CREATIVITY IN DESIGN

Course Description

Creativity is the ability to imagine the nonexistent and develop new ideas. It is very important to a designer because it allows him /her to assess what everyone sees from different perspectives. Creativity is a skill that can be developed and a process that can be managed. It involves two phase: thinking, then producing. In Creative Design course the aim is to stimulate students’ creativity and foster it by producing different ideas. Creativity requires experimentation. This course provides students to experiment and discover new things by taking risks. Experimenting, exploring, questioning assumptions and using imagination is the way to create something extraordinary.

CREATIVITY IN DESIGN

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Course outcomes

1. 01 1. To gain the ability to develop creative thinking
2. 02 2. Understanding of brainstorming methods
3. 03 3. To gain the ability to solve problems
4. 04 4. Able to combine various elements and textures
5. 05 5. To gain comprehension to see different by changing point of view and develop different perseptions
6. 06 6. To gain ability to redesign familiar objects in a distinct way

Course Syllabus

Reference Books & Course Materials

1. 01 Brown, T. (2009). Change by design: How design thinking creates new alternatives for business and society. HarperCollins.
2. 02 Csikszentmihalyi, M. (1996). Creativity: Flow and the psychology of discovery and invention. Harper Perennial.
3. 03 Lupton, E. (2014). Graphic design thinking: Beyond brainstorming (2nd ed.). Princeton Architectural Press.
4. 04 Norman, D. A. (2013). The design of everyday things (Revised & expanded ed.). Basic Books.

Learning Outcomes

1. L01 Express (3) the idea in new ways SOLO 3
2. L02 Design (5) with creative thinking SOLO 5
3. L03 Solve (3) the design problems SOLO 3
4. L04 Combine (3) various elements and textures SOLO 3

Program Outcomes

1. P01 The student chooses the design principles and can match the application
2. P02 Students will be able to define national and international values in art and design
3. P03 Students will be able to define abstract and concrete design concepts and express them in composition
4. P04 The student can adjust the time correctly to complete his / her graphic application
5. P05 The student matches the relationship between image and meaning
6. P06 Students can express what they see by drawing
7. P07 Identifies the traces, aligns, and calculates the hierarchy of typographic elements
8. P08 Defines and lists art and design materials
9. P09 Expresses an idea, concept or phenomenon visually in a creative way
10. P10 Solves the design problems encountered in the process
11. P11 Symbolizes concepts, situations, and objects in the visual context
12. P12 Develops design projects by recalling basic graphic design principles
13. P13 Applies technology effectively in the design process
14. P14 Can think critically and question theoretical gains in the context
15. P15 Relate the past, present, and future of design
16. P16 Can perform original works related to the field and evaluate the results
17. P17 Designs and produces different visual areas such as multimedia, advertising graphics, animation, new media, printmaking, and photography
18. P18 Improves communication skills for teamwork
19. P19 Can effectively discuss, criticize and form theory about the field
20. P20 Student can organize paragraphs, single-column, multi-column and modular grids in book and magazine designs
21. P21 Can plan collaborations with colleagues in interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary environments
22. P22 Can associate written texts with visual images
23. P23 Can observe and compare in the context of art criticism methods
24. P24 Can apply legal regulations and procedures in the field
25. P25 Be able to associate written texts with visual images

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