The books you read, the products you buy, the buildings you inhabit, all designed
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Today's Word Bank
Every word below appears on your notes sheet. Watch closely, some get used more than once.
books
buildings
comp
direction
length
one
problem
products
rough
solving
thumbnail
ubiquitous
width
How today works: we'll look at one blank at a time. Study the example, make your best guess, then we'll reveal the answer together. Fill in your notes as we go, don't skip ahead!
1GUIDED NOTES
Where does design show up?
Graphic design surrounds us: it is the ______ we read, the ______ we buy, and the ______ we inhabit. Design is a ______ art form, we're exposed to thousands of examples of it every single day.
GUIDED NOTES #1
BOOKS / PRODUCTS / BUILDINGS / UBIQUITOUS
Design surrounds us in books, products, and buildings we inhabit, it's ubiquitous, thousands of examples every day.
2GUIDED NOTES
Is design just decoration?
Design is not decoration, it is ______ ______. Having design software doesn't automatically make someone good at design.
GUIDED NOTES #2
PROBLEM SOLVING
Design is problem solving, not decoration, software alone doesn't make someone a good designer.
3GUIDED NOTES
What's the process from idea to finished piece?
Designers rarely use their first idea. They generate many quick ______ sketches, narrow those down to a few developed ______ sketches, then finish with one polished ______, short for comprehensive design.
GUIDED NOTES #3
THUMBNAIL / ROUGH / COMP
Thumbnail (many quick sketches) to rough (a few developed) to comp (one polished, comprehensive design).
4GUIDED NOTES
What is a line, exactly?
A line is an identifiable path created by a point moving in space. It is ______-dimensional, and can vary in ______, ______, and ______.
GUIDED NOTES #4
ONE / LENGTH / DIRECTION / WIDTH
A line is one-dimensional, varying in length, direction, and width, straight or curved, thick or thin.
NOW DISCUSS
Turn & Talk
Where and how do we encounter images in our world? What is graphic design? How is it distinct from art?
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