Syllabus

Communication Design focuses on the foundations of visual communication that are relevant to a variety of disciplines, such as two-dimensional composition, letterforms,
typesetting, and the typographic grid. Practical software skills and design vocabulary will be covered, though the goals of the course aim much deeper. Through lectures, demonstrations, in-class
exercises, readings, projects, and critiques, successful students will internalize the design process and the power of visual communication.

To impart fundamentals and cultivate a creative eye for different creative medium.

To provide application ended knowledge to the students.

1. Students will be confident in analyzing media.
2. Students will be able to synthesize new creative media ideas backed by sound fundamentals.

Derek Yates, Jessie Price, Communication Design: Insights from the Creative Industries, Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)

Meredith Davis, Jamer Hunt, Visual Communication Design, Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)

Andy Wyatt (2010), The Complete Digital Animation Course: The Principles, Practice and Techniques of Successful Digital Animation, Thames & Hudson

Kenny Chow (2013), Animation, Embodiment, and Digital Media: Human Experience of Technological Liveliness, Palgrave Macmillan

International Journal of Art and Design Education

International Conference on Research into Design