COURSE UNIT TITLE

: VISUAL THINKING

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
GRF 1001 VISUAL THINKING COMPULSORY 2 2 0 4

Offered By

Department of Graphics

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR FUAT AKDENIZLI

Offered to

Visual Communication Design
Graphic
Graphic Design
Illustration and Printmaking

Course Objective

This course is planned as the introduction to graphic design and aimed to give specific knowledge about visual communication and its basic concepts. Class analyses will be focus on images created by students, in terms of visual meaning.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To have knowledge about graphic design and its influences.
2   To define specific framing on images for controlling the meaning.
3   To have benefits of symbols and symbolic meanings.
4   To manage relationships between meaning and modification of framing .
5   To have quality look upon seeing and perception.
6   To have ability to complete sketches for the final project.
7   To have ability to present and explain projects.
8   To have knowledge about communication mediums.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to the course, to the university and to the professional field.
2 Brief history of graphic design and its development.
3 Semiology and signs. Project No1, Expression with symbols. Sketches and drawings with pencil on paper.
4 Discussions and examinings on sketches and drawings. Sketches and drawings with pencil on paper.
5 Discussions and examinings on sketches and drawings. Sketches and drawings with pencil on paper.
6 Defining final drawings. Transforming into the final design. Information about presentation.
7 Presentation and critics. Project No2 Expression with semiology. Sketches and drawings with pencil on paper.
8 Discussions and examinings on sketches and drawings. Sketches and drawings with pencil on paper.
9 Discussions and examinings on sketches and drawings. Sketches and drawings with pencil on paper.
10 Defining final drawings. Transforming into the final design. Information about presentation.
11 Presentation and critics. Project No3 Combining of Vision and reality. Sketches and drawings with pencil on paper.
12 Discussions and examinings on sketches and drawings. Sketches and drawings with pencil on paper.
13 Discussions and examinings on sketches and drawings. Sketches and drawings with pencil on paper.
14 Defining final drawings. Transforming into the final design. Information about presentation.

Recomended or Required Reading

Görsel Düşünme, Rudolf Arnheim
Görsel Iletişim ve Grafik Tasarım, Tevfik Fikret Uçar
Algılanan Dünya (Sohbetler), Maurice Merleau-Ponty
Göz ve Tin, Maurice Merleau-Ponty
Görme Biçimleri, John Berger
Pictograms Icons and Signs, Hübner Abdullah

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Bright and unique ideas shaped with deep research are required.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 PRJ PROJECT
2 PAR PARTICIPATION
3 COM COMMITEE
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE PRJ * 0.70 + PAR * 0.10 + COM * 0.20


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Lecture (seminar), presentation, class discussion, workshops in and out of class time, sketches, critics on projects

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

E-Mail: tugcan.guler@deu.edu.tr
Office Phone: (90-232) 412 9168

Office Hours

In addition to class hours, it is possible to meet in every Friday between 09.00 to 10.30.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Case study 14 2 28
Design Project 3 15 45
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 101

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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CONTACT INFORMATION
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Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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