GRAPHIC DESIGN ETHICS AND LEGAL ISSUES

Course Description

Graphic design has been used to visually communicate beliefs and ideas to inform, inspire, and delight. No doubt how significant is this discipline in shaping our values and culture. In order to work with rules, standards, morals and ethics of this profession this course will deal with the important issues that graphic designers will expect to face in their careers like plagiarism, copyright issues, social responsibility, cultural influence, intellectual property rights, image usage rights, legal contracts, sustainability, and many other important subjects that students need to know about the significance of the discipline.

GRAPHIC DESIGN ETHICS AND LEGAL ISSUES

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Course Syllabus

Reference Books & Course Materials

1. 01 Ethics in Design and Communication, Critical Perspectives, Laura Scherling and Andrew DeRosa, 2020
2. 02 Fisher, T., Ethics for Architects: 50 Dilemmas of Professional Practice, Princeton Architectural Press, 2010
3. 03 Tangaz, T., The Interior Design Course, Thames & Hudson, 2006
4. 04 Lecturer's own notes

Learning Outcomes

1. L01 1- Discuss(5) the broader implications of ethical and social issues from multiple perspectives or critical lenses
2. L02 2- Review(4) the dominant paradigms of ethics assets in design.
3. L03 3- Identify(2) the ethical issues as they relate to human subjects
4. L04 4- Discuss(5) ethics based on individual research and readings
5. L05 5- Apply(3 ) theoretical concepts to graphic designs

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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