Syllabus academic year 2007/2008
BUILDING A GRAPHIC VOCABULARY AND PORTFOLIOAFO025

Higher education credits: 3. Grading scale: UG. Level: G2 (First level). Language of instruction: The course might be given in English. Optional for: A3. Course coordinator: University lecturer Maria Udriot, Maria.Udriot@arkitektur.lth.se, Inst för arkitektur och byggd miljö. The course might be cancelled if the numer of applicants is less than 10. Assessment: Approved exercises. 80% attendance is demanded at lectures and exercises. Further information: The course will be given in the late afternoon. If less than 10 students apply for the course, it might be cancelled.

Aim
Develop the ability to constructive reflexion regarding aesthetic and graphical quality in their own as well as others production.

To gain knowledge about form and colour as significant characteristics in design communication.

Broaden the capacity in graphic composition.

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

Skills and abilities
For a passing grade the student must

Contents
Training in traditional and experimental techniques of presentation.

Layout principals and balance between text and image.

Text analysis and image analysis of own compositions.

With the help of earlier skills from this course about visualisation techniques, the work is concentrated to documentation of the student’s own working process.

The course will be presented in two parts:

The first one is based on a series of lectures by professional architects. They will show their respective methods in communicating with their clients, visually and verbally.

In the other part the students work with their own material, with intense guidance from teachers. (architects and graphic designers).

Literature
Carlsson, D. The end of printing.
Lissitzky-Kuppers, S. El Lissitzky. Thames & H., UK, 1968. ISBN: 0500230900
Hellmark, C. Bokstaven, ordet, texten. Ordfront Förlag AB, Sverige, 1998. ISBN: 9173248118
Wozencroft, J. (Central St Martin's School Of Art And Design, London) Graphic Language of Neville Brody. Thames & Hudson Ltd, UK, 1994 ISBN: 0500277702
Phaidon: 100 graphic designers.
Architects on stage – Stage and Exhibition Design in the 90´s