Visual Design (5 cr)
Code: IM00BR79-3005
General information
- Enrolment period
- 09.11.2017 - 19.01.2018
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 08.01.2018 - 30.07.2018
- Implementation has ended.
- Credits
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Unit
- Media and Arts
- Campus
- TAMK Mediapolis
- Seats
- 5 - 25
- Degree programmes
- Bachelor's Degree Programme in Media and Arts
Objectives (course unit)
Student is able to use contemporary and traditional visual design tools, techniques and manage workflow. Student is able to to create visually effective layouts for different media. Student is able to collaborate in an international student team.
Content (course unit)
Illustration, layout, digital and traditional media
Prerequisites (course unit)
Basics of the subject.
Location and time
Mediapolis
Exam schedules
No exam
Evaluation methods and criteria
Tasks, attendance, active participation, feedback to peers and teacher(s)
Assessment scale
0-5
Teaching methods
contact teaching (in English), individual and group tasks, virtual learning environment (Tabula), activity excursions, discussions, group work, giving and listening peer & teacher feedback, PBL on occasion, learning by doing, students as teachers
Learning materials
Course material given in class
Student workload
The student is expected to complete the course tasks partly outside the contact teaching times
Content scheduling
The topics deal with: Typography and creating your own fonts, cartoons and comics, infographics
Completion alternatives
The student can pass the course without attendance by: showing a portfolio (Please contact Carita Forsgren)
Further information
Preliminary requirements: Basic skills in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, and/or some other imaging software