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Graphic Design 1: Core Concepts

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Research Point: Logos

by CarolinePosted onDecember 10, 2018December 10, 2018

How many logos can you name? McDonalds? Nike? Apple? All huge multinational corporations with millions to spend on building brand recognition. Have a look at…

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Research Point: Posters

by CarolinePosted onNovember 28, 2018December 10, 2018

Posters have a long and rich history documenting everything from boxing matches to Bollywood films, the Soviet Revolution to punk encouraging young men to join…

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Research Point: Book Covers

by CarolinePosted onOctober 31, 2018October 31, 2018

I chose the publishing house of Penguin for this research point after looking at various websites.

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Research Point: Readability & Legibility

by CarolinePosted onSeptember 10, 2018September 10, 2018

Collect as many newspapers, newsletters, magazines and brochures as you can. Start by going through them and dividing them into the ones that immediately look…

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Research Point: Vernacular Typography

by CarolinePosted onSeptember 8, 2018

Vernacular typography can be very well crafted but it can also be crudely created signs done in a hurry. Either way it is using typography…

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Research Point: Special Characters

by CarolinePosted onAugust 18, 2018August 18, 2018

The alphabet is only part of a typeface that contains lots of different characters such as number, punctuation, mathematical and monetary symbols and ligatures. Explore…

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Research Point: Visual Dynamics

by CarolinePosted onMay 29, 2018June 25, 2018

Becoming aware of how you look at things is useful in understanding how best to construct the visual dynamic of your own design work. Go…

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Research Point: Visual Literacy

by CarolinePosted onMay 14, 2018May 15, 2018

Research the work of graphic designers that interest you. How do they use visual language? What is it about the work that you admire? Make…

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Research Point: Graphic Design Software

by CarolinePosted onMarch 21, 2018

I am subscribed to Adobe Creative Cloud at the student rate, so have access to Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign. Out of the three I am…

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Research Point: Critiquing Your Work

by CarolinePosted onMarch 10, 2018March 19, 2018

How do you approach being self-critical? What issues does it raise? Do you have friends, family, colleagues or a group who will critique your work…

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