Detailed Syllabus
Module 1 (weeks 1 & 2)
Global Visual Language, Visual Cues and Theories
Class PowerPoints
Introduction Images & Symbols
Elements of Design
Visual Theories
Suggested Readings
Evans, Poppy, and Thomas, Mark. “Defining the Language of Design”,chapter from: Exploring the Elements of Design. Canada. Delmar Cengage Learning, 2008
Lester, Paul M. “Visual Theories” chapter from: Visual Communication: Images with Messages. Belmont, CA: Thomson/Wadsworth, 2011.
Color: Cultures & Meanings
Visual Culture Online (PBS OFF BOOK) video from YouTube
Associated Video(s):
Wiener, Barbara, and Laura Gross. The Elements of Design. Owatonna, Minn: Learning Zone Express, 2001.
Module 2 (weeks 3 & 4)
Typography and Informational Graphics
Class PowerPoints
Informational Graphics
Typography
Suggested Readings:
Evans, Poppy, and Thomas, Mark. “Typography in Design” chapter from: Exploring the Elements of Design. Canada. Delmar Cengage Learning, 2008
Angelyn, Grant. "Global Typography." Communication Arts Aug. 2006: 216
Lester, Paul M. “Informational Graphics” Chapter from: Visual Communication: Images with Messages. Belmont, CA: Thomson/Wadsworth, 2011.
Associated Video(s):
Hustwit, Gary, Shelby Siegel, and Luke Geissbuhler. Helvetica. London: Swiss Dots Limited, 2007.
Class Presentations:
Typography (PBS OF BOOK) video from YouTube
Test 1: study guide(covering modules 1 & 2)
Test 1 (covering modules 1 & 2) TBA
Module 3(weeks 5 and 6)
Graphic Design and Web Design
Class PowerPoints
Graphic/Web Design
Graphic/Web Design International Styles
Suggested Readings:
Evans, Poppy, and Thomas, Mark. " Managing Effective Design” chapter from: Exploring the Elements of Design. Canada. Delmar Cengage Learning, 2008
Associated Video(s):
O'Hare, Elspeth, and Mike Prince. Design Solutions. Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities and Sciences, 2004.
Associated Web Site(s):
David Carson on Design & Discovery (video)
Milton Glasser
Saul Bass
Paul Rand
Module 4 (weeks 7 & 8)
Comics, Cartoons and Animation
Class PowerPoints
Cartoons and Animation
Manga and Anime
SuggestedReadings:
Modern animation in the United States from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Anime from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Associated videos:
Walker, Terrence. Anime: Concept to Reality. Tokyo, Japan: Tokyopop, 2003.
Martin, Delpierre H, Jérôme Schmidt, Takehiko Inoue, Naoki Urasawa, Jirō Taniguchi, Yoshihiro Tatsumi, and Kan Takahama. Un Monde Manga: Manga World. Princeton, N.J: Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2008.
Smith, Alvy Ray. Pixar Short Films Collection. Volume 1 . Burbank, Calif. : Walt Disney Home Entertainment : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 2007.
Test 2: study guide covering Modules 3 & 4
Test 2 (covering modules 3 and 4) 3/8/2017
Module 5 (weeks 9, 10,11, and 12)
Photography and Cinematography (Motion Pictures)
Class PowerPoints
Photography
Cinematoraphy - Camera Shots
Influential Cinematographers
The Five Elements of Documentaries
Suggested Readings:
Lipson Lawrence, Randee, Cranton, Patricia. “What You See Depends Upon How You Look: A Photographic Journey of Transformative Learning”. Journal of Transformative Education, Oct 2009; vol. 7: pp. 312-331
Williams, Rick, and Julianne H. Newton. “Sharing the Vision: Photography as the Medium of Balance”, chapter from: Visual Communication: Integrating Media, Art and Science. New York: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2006.
Williams, Rick, and Julianne H. Newton. “Images That Move and Sound”, chapters from: Visual Communication: Integrating Media, Art and Science. New York: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2006.
Citizen Kane Film Techniques
Concept List from Crafting Images DVD
Photographic Tip List from Crafting Images DVD
The Basic Camera Moves (film)
Associated videos:
Bernanke, Jaime, and Michael Rosenfeld. The Photographers. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Video, 1995.
Diawara, Manthia. African Film: New Forms of Aesthetics and Politics. Munich [Germany: Prestel, 2010.
Documentary Filmmaking: Tips from the Trenches. Hamilton, NJ: Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2010.
The Language of Photography. Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2004.
McKee, Robert, Ken Russell, Raymond Carney, and Orson Welles. Citizen Kane: A Critical Analysis. Princeton, NJ: Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2003. :
Meyer, Muffie, Ellen Hovde, and Ronald Blumer. American Photography: A Century of Images. S.l.: PBS DVD Video, 2004.
Pelpola, Charith, and Karan Johar. Cinema Asia: India. Hamilton, NJ: Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2007.
Ratty, Brian. Digital Photography: Crafting Digital Images. Lake Grove, Or.: Media West, 2003.
Seidenberg, Steven, and Chris Berry. Cinema Asia: China. Hamilton, NJ: Films for the Humanities & Sciences, 2007.
Associated Web Site(s):
Composition - Setting the Scene:
Elements of (video) Composition – I:
Elements of (video) Composition – II:
Elements of (video) Composition – III:
World Standards and HDTV - Part I: World Standards and HDTV - Part II:
Module 6 (weeks 13 & 14)
Projects
Test 3 (covering module 5) 4/24/2017 - 9:45-11:45
Test 3 Study Guide
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