Course Information
SemesterCourse Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleT+P+LCreditNumber of ECTS Credits
3GİT229Graphic Design History2+0+024

Course Details
Language of Instruction Turkish
Level of Course Unit Bachelor's Degree
Department / Program Visual Communication Design
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Type of Course Unit Compulsory
Objectives of the Course In this course, visual communication design introduces students about 150 years of graphic historical production. As students start from today (21st century) and go back to the late 19th century, students'     awareness of graphic design increases with changing priorities. To give information about the stages of development of graphic design, its characteristics according to ages and societies, the place of culture values as art and design, and evaluations and evaluations are made.
Course Content The worldwide development of graphic design is taught in this course from the Arts and Craft movement to the end of the New Typography movement. The reasons for changing visual expression language are analyzed in the context of political, cultural, sociological, technological and economic parameters of the period. Design readings of the designed products are made. Principles of formal language are determined.
Course Methods and Techniques
Prerequisites and co-requisities None
Course Coordinator None
Name of Lecturers Instructor Ekrem Çetin BİGAT
Assistants None
Work Placement(s) No

Recommended or Required Reading
Resources Dersin konusuyla ilgili, her türlü görsel malzemeyi ve teorik bilgiyi kapsayan power point sunum ders notları.
İletişim ve Grafik Tasarım, Dost Yayınları, E. Becer
Graphic Design History: A Critical Guide, Pearson Education Inc., S.J. Eskilson.
Graphic Design, a New History, Laurence King Publishing, J. Frascara.
Graphic Design History, Allworth Press (IEU Library), S. Heller, E. Pettit.
Graphic Design Timeline, Allworth Press, E. Lupton, A. Miller.
Graphic Design-A Concise History, Thames and Hudson (IEU Library), P. Meggs
A History of Graphic Design, Allen Lane (IEU Library) Additional texts, A. Bennett.
The New Typography, University of California Press, S. Heller.
Design and Society Since 1750, Thames and Hudson (IEU Library)

Course Category
Social Sciences %20
Field %80

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Activities are given in detail in the section of "Assessment Methods and Criteria" and "Workload Calculation"

Assessment Methods and Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Mid-terms 1 % 40
Final examination 1 % 60
Total
2
% 100

 
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Duration 14 3 42
Hours for off-the-c.r.stud 14 5 70
Mid-terms 1 3 3
Final examination 1 3 3
Total Work Load   Number of ECTS Credits 4 118

Course Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
NoLearning Outcomes
1 The student who recognizes the process of determining the visual language of modern graphic design will have the knowledge and equipment to create his own visual expression language based on the examples shown in the course.
2 Through the design readings made through the examples, the students will be able to recognize the different visual expression languages and understand the understanding behind the narratives.
3 The place and importance of graphic design in social life, how it functions until the present day and its necessity are explained with examples and help the student to know every aspect of his / her profession.
4 The cultural, economic and political features of the periods reflected in visual communication and the world knows the developments in graphic design.
5 Recognizes the graphic design products of the periods according to general characteristics, design principles and criteria.
6 Knows the periods and designers who have influenced the graphic design world with their works.


Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTopicsStudy MaterialsMaterials
1 General information about the course. Explanation of study subjects.
2 Art & Craft Movement
3 French Art Nouveau - English Art Nouveau - Art Nouveau in America
4 Presentation on topics of Vienna Secession Style - Jugendstil and New Objectivity.
5 Cubism Movement
6 Midterm
7 Futurism – Dadaism Movement
8 Surrealism Movement
9 Photography and Modern Movement - Banner in World War I
10 Russian Supremantism-Constructivism Movement
11 De Stijl Movement
12 Bauhaus Movement
13 Jan Tschichold - New Typography
14 Final Exam


Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8 P9 P10 P11 P12
All 5 2 1 2 3 1 2 2 5 3 3
C1 5 2 1 2 3 1 2 2 5 3 3
C2 4 1 2 2 3 1 2 2 5 3 3
C3 5 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 5 3 2
C4 5 2 1 1 3 1 2 3 4 3 3
C5 5 1 1 2 3 2 1 2 5 4 3
C6 4 2 1 1 3 1 2 2 5 3 3

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