Fall 2010
Principles of Visual Design
2720 - A
Mon, Wed, and Friday mornings from 9:05 to 9:55
Room
318 in the Skiles Building
Instructor:
Brian Schrank
bschrank@gmail.com
Georgia
Institute of Technology
School
of Literature Communication and Culture |
Description
Principles of Visual Design is a studio course in which students develop skills to design with intent, clarity of vision and desired effect. In-class critique and analysis of student work will be rooted in visual and cultural theory. Through readings, lectures and class discussions, students will learn how to be critical of their own work, the work of others and how to analyze interactive and static imagery from various historical and theoretical perspectives. |
Attendance is required
A record of attendance and tardiness will be used in determining your final grade. You are allowed three absences. Tardiness will count as 1/3 of an absence. Each absence beyond the third will lower your grade half a letter. Six absences will guarantee a failing grade. It’s up to the student to notify the instructor in case of illness or emergency, in which case the absence will be excused. However notification must occur before or shortly after an absence or it will not be excused. If you miss class, you are responsible for contacting another student and not the instructor to catch up on missed material. |
Cell Phones and Mobile Devices should not be audible (including audible vibration) during class. Any student who answers a cell phone during instruction will be excused for the day. |
Assignments are due by the start of class on their due date. One letter grade will be deducted for each calendar day the assignment is late, including the day it is due. |
Lab
If you accidentally set off the alarm, please telephone Kenya in the LCC office during office hours at 404.894.1052 or Georgia Tech Security at 404-894-2500 if after office hours. If you have any technical problems with a LCC lab computer, server or server account, please send an email to LCC Computing Support at lcc-support@iac.gatech.edu. Please copy me on this email so that I am aware of the problem. The lab is available for use 24 hours per day, except during periods where the university is officially closed. The lab may be closed over Fall Break and Thanksgiving Holiday. You will need to have your Buzzcard activated to be read in the lab card reader to gain access. You will also need to know the security system code. No food is allowed in the lab. All lab computers are re-imaged regularly and without warning by support staff. Use server space or removable media to store your files. It is your responsibility to keep your files safe. Keep in mind if your files are lost causing your assignment to be late its grade will be docked regardless. |
Grades |
Project # |
Subject |
Grade
Percentage |
Due Date |
| 1 |
"Good" and "Bad" Design Critiques |
Participation |
8/27 |
| 2 |
Image
Archive |
5% |
12/6 |
| 3 |
Creativity
Archive |
5% |
12/6 |
| 4 |
100
Composition Thumbnails |
5% |
9/1 |
| 5 |
Logo |
5% |
9/10 |
| 6 |
Book Cover |
5% |
9/29 |
| 7 |
Propaganda
Poster |
10% |
10/6 |
| 8 |
Caricature
Assemblage |
10% |
10/25 |
| 9 |
Professional Personal Website Portfolio |
15% |
11/15 |
| 10 |
Freestyle
I |
10% |
11/24 |
| 11 |
Freestyle
II |
10% |
12/6 |
| |
Participation in the Class |
20% |
Every
Class |
| |
|
Total
100% |
|
| |
Helping
Other Students
(Extra Credit) |
5% |
See
Below* |
|
Vocal Participation During Class is Mandatory
I expect every single student to say something at least every other class. When I am presenting a lecture feel free to interrupt and ask questions or ask me to clarify a point. The most opportune time to participate is in class critiques upon the work of other students. How could they improve their design? If you are shy, consider this a great opportunity to challenge yourself to become extroverted when it is necessary, strategic, or beneficial to you. |
*Extra
Credit
The Student who has been helped by you must notify me and
relate to
me roughly how long they helped you and the nature of the
assistance. It will usually be technical, e.g., how to do 'X' in
Photoshop. The
assistance has to have lasted longer than 3 cumulative minutes
to be
eligible. I reserve the right to deem what will count as Extra
Credit
and will allocate and award it at the end of the semester. |
Disabilities
A student can request accommodations to academic courses
either by contacting
is/her instructor directly and/or by contacting the Disabled
Student
Services Coordinator (DSSC). For simpler requests (e.g.,
changing seat
assignments because of eyesight or hearing limitations), the
student
may want to discuss the request directly with the instructor;
however,
the student can always request that the DSSC facilitate the
accommodations.
The DSSC will discuss the accommodation requests with the
appropriate
Georgia Tech personnel, who will issue a decision, in writing,
to the
student, to the department or instructor, and to the DSSC. |
Color
Blindness
A
student
with color blindness should let me know as soon as possible so
I may
make adjustments to your assignments and requirements for
class. |