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Cyprus International University
TR

CONTEMPORARY GRAPHIC DESIGN

Course
GRTA312 - CONTEMPORARY GRAPHIC DESIGN
Department
Graphic Design - Turkish - Undergraduate
Course Type
Course
Status
Required
Language
Turkish
Credit
2
ECTS
2
T+P+L
2 + 0 + 0
Course Coordinator(s)
-
Prerequisite
-
Keywords

Course Description

This course highlights significant events in graphic design through the study of major movements and designers. A survey of Graphic design’s contemporary history which provides a historical perspective of the evolution of graphic design and its contribution to culture. Students will learn how new technology influenced graphic design and its expression after the industrial revolution. This course enables students to enhance an overview of the historical styles, movements, people, and events of graphic design to help them design more creative, appropriate, and intelligent solutions to graphic design problems or issues. This course also surveys the design profession, the graphic design discipline, its many specialties as well as resources available for graphic designers.

CONTEMPORARY GRAPHIC DESIGN

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Course outcomes

  1. 01 Understanding the process of the emergence and development of graphic design.
  2. 02 Understanding of movements that influenced of graphic design.
  3. 03 Ability to research.
  4. 04 The ability to visual literacy.

Course Syllabus

Week Topic
Week 1 Derse giriş
Week 2 Bir disiplin olarak grafik tasarım / Grafik tasarımın sanat, zanaat ve teknolojiyle ilişkisi
Week 3 19. yy sonu ve 20. yy başı sanat hareketleri ve grafik tasarım
Week 4 Arts and Crafts hareketi
Week 5 Modern sanat hareketleri
Week 6 Modern sanat hareketleri ve grafik tasarım
Week 7 “Yeni Tipografi” ve “Uluslar Arası Tipografik Stil” konu anlatımı
Week 8 Ara Sınav Sınavı
Week 9 Ken Garland ve First Things First (İlk Önce Öncelikler) manifestoları
Week 10 Amerikan Ekolü “Kurumsal İletişim Standartları” / New York Ekolü
Week 11 Grafik tasarım kavramı ve diğer disiplinlerle olan ilişkisi
Week 12 Ödev 1: Türkiye'de cumhuriyet sonrası grafik tasarım
Week 13 Ödev 2: Çağdaş grafik tasarımcılar
Week 14 Sunumlar
Week 15 Final Sınavı

Reference Books & Course Materials

  1. 01 Okutmanın kendi notları ve sunumları
  2. 02 Dilek Bektaş, 1992, Çağdaş grafik tasarımın gelişimi, Yapı Kredi Yayınları
  3. 03 gmk.org.tr

Learning Outcomes

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Program Outcomes

  1. P01 Integrate knowledge of interior architecture principles, spatial organization, and visual perception to develop user-centered, functional, aesthetically enriching, and innovative spatial solutions.
  2. P02 Analyze and evaluate the relationships among user needs, functional constraints, ergonomics, accessibility, and universal design principles to develop interior architecture solutions across different design scales and contexts.
  3. P03 Research, analyze, and relate historical, cultural, and theoretical knowledge to justify design decisions that respect local values while responding to global cultural diversity.
  4. P04 Communicate design ideas effectively by integrating visual communication tools, manual and digital representation techniques, and appropriate digital technologies, including artificial intelligence-assisted visualization methods, where appropriate.
  5. P05 Evaluate and integrate materials, color schemes, lighting, and furniture systems by considering user experience, environmental comfort, technical performance, and sustainability to create high-quality interior environments.
  6. P06 Integrate environmental responsibility, occupant health, and ethical principles to develop sustainable, safe, and healthy interior architecture solutions and justify design decisions.
  7. P07 Collaborate and coordinate with professionals from architecture, landscape architecture, engineering, and related disciplines by integrating multidisciplinary knowledge to develop comprehensive spatial solutions.
  8. P08 Critically evaluate research, contemporary approaches, and artificial intelligence-assisted design and research methods to generate innovative knowledge and design solutions while sustaining lifelong learning and professional development.
  9. P09 Justify professional decisions by integrating ethical principles, cultural, societal, and aesthetic responsibilities with the responsible, legal, and ethical use of digital technologies, including artificial intelligence.
  10. P10 Plan, manage, and evaluate interior architecture projects by integrating technical systems, user-centered design methods, regulatory requirements, and contemporary digital project management and design technologies.
  11. P11 Evaluate and reinterpret existing and historic interiors by integrating conservation principles, adaptive reuse strategies, and digital documentation techniques to support cultural continuity and sustainable heritage conservation.
  12. P12 Integrate inclusive and socially responsible design approaches with entrepreneurship, lifelong learning, professional collaboration, and adaptation to technological transformation to contribute to the sustainable advancement of the profession and society.

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