SEMIOTICS OF IMAGE
- Course
- GRDE503 - SEMIOTICS OF IMAGE
- Department
- Graphic Design - English - Master
- Course Type
- Course
- Status
- Required
- Language
- English
- Credit
- 3
- ECTS
- 8
- T+P+L
- 3 + 0 + 0
- Course Coordinator(s)
- -
- Prerequisite
- -
- Keywords
Course Description
This course explores the relationship between image and meaning. Students learn and use visual semiotic analysis approach. Advertisements, signs, symbols, films and everyday objects may be the subject of research. Art exhibitions and artwork are also suitable for research environments. The connection between image and meaning is examined in the context of Barthes, Panofsky and Fiske's theories. The relationship between signifier, signifier, sign, semantic definitions, semantic, syntactic and functional analysis methods are investigated and evaluated. Students write observations and semiotic analyzes and report on related topics. Visual materials such as exhibitions, works of art and films can be considered as a subject for examinations.
SEMIOTICS OF IMAGE
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Course Syllabus
| Week | Topic |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | WEEK-1: WHAT IS SEMIOTICS? |
| Week 2 | WEEK-2: ICON-INDEX-SYMBOL |
| Week 3 | WEEK-3: CASE STUDY AESCULAP & CADUCEUS |
| Week 4 | WEEK-4: CASE STUDY ANALYSIS |
| Week 5 | WEEK-5: CLASS DISCUSSIONS |
| Week 6 | WEEK-6: WHERE DO THE SYMBOLS COME FROM |
| Week 7 | WEEK-7: CLASS DISCUSSIONS |
| Week 8 | MIDTERM WEEK |
| Week 9 | WEEK-9: CLASS DISCUSSIONS |
| Week 10 | WEEK-10: SEMIOTICAL APPROACH TO ARCHETYPES |
| Week 11 | WEEK-11: CASE STUDY ON ADVERTISEMENTS |
| Week 12 | WEEK-12: CASE STUDY ON TITLE SEQUENCES |
| Week 13 | WEEK-13: CLASS DISCUSSIONS |
| Week 14 | WEEK-14: CASE STUDY ON MOVIES |
| Week 15 | WEEK-15: CLASS DISCUSSIONS |
Reference Books & Course Materials
- 01 WAYS OF SEEING, JOHN BERGER
- 02 LECTURER'S NOTES
- 03 MYTHOLOGIES, ROLAND BARTHES, LINK FOR PDF: https://soundenvironments.files.wordpress.com/2011/11/roland-barthes-mythologies.pdf
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Program Outcomes
- P01 The student will be able to create projects and researches with particular awareness of environmental responsibility, global issues, and universal design.
- P02 The student will be able to design by engaging in the development of interior spaces from an ethically responsible perspective for the purpose of improving the quality of life.
- P03 The student will be able to make research to increase productivity and in the same context to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the society in the frame of their profession.
- P04 The student will be able to create a supportive learning environment that allows developing individual expression of knowledge and skills to create a connection with the practice of interior design. tir.
- P05 The student will be able to use and evaluate the conceptual elements and aesthetic principles of interior design in visual, verbal and written form at an advanced level.
- P06 The student will be able to distinguish an advanced level of competence in design practice and production that shows an awareness of professional standards appropriate to the field. .
- P07 The student will be able to interpret key concepts, theories and research approaches in interior architecture and relates them with current research in the field.
- P08 The student will be able to construct an artistic and designerly insight; to apply design knowledge to their creative design process, and to deepen their expertise in materials, knowledge of design tradition, and cultural discussion.
- P09 The student will be able to manage design processes, apply the regulations in construction, material knowledge, skills in 3D composition, and evaluate the spatiality of people and products by deepening the skills learned in Bachelor's studies and broaden their knowledge in spatial design and furniture design.
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