Information Package

Program of Graphic Design

GRA227

HISTORY OF GRAPHIC DESIGN

Course Code
GRA227
Semester
Third Term (Fall)
Theory+Practice
2 + 0
ECTS
3
Course TypeCompulsory Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study2
SemesterThird Term (Fall)
ECTS3
Name of Lecturer(s) -
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Develop communication skills and effectively use the Turkish language.
  2. Establish connections between historical, social, and economic conditions and art and design processes.
  3. Develop critical thinking skills
  4. Enhance the ability to think within a context.
  5. Gain the ability to establish and interpret the relationship between the past, present, and future in the field of design.
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNone
Course DescriptionThe history of design before and after the Industrial Revolution, the reflections of modern art movements after the 19th century in the field of graphic design, and the critique and evaluation of rich examples from each period with criteria aimed at enhancing visual literacy.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week General information about the course content.
2nd Week PowerPoint presentation on the Summary History of Art and the Classification of Art.
3rd Week Definition of graphic arts and an introduction to the history of graphic arts ? Paleolithic Age, Anatolia and Mesopotamia, Sumer, Egypt, China.
4th Week Art Movements Preparing for Modernism at the Turn of the Century and Graphic Design ? Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau.
5th Week Modern Art Movements Influencing European Art and Design in the Early 20th Century ? Cubism, Futurism, Surrealism, Photography, and the Modern Movement.
6th Week Modern Art Movements Influencing European Art and Design in the Early 20th Century ? Cubism, Futurism, Surrealism, Photography, and the Modern Movement.
7th Week Graphic Design in the Context of Modern Art Movements ? Jan Tschichold and New Typography, "New Typography" in Design, Modernism in European Graphic Design.
8th Week MIDTERM EXAM.
9th Week The Development of the Modern Movement in America ? International Typographic Style, New York School.
10th Week Corporate Identity and Visual Systems.
11th Week Visual Representation of Concepts.
12th Week Visual Representation of Concepts.
13th Week The History of Graphic Design in Turkey.
14th Week FINAL EXAM.
Recommended or Required ReadingAGI, 2007, Graphic Design Since 1950, Thames&Hudson, London.
BECER, E., 1997, İletişim ve Grafik Tasarım, Dost Kitabevi, Ankara.
BEKTAŞ, D., 1992, Çağdaş Grafik Tasarımın Gelişimi, Yapı Kredi Yayınları, İstanbul.
TEPECİK, A. , 2002, Grafik Sanatlar-Tarih-Tasarım-Teknoloji, Detay&Sistem Ofset, Ankara.
UÇAR, T.F., 2004, Görsel İletişim ve Grafik Tasarım, İnkılap Yayınevi, İstanbul.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Discussion
  • Questions/Answers
  • Report Preparation
  • Presentation
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 20
Assignment 1 10
Other 1 70
Total(%) 100
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 100
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 0
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 1 1
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work 14 2 28
Preparation for Final exam 1 5 5
Course hours 14 2 28
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 5 5
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 1 1
Homework 2 4 8
Weekly Articles and Resource Research 14 1 14
Total Work Load90
Total Work Load / 30 (h)3
ECTS Credit of the Course3
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No
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