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Graphic Design I

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 340-0427/01
Abbreviation GD1
Course title Graphic Design I
Credits 2
Coordinating department Department of Machine and Industrial Design
Course coordinator ak.soch. Tomáš Chorý, ArtD.

Subject syllabus

1. Introduction to stylization, semester project assignment
2. Research on the assigned topic, presentation, and discussion
3. Process of graphic simplification, examples
4–6. Basics of vector graphics, software for working with vector graphics
7. Drawing studies of the assigned object – proportions, movement, characteristic features
8–11. Development of an original stylized design of the assigned object
12–13. Design and printing of a summary poster presenting the process from initial sketches to the final form of the graphic symbol

Literature

TWELMLOWOVÁ, Alice. K čemu je grafický design? Praha: Nakladatelství Slovart, s. r. o., 2008. ISBN 978-80-7931-027-3.
HEALEY, Matthew. Design loga – Analýza úspěchu 300+ mezinárodních značek. Brno: Computer Press, 2011.
ISBN 978-80-251-3608-9.
1000 – ikony, symboly a piktogramy. Praha: Nakladatelství Slovart, s. r. o., 2006. ISBN 80-7209-824-1.
AMBROSE, Gavin; HARRIS, Paul. Layout – Velký průvodce grafickou úpravou. Brno: Computer Press, a. s., 2009. ISBN 978-80-251-2165-8.
SAMARA, Timothy. Grafický design – Základní pravidla a způsoby jejich porušování. Praha: Nakladatelství Slovart, s. r. o., 2008. ISBN 978-80-7391-030-3 .

Advised literature

DABNER, D. Grafický design v praxi. Slovart, 2004. ISBN 80-7209-597-8.
RIVERS, Charlotte. Logo-art – Innovation in Logo Design. Mies: RotoVision SA, 2008. ISBN 978-2-940361-81-6 .
FIELL, Charlotte; FIELL, Peter. Graphic design now. Köln: Taschen GmbH, 2005. ISBN 3-8228-4778-X .