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Program of Communication Design

İTA128

HISTORY OF DESIGN

Course Code
İTA128
Semester
-
Theory+Practice
3 + 0
ECTS
5
Course TypeElective Course
Course LevelBachelor's Degree
Year of Study-
Semester-
ECTS5
Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

  1. Gain knowledge on the historical development of visual communication
  2. Learn the reflections of socio-economic and cultural developments to design from the historical steps of design
  3. Start using gained knowledge as an ability for criticising visual materials
Mode of DeliveryFace to face
PrerequisitesNo
Recommended Optional Programme ComponentsNone
Course DescriptionThis course covers history of design chronologically, and link artistic production with sociological and economical changes. The relationship of visual production to industrialization, technological developments and mass reproduction will constitute the basis of the course.
Course Contents
WEEK TOPICS
1st Week Introduction
2nd Week Visual Communication in Pre-historical Ages, Renaissance Period, Industrial Revolution.
3rd Week Victorian Period, Arts & Crafts, Art Nouveau
4th Week The Vienna Secession Movement, Jugendstil, The New Objectivity
5th Week Modern Art Movements: Cubism, Futurism, Dadaism, Surrealism)
6th Week Poster Design in World War I
7th Week De Stijl, Bauhaus
8th Week Mid-term exam
9th Week Jan Tschichold and the New Typography
10th Week New York School, Modernism in American Graphic Design
11th Week Corporate Identity Designs: Olivetti, CBS, IBM
12th Week Polish, Hippie and Cuban Posters
13th Week Development of Conceptual Images in America
14th Week Graphic Design History of the Turkish Republic
Recommended or Required ReadingBecer, Emre. (2007). Modern Sanat ve Yeni Tipografi. Ankara: Dost Kitabevi Yayınları.

Bektaş, Dilek. (1992). Çağdaş Grafik Tasarımın Gelişimi. İstanbul: Yapı Kredi Yayınları.

Meggs, Philip B., Purvis, Alston W. (2012). Meggs' History of Graphic Design. Fifth Edition. Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons.

Tepecik, Adnan (2002). Grafik Sanatlar Tarih-Tasarım-Teknoloji. Ankara: Detay Yayıncılık.

Weill, Alain (2007). Grafik Tasarım. İstanbul: Yapı Kredi Yayınları.
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
  • Lecture
  • Case Study
  • Discussion
  • Presentation
  • Questions/Answers
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Quantity Percentage (%)
Mid-term 1 40
Attendance 1 5
Total(%) 45
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 45
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 55
Total(%) 100
ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload
Activities Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam 1 1 1
Preparation for Quiz 1 10 10
Individual or group work 14 3 42
Preparation for Final exam 1 20 20
Course hours 14 3 42
Preparation for Midterm exam 1 10 10
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam 1 1 1
Homework 1 24 24
Total Work Load150
Total Work Load / 30 (h)5
ECTS Credit of the Course5
Language of InstructionTurkish
Work Placement(s)No

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