Visuaalinen viestintä ja graafinen suunnittelu

Structure Type: Course
Code: KMAVVGS
Type: Compulsory
Level: Bachelor
Credits: 5.0 points
Responsible Teacher: Leikkari, Esa
Teacher Team: Haarala, Juhani
Language of Instruction: English

Course Implementations, Planned Year of Study and Semester

Curriculum  Semester  Credits  Start of Semester  End of Semester
KUMU-2014   1 autumn   5.0   2014-09-01   2014-12-31  
KUMU-2015   1 autumn   5.0   2015-08-01   2015-12-31  
KUMU-2016   1 autumn   5.0   2016-08-01   2016-12-31  

Learning Outcomes

- Students will learn the basics of typography and planning graphic symbols
- Students will learn to apply basic visual communication competence when carrying out graphic design tasks and commissions
- Students will know how to apply basic image processing skills in their assignments
- Students will become familiar with basic layout and use various layout templates
- Students will become aware of potential applications of graphic design in various media and productions

Student's Workload

Student's total workload approximately 130 hours

Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses

Previous studies not required.

Contents

- Colour codes
- Fonts and typefaces
- Software for graphic designers
- Layout templates, grids
- Print and electronic communication

Recommended or Required Reading

Students will be informed at the beginning of the course

Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, assignments, group work for customers

Assessment Criteria

0 FAILED


1 SATISFACTORY (POOR)
Design process develops poorly with different stages unclearly defined, personal achievements and counselling in unbalance, specification(s), goal(s) and criteria for intended product(s) not clearly organized and analyzed, background work for design commission minimal, quantity and quality of design work (iteratively poor, routine like, mechanical) barely acceptable compared to time used, presentation(s) (customer meeting(s), portfolio, partial deliveries, assessment discussions, final delivery, complementary deliveries etc.) only moderately (overall comprehensiveness, visual and verbal quality) and mechanically developed by student.

2 SATISFACTORY (FAIR)
Design process develops satisfactorily with different stages at least partially defined, personal achievements and counselling still in some respect unbalanced, specification(s), goal(s) and criteria for intended product(s) satisfactorily organized and analyzed, background work for design commission in most respect satisfactory but with little source criticism, quantity and quality of design work (iteratively modest, routine like but with some personal traits) satisfactory compared to time used, presentation(s) (customer meeting(s), portfolio, partial deliveries, assessment discussions, final delivery, complementary deliveries etc.) satisfactorily (overall comprehensiveness, visual and verbal quality) and with some personal traits developed by student.

3 GOOD
Design process develops fairly good with different stages clearly defined, personal achievements and counselling are in most respect balanced, specification(s), goal(s) and criteria for intended product(s) in main respects well organized and analyzed, background work for design commission is good with adequate source criticism, quantity and quality of design work (iteratively good, fairly innovative and with clear personal traits) good compared to time used, presentation(s) (customer meeting(s), portfolio, partial deliveries, assessment discussions, final delivery, complementary deliveries etc.) good (overall comprehensiveness, visual and verbal quality) and with clear personal traits developed by student.

4 GOOD (VERY GOOD)
Design process develops very good with different stages very clearly defined, personal achievements and counselling are in all respect balanced, specification(s), goal(s) and criteria for intended product(s) in all respects well organized and analyzed, background work for design commission is very good with clear source criticism, quantity and quality of design work (iteratively very good, clearly innovative and with strong personal traits) very good compared to time used, presentation(s) (customer meeting(s), portfolio, partial deliveries, assessment discussions, final delivery, complementary deliveries etc.) very good (overall comprehensiveness, visual and verbal quality) and with very personal traits developed by student.

5 EXCELLENT
Design process develops independently with different stages sharply defined, personal achievements and counselling are excellently balanced, specification(s), goal(s) and criteria for intended product(s) in all respects excellently organized and analyzed, background work for design commission is extremely good with clear source criticism, quantity and quality of design work (iteratively excellent, very innovative and with artistic personal traits) excellent compared to time used, presentation(s) (customer meeting(s), portfolio, partial deliveries, assessment discussions, final delivery, complementary deliveries etc.) excellent (overall comprehensiveness, visual and verbal quality) and with strong and artistic personal traits developed by student.

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