Syllabus

Jan 26 Introduction

Week 1 [slides]
Lecture: Introduction and Issues of Aesthetics in HCI Homework: Discuss “Aesthetic Quality” (due Feb 1)

Feb 02 Type I

Week 2 [slides]
Lecture: Introduction to Typography
Assignment 1: Typography (post by February 8)

    Recommended Readings:

  • “The Elements of Typographic Style” by Robert Bringhurst
  • “Typography” by Wolfgang Weingart, 2000
  • “Designing with Type: The Essential Guide to Typography,” by James Craig, Irene Korol Scala, William Bevington

Feb 09 Layout

Week 3 [slides]
Lecture: Layout
Assignment 2: Layout (due on the course website on Sunday February 22)

    Recommended Readings:

  • “Grid Systems in Graphic Design” by Josef Muller-Brockmann and Josef Muller
  • “Grid Systems: Principles of Organizing Type” by Kimberly Elam
  • “Making and Breaking the Grid” by Timothy Samara

Feb 16 Holiday

Feb 23 Type II

Week 4 [slides]
Lecture: Applied Type lecture
Assignment 3: Deconstructing Type (due on the course website on Sunday March 1)

    Recommended Readings:

  • “Designing with Type: The Essential Guide to Typography,” by James Craig, Irene Korol Scala, William Bevington

Mar 2 Type Workshop

Week 5
Type Workshop & In-class Critique of Assignments 1-3 Homework: Preparing for the Color Assignment (due March 8 on the course website)

Mar 9 Color I

Week 6 [slides]
Color I Assignment 4: Color (due March 15)
Assignment 4: Color (due on the course website on Sunday March 15)

    Recommended Readings:

  • “The Elements of Color” by Johannes Itten
  • “Interaction of Color” by Josef Albers

Mar 16 Pictograms, Logos, & Icons

Week 7 [slides]
Lecture: Pictograms, Logos, & Icons Assignment 5: Pictograms, Logos, & Icons (due March 30)

Mar 23 Spring Break

Mar 30 Color Workshop & Critique

Week 8
Workshop & Critique of color posters and logos

Apr 6 Print Media

Week 9 [slides]
Lecture: Print Media
Assignment 6: Print Media (due April 18)

Apr 13 Web

Week 10 [slides]
Lecture: Web Design
Assignment 7: Web Design (due April 19)

Apr 20 Class Critique of Print Media and Web

Week 11
Web Design workshop
Homework: Prepare for the Final Course Exhibition

Apr 27 Final Project Critique

Week 12
Final Project Critique Students present their progress for final exhibition

May 04 Synthesis

Week 13
Lecture: Synthesis

May 11 Exhibition

Week 14
Exhibition