Undergraduate Course: Developing Graphic Design (LLLA07114)
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
This course aims to consolidate existing skills in graphic design and develop new ones to enable students to produce outcomes that consider audience, application and professional contexts. The course content will be driven by the interests of individual students within the framework of a given brief, and will broaden their practical and professional understanding of the discipline. |
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Not entered
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
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 the effective application of visual communication through conceptual exploration. Extensively document development process in a sketchbook or visual journal.
- PRACTICE
Engage with the graphic design process and its audience within the parameters of a brief. Explore uses of relevant production methods and creative applications.
- PRESENT
Produce and deliver a presentation of work to an audience. Critically reflect on presented outcomes following discussion and feedback from peers.
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Reading List
Recommended
Bringhurst, R., 1992, The Elements of Typographic Style, Canada: Hartley & Marks
Baldwin, J., & Roberts, L., 2006, Visual Communication: from Theory to Practice, Lausanne: AVA Publishing
le Coutre, M. & Purvis, A., 2002, A Century of Posters, Aldershot: Lund Humphries
Hollis, R., 2005, Graphic Design: A Concise History, New York: Thames & Hudson
Lupton, E., 2010, Thinking With Type, New York: Princeton Architectural Press
Lupton, E., 2008, Indie Publishing: How to Design and Produce Your Own Book, New York: Princeton Architectural Press
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Considering the audience with regard to visual communication.
Ability to undertake research and reflective practice and apply these within the context of graphic design and visual culture.
Using graphic design tools effectively and efficiently.
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Robbie Bushe
Tel:
Email: r.bushe@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Sherrey Landles
Tel: (0131 6)50 4400
Email: s.landles@ed.ac.uk |
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