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Graphic Design Foundations: Ideas, Concepts, and Form

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Find inspiration in a course on the genesis of design ideas. Explore topics such as metaphors, humor, typography, iconography, imagery, and more.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Ideas, concepts, and form in graphic design
1. Foundations
  • Scenes
  • Pointless chaos
  • Symbols: The visual shortcut
2. Fused Metaphors
  • Fused Metaphors: An introduction
  • Fused metaphors: Examples
  • Fused metaphors: How-to
3. Typographic Concepts
  • Type as image
  • Make the type do double duty
  • Expressive typography
  • When type comes to the rescue
4. Humor
  • Why use humor
  • Dangerous ideas
  • Visual puns
5. Icons and Iconography
  • What is an icon?
  • Icons as language
  • Cultural communication
6. Multiple Images
  • Images and meaning
  • Telling stories
  • Pros and cons
7. Appropriation and Sampling
  • What is appropriation?
  • Making connections
  • Audience and surgical precision
8. Ways of Making
  • Working with multiple types of media
Conclusion
  • Recap

Taught by

Sean Adams

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