ART 221 Graphic Design 1: Icons and Symbols

1. Develop a method of solving design problems from initial concept through the production of final art. 
2. Conduct research as the initial step in ideation and creation. 
3. Develop brainstorming techniques to initiate the creative process. 
4. Apply efficiency in producing icons and symbol with vector graphic software. 
5. Apply design principles, elements, and techniques in the creation of graphic design. 
6. Communicate abstract ideas with shapes and symbols. 
7. Use design concepts and vocabulary in the discussion and presentation of ideas as part of the critique process. 
8. Create original images to solve graphic design challenges. 
9. Work within the professional practices of graphic design. 

Additional Statewide General Education Outcomes

1. Interpret and engage in the Arts and Letters, making use of the creative process to enrich the quality of life 
2. Critically analyze values and ethics within a range of human experience and expression to engage more fully in local and global issues. 

 

Content Outline

• Development of Creative Process 
  • Meeting with clients to determine needs and visually tell the client’s story 
  • Research 
  • Brainstorming and conceptualizing 
  • Rough sketches 
  • Revisions and variations 
  • Refinement 
  • Production of final art for reproduction 
• Creating Images Using Design Elements and Principles 
• Vector Graphic Software 
  • Use of vector graphic software as a production tool 
  • Simplification of vector graphics 
  • Working with type 
• Icons and Symbols 
  • Using symbols to communicate 
  • Pictograms and ideograms 
  • Abstraction  
  • Representation 
• Ethics and Copyright 
  • Copyright laws and the internet 
  • Reference material 
  • Manipulation of found images 
• Professional Practices 
  • Professional presentation 
  • Give and receive appropriate feedback in critiques 
  • Develop ability to self-critique