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. |
| Course description |
Not entered
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: 10 |
| Course Start |
Lifelong Learning - Session 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 27,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
71 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
The course will be assessed by the submission of a portfolio of visual design works and supporting materials within the discipline studied. This will include a selection of resolved design works, preparatory studies, visual research and evidence of a contextual awareness through a completed sketchbook and/or visual journal. The work must be presented in a clear and professional manner appropriate to the discipline. The submission should include work undertaken within the class as well as directed and independent study out with the class.
The combined submission will be assessed against the three learning outcomes for this course. These are equally weighted and each will be given a percentage grade. To pass, students must achieve a minimum of 30% in each learning outcome and an overall combined mark of 40% minimum.
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| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
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| Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: 10 |
| Course Start |
Lifelong Learning - Session 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
(
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 27,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
71 )
|
| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
|
| Additional Information (Assessment) |
The course will be assessed by the submission of a portfolio of visual design works and supporting materials within the discipline studied. This will include a selection of resolved design works, preparatory studies, visual research and evidence of a contextual awareness through a completed sketchbook and/or visual journal. The work must be presented in a clear and professional manner appropriate to the discipline. The submission should include work undertaken within the class as well as directed and independent study out with the class.
The combined submission will be assessed against the three learning outcomes for this course. These are equally weighted and each will be given a percentage grade. To pass, students must achieve a minimum of 30% in each learning outcome and an overall combined mark of 40% minimum.
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| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
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 3003
Email: s.landles@ed.ac.uk |
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