Introduction
to
Graphic
Design
Presented by: Ms. Masihi
What is Graphic Design?
Graphic Design is
communicating visually a
solution to a problem through
shapes, typography, meanings
and ideas.
Typography
(appearance of words)
Form
(shape)
Content
(relevance
Concept
(idea)
within location)
Why should you care?!
Whether
you care about Graphic Design or not and
whether you know it or not, you are affected by it !
Close your eyes and Imagine the following scenario –
It’s
a Saturday morning, no school to go to, you don’t
want to get out of your comfortable bed.
Why should you care?!
Think
about the bed shape, the color, the wood texture,
the mattress, the pillow, the sheets, the duvet, the duvet
cover.
All
these items were designed by someone!
Alas,
you get up, the first visit is the bathroom. You
stretch your hand to grab the door handle that was
designed by someone!
Why should you care?!
Think
about the the toilet bowl, the shape, the seat, the
cover, the color, the writing, were designed by someone!
You
wash you hands in a basin with faucets that were
designed by someone.
You
use a towel to dry your face/hands that were
designed by someone.
Why should you care?!
The
next visit is the kitchen, you pick up a
bowl, a spoon, the cereal box, the milk
carton that were designed by someone to
the last detail!
Why should you care?!
You are now sat by the kitchen counter and are
eating your cereal.
In your mind’s eye, look around you, notice the
floor tiles , the refrigerator, the stove, the kettle, the
microwave, the toaster, the kitchen cabinets, the
handles on the cabinets.
Why should you care?!
Notice the lighting on the ceiling, the colors, the
typography (appearance of words), the form (shape
of objects), the content (meaning of objects within
their location), the concepts (ideas) were all
designed by someone who put a lot of thinking
behind the images, the words, the shapes and the
colors.
If not created by Nature, it has been
designed by someone!
All designs aim to consciously or
subconsciously affect you so that you
walk it, buy it, touch it, smell it, put it on,
admire it. In other words, to make the
world markets go around.
I ask again, Why should you care?!
Therefore, Even if you decide not to be a designer of
anything, you are a Graphic Design consumer who is
influenced by the design of everything you consume.
Learning and knowing the thinking behind each design
item you purchase and use will help you make informed
decisions or at least, avoid being too manipulated by
them!
What to do Next -
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Visit the course website at www.karinmasihi.com/graphicdesign
Click on the Menu, ‘Design Fundamentals’
Click on Chapter 1_scan
Read pp 2 - 19 and take notes in your notebook
Click ‘Summery & Timeline of History of G. D.’
(part 1) Write a detailed summary of your understanding of
what G.D. is (in at least 2 paragraphs) in your notebook
7. (part 2) Refer back to pp 2 -19 and one at a time paraphrase
and write your version of the author’s depicted fragments of
the history of Graphic Design
Then One at a time 1. Click to Read the Chapters 1 – 4 and take notes in notebook
2. Click the relating Ch_RvQs and Answer the questions in your
notebook
3. Present for grading one chapter at a time
Please note the following –
• For students who prefer the book to screen reading, ask the
teacher for a copy of the book ‘Go’.
• Keep your writing safe as you’ll be transferring your handwritten
work to the server folder when up and running.
• Students who came in prepared with a flash drive, can type and
save all work on a flash drive for later transfer.