The basics of design

1. Selected topics from the history of graphic design. Art and science, design and technology.
2. Graphic elements, colour theory, composition – practical work: visual studies, colour studies.
3. Typography: the basics and the principles of use.
4. Structuring of the graphic layout with visual and typographic elements.
5. Digital image and the principles of montage of images.
6. Structuring of the message according to the communication medium and with respect to the social context of the communication.
7. The concept of interactivity in new media.
8. Designing of user interfaces: – 1. with focus on the innovative concept of the human-computer interaction design; – 2. with focus on the effective visual communication of the graphical elements of the interface that guides the interaction.
9. Data visualisation. Project work.
10. The Adobe software package: practical work.

The aim of the course is to introduce the students of computer and information sciences to the elements of visual language and the strategies of visual communication. The students will employ design methods to conceptualize new media interfaces, they will be able to effectively use graphic design elements to visualize data and present the contents of electronic documents and web pages.

Lectures, practical work in school, project work at home. Emphasis on continuous work parallel to the lectures. Team-work experience on a complex multimedia design project.