Visual Design (D0009), 3 op

Basic information

Course name:	Visual Design Visual Design
Course Winha code:	D0009
Kurre acronym:	VisDes
Credits:	3
Type and level of course:	Professional studies
Year of study, semester or study period:	1.year
Implementation:	Spring semester, 3.period
Semester:	0607
Language of tuition:	English
Teacher:
Final assessment:	Grading scale (0-5)

Descriptions

Prerequisites

D0004 Publishing Tools

Course contents (core content level)

- Be able to produce design briefs
- Integration of navigation tools to design
- Introduction to visual aesthetics
- Basic interface design theories
- Principles of visual/graphic design for computer user interfaces
- Skills in drawing and design to communicate ideas
- Methods of visual communication, such as typography, use of colour and texture

Course contents (additional)

- Analyse visual elements according to some aesthetic and semiotic approaches
- Combine the above approaches to the interface design theories
- Understand the needs of analysis of the visual content in the case of multi-channel publishing

Core content level learning outcomes (knowledge and understanding)

The Student can explain freely the subjects of the core area of knowledge using appropriate terminology

Core content level learning outcomes (skills)

- The student can use in practise the knowledge base acquired from the core studies when facing real problems

Teaching and learning strategies

lectures 14 h
calculation h
laboratory 14 h
practice 20 h
projects h
exams 4 h
selfstudy 28 h
TOTAL 80 h

Teaching methods and student workload

Assessment weighting and grading

Assessment of the compulsory homework assignments, laboratory reports and the final test.