GRAPHIC DESIGN 1
Oklahoma State University +
Eastern New Mexico University
This course is an introduction, in-depth exploration of principles, practices, and possibilities in graphic design. Students are assign tasks that investigate the use of shape, color, scale, rhythm, balance, image + language relationships, and typography as tools of visualization and communication. Through a sequence of projects, readings, and lectures— students develop their craft and understand a variety of conceptual, practical, and technical aspects of graphic design.
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Graphic Translation
From a wide range of choices— students selected an object to analyze using a camera. Students defamiliarize themselves from a quotidian object and focused on form studies.
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Icon Design
Students designed a series of icons that distilled and communicated essential aspects of an environment. For example— Marina, Coffee Shop, Hospital, Campground, and Music Hall.
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Designer Accordion
Students are asked to research a historic figure within graphic design and write a one-page essay on this person. They then take that content and apply it to an 5" x 5" accordion. The formal outcome should, in some way, reflect the ideology of the chosen figure.
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Call to Action Posters
Students were challenged to experiment with physical materials and various digital methodologies to develop imagery for a message related to social needs or issues.
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