TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Compulsory Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	1
SEMESTER	First Term (Fall)
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Assistant Professor Banu Erşanlı Taş
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Know basic design principles and elements, Learn about current design technologies 2) Define design problems 3) Gain aesthetical viewpoint, create unique and original design projects
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	None
COURSE DEFINITION	This course covers comprehension of basic design principles and elements which observation, investigation, visual thinking, selective attention and conscious perception, instinctive powers, and abstraction. This course also includes developing unique languages of expression, gaining the experience and necessary confidence on basic ability of imagery and creativity, and making practices .
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction: Explanation of the scope, goals and objectives of the course 2nd Week Basic design principles and elements: balance, integrity, movement, rhythm, proportion 3rd Week Basic design principles and elements: proportion, line, texture 4th Week Basic design principles and elements: point, color, size, direction 5th Week Hierarchy, rhythm, movement, emptiness-fullness, contrast and complementarity in design 6th Week Gestalt principles: figure-ground, proximity, similarity 7th Week Gestalt principles: completion, continuity, simplicity 8th Week Midterm 9th Week Explaining the purpose and usage principles of design programs. Demonstration of Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator interfaces. Giving the final project brief. 10th Week Introducing the interfaces of vector image processing programs. Introduction to Adobe Illustrator, one of the design programs. Toolbar, Basic Features, Basic Drawing Features, Color Usage, Frequently Used Tools. In-class application: 1. 11th Week Demonstration of the features of Adobe Illustrator, one of the design programs: Brushes, Lines, Painting and Color Operations, Object Operations, Advanced Object Operations, Advanced Drawing Tools, Text Creation. In-class application: 2. 12th Week Introduction of interfaces of image processing programs. Introduction to Adobe Photoshop, one of the design programs. Toolbar, Basic Features, Selection Operations, Photo Cleaning, Text Creation. In-class application: 3. 13th Week Demonstration of the features of Adobe Photoshop, one of the design programs: Brushes, Lines, Painting and Color Processes, Photo manipulation, Use of Artificial Intelligence Feature. In-class application: 4. 14th Week Providing final project feedback.
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	AMBROSE, G. ve HARRIS P. (2013). Yaratıcı Tasarımın Temelleri, Literatür Yayıncılık, İstanbul. BERGER, J. (1999). Görme Biçimleri, Metis Yayıncılık, İstanbul. HELLER, S. ve VIENNE, V. (2016). Grafik Tasarımı Değiştiren 100 Fikir, Literatür Yayıncılık, İstanbul. KILIÇ, L. (2000). Görüntü Estetiği, İstanbul, İnkılap Kitabevi. LEONARD, N. ve AMBROSE, G. (2015). Tasarım için Araştırma, Literatür Yayıncılık, İstanbul.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers,Project,Presentation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Practice 1 40 Total(%) 70 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 70 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 30 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 1 1 Preparation for Quiz 1 10 10 Individual or group work 14 3 42 Preparation for Final exam 1 20 20 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 10 10 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 1 1 Homework 1 14 14 Total Workload 140 Total Workload / 30 4,66 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No