Graphic Design I (GRT201) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Graphic Design I GRT201 2 4 0 4 10
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language Turkish
Course Type N/A
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Drill and Practice, Project Design/Management.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Asst. Prof. Dr. F.Emel Ertürk
Course Assistants
Course Objectives The purpose of the course Graphical Design I is to teach graphical explanation language of a topic, an idea or an object in theory and practice by using graphical techniques and methods..
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Studies authentic and artificial objects.
  • Expresses though using POINTS AND LINES.
  • Masters and applies gradual change,
  • By using gradual change, identifies and designs another object like pictogram, emblem and logo
  • Masters and applies letter and stain relation.
Course Content The language of graphic narrative; graphic presentation techniques and visual materials; symbolic and conceptual graphic design work ( pictogram-corporate identity studies, etc.) in graphic design problem-solving techniques; approach to problem, research, analysis, synthesis phase, knowledge of composition; color information.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 - Introduction to metamorphosis, class work on the subject - Selecting the artificial object to be transformed and starting the object study They bring pencils, erasers, sketchbooks.
2 - Completion of artificial object study, project critique - Defining and advancing the stages of metamorphosis Bringing the object to be studied, paper, pencils of appropriate hardness for the study.
3 - Completion of metamorphosis stages, project critique, color study of natural object - Introduction to the pictogram based on the result Bringing the object to be studied, paper, pencils of appropriate hardness for the study.
4 Continuation of the pictogram study and selection of sketches - Completion of the pictogram work, introduction to the definition of a new composition through the artificial object used (linear - black and white - quantity analysis - simple colors - contrast) Bringing the object to be studied, paper, pencils of appropriate hardness for the study.
5 - Critique of 16 research samples for linear composition - Beginning black and white research of the selected composition Bringing the object to be studied, paper, pencils of appropriate hardness for the study.
6 - Critique of 16 research examples for black and white composition - Finishing a black and white composition Bringing gouache paint, brush, palette, water container, sketch paper and pencils.
7 - Midterm Exam (Jury) - Getting started with quantity analysis research Bringing gouache paint, brush, palette, water container, sketch paper and pencils.
8 - Continued quantitative analysis research Bringing gouache paint, brush, palette, water container, sketch paper and pencils.
9 - Completion of quantity analysis study Bringing gouache paint, brush, palette, water container, sketch paper and pencils.
10 - Introduction to pure color contrast research - Critique of 16 research samples Bringing gouache paint, brush, palette, water container, sketch paper and pencils.
11 - Completion of a simple color contrast study Bringing gouache paint, brush, palette, water container, sketch paper and pencils.
12 - Introduction to light dark color contrast research - Critique of 16 research samples Bringing gouache paint, brush, palette, water container, sketch paper and pencils.
13 Completion of light dark color contrast study Bringing gouache paint, brush, palette, water container, sketch paper and pencils.
14 - Final exam preparation and revisions Bringing gouache paint, brush, palette, water container, sketch paper and pencils.
15 - Final exam preparation, pre-exam critiques and revisions Bringing gouache paint, brush, palette, water container, sketch paper and pencils.
16 Final Exam File preparation of the work up to the sixteenth week.

Sources

Other Sources 1. E. BECER, İletişim ve Grafik Tasarım, Ankara, 2015
2. E. BECER, Modern Sanat ve Yeni Tipografi, Ankara, 2007
3. D. BEKTAŞ, Çağdaş Grafik Tasarımın Gelişimi, İstanbul, 1992
4. A. TURANİ, Dünya Sanat Tarihi, Ankara 2007.
5. E.H. Gombrich, Sanatın Öyküsü, İstanbul 2014.

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments 1 10
Presentation - -
Project 6 90
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury - -
Final Exam/Final Jury - -
Toplam 7 100
Percentage of Semester Work 40
Percentage of Final Work 60
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Acquires Art and Design culture and aesthetic knowledge, theoretical and applied knowledge about the discipline. X
2 Knows the legal regulations and processes about Art and Design.
3 Has knowledge about interdisciplinary interaction associated with the relevant field of Art and Design.
4 Describes the concepts, ideas, facts, and problems related with the field; perceives, designs, and applies them multi-dimensionally. X
5 Evaluates interaction with sub-disciplines related with the field, uses the information creatively. X
6 Works, undertakes responsibility, and carries out plans individually and as a group member. X
7 Identifies the learning requirements about the field, and directs his learning within a lifelong sense of social conscience. X
8 Uses information and communication technologies required by the field at least at an advanced level of Europe Computer Literacy License.
9 Follows new information relevant with the field and communicates with colleagues using a foreign language (Europe Language Portfolio General Level: B1 Level).
10 Creates projects supporting solution suggestions to problems in his field with qualified and quantified data; shares them with experts and non-experts.
11 Converts concrete and abstract concepts into creative thinking, innovative and original products, analyzes the acquired information and skills with a critical approach. X
12 Is aware of national and international values of art and design, and acts in accordance with ethical values. X
13 Has knowledge, equipment, and aesthetic awareness about art culture and history that is necessary for carrying out successful studies related with the discipline. X
14 Has enough awareness about the universality of social rights, social justice, quality culture, and protection of cultural values and environment, occupational health and safety.

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 6 96
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 15 3 45
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project 6 15 90
Report
Homework Assignments 1 10 10
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 5 5
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 4 4
Total Workload 250