typeface selection. 2nd part – the CIP application: A1 size poster, tickets, invitation card, programme, web presentation etc. Example No. 2: “The CIP of a firm.” The 1st part – trademark, colours, typeface choice. The 2nd part –the CIP application: service graphics, cars, web design etc. including the concept of the design manual lay-out.) A written analysis of the topics of the assigned projects, documentation on similar themes, draft drawings and sketches of the 1st part.
In parallel with the main project the supplementary short-term tasks will be set and handed over;
2. Sketches of the 1st part, finishing of the analysis;
3. Alternative designs of the 1st part;
4. Beginning of work on the 2nd part, finishing of the 1st part;
5. Sketches and designs of the 2nd part;
6. Sketches and designs of the 2nd part;
7. Alternative designs of the 2nd part;
8. Work on the approved design;
9. Work on the approved design, final work;
10. Work on the approved design, final work;
11. Finishing of the 2nd part;
12. Handing over the complete semester project including all the supplements: written and pictorial analysis, written accompanying report, sketches, alternative designs, drawings of final designs, design manual, drawings of accompanying tasks, pages of student portfolio containing all tasks, digital archive of the workshop work (CD);
13. Oral defence of the graphic design workshop work.