Designing for Understanding
VISC 304 Sophomore Studio | Project 1 | Project 2 | Project 3 | Resources
There is no required textbook to purchase for this class.
Intructor Information:
Jeremy Shellhorn, Professor of Design
jeshellh@ku.edu | 317-809-5846 | 224 Marvin Hall Office hours: T/TH 3-5pm drop in and M/W by appt
Readings from a wide variety of sources will be assigned for each project throughout the semester.
Imagery
Sources for Pubic Domain Imagery (you need to take time to search)
Adobe Create
Flickr Commons
Public Domain Review
Library of Congress
The New York Public Library
The Met (make sure the Open Access option is selected.)
The British Library
National Archives
Podcasts I might be listening to while walking to class:
Hidden Brain, by Shankar Vedantam
Dirtbag Diaries by Duct Tape then Beer
The Illustration Department Podcast
Design Matters by Debbie Millman
99% Invisible by Roman Mars
How I Built This with Guy Raz
Sound and Vision by Brian Alfred
Or watching while I am drawing:
Watch This in a Yurt
Good Sites for Graphic Designers
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www.aiga.org
www.designobserver.com
www.fastcodesign.com
www.underconsideration.com/brandnew
http://library.rit.edu/gda/
https://www.skillshare.com/
https://www.fontshop.com/
http://infosthetics.com/
http://bookcoverarchive.com/
https://thenounproject.com/
https://fontsinuse.com/
https://www.grainedit.com/
https://www.awwwards.com/
https://www.itsnicethat.com/categories/graphic-design
https://dribbble.com/
https://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/
http://www.typophile.com/
https://color.adobe.com/
http://www.lunar.com/fieldguide/tips.html
www.re-nourish.com
sustainability.aiga.org
www.greengraphicdesign.net/downloads.htm#
Pecha Kucha
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What is Pecha Kucha and where did it come from and why?
Tips on giving a timed presentation like this
Books
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Let my People Go Surfing,
by Yvon Chouinard
Understanding Comics : the invisible art,
by Scott McCloud
In Praise of Shadows
A 1933 essay on Japanese aesthetics by the Japanese
author Jun'ichirō Tanizaki.
Graphic Design Theory (Graphic Design in Context),
by Meredith Davis
Type and Image,
by Phillip Meggs
Essentials of Visual Communication,
by Bo Bergström
Green Graphic Design,
by Brian Dougherty
Alexander Girard: A Designers Universe
by Jochen Eisenbrand & Mateo Kries
Experience Design,
by Nathan Shedroff
Design For The Real World: HUMAN ECOLOGY AND SOCIAL CHANGE,
by Victor Papanek
The Work of Charles and Ray Eames: A Legacy of Invention,
by Donald Albrecht
Supplies
Students will be expected to present their work in a professional manner. Quality tools and materials should be considered as an investment in one’s future.
— Dropbox OR GoogleDocs
— notebook for class notes and assignments (bring to every class)
— box of binder clips (medium size)
— tracing paper (pad or roll min.12 inches wide)
— self-healing mat to cut on in class (not too big not too small)
— push pins (always bring to class)
— fine and thick nibbed markers for sketching
— transparent tape (NO glue sticks!)
— white paper tape or masking tape
— steel ruler with cork back (18 inches)
— x-acto knife with #11 blades
— scissors
VISC 304 Sophomore Studio | Project 1 | Project 2 | Project 3 | Resources
There is no required textbook to purchase for this class.
Intructor Information:
Jeremy Shellhorn, Professor of Design
jeshellh@ku.edu | 317-809-5846 | 224 Marvin Hall Office hours: T/TH 3-5pm drop in and M/W by appt
Readings from a wide variety of sources will be assigned for each project throughout the semester.
Imagery
Sources for Pubic Domain Imagery (you need to take time to search)
Adobe Create
Flickr Commons
Public Domain Review
Library of Congress
The New York Public Library
The Met (make sure the Open Access option is selected.)
The British Library
National Archives
Podcasts I might be listening to while walking to class:
Hidden Brain, by Shankar Vedantam
Dirtbag Diaries by Duct Tape then Beer
The Illustration Department Podcast
Design Matters by Debbie Millman
99% Invisible by Roman Mars
How I Built This with Guy Raz
Sound and Vision by Brian Alfred
Or watching while I am drawing:
Watch This in a Yurt
Good Sites for Graphic Designers
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
www.aiga.org
www.designobserver.com
www.fastcodesign.com
www.underconsideration.com/brandnew
http://library.rit.edu/gda/
https://www.skillshare.com/
https://www.fontshop.com/
http://infosthetics.com/
http://bookcoverarchive.com/
https://thenounproject.com/
https://fontsinuse.com/
https://www.grainedit.com/
https://www.awwwards.com/
https://www.itsnicethat.com/categories/graphic-design
https://dribbble.com/
https://www.flickr.com/creativecommons/
http://www.typophile.com/
https://color.adobe.com/
http://www.lunar.com/fieldguide/tips.html
www.re-nourish.com
sustainability.aiga.org
www.greengraphicdesign.net/downloads.htm#
Pecha Kucha
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
What is Pecha Kucha and where did it come from and why?
Tips on giving a timed presentation like this
Books
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Let my People Go Surfing,
by Yvon Chouinard
Understanding Comics : the invisible art,
by Scott McCloud
In Praise of Shadows
A 1933 essay on Japanese aesthetics by the Japanese
author Jun'ichirō Tanizaki.
Graphic Design Theory (Graphic Design in Context),
by Meredith Davis
Type and Image,
by Phillip Meggs
Essentials of Visual Communication,
by Bo Bergström
Green Graphic Design,
by Brian Dougherty
Alexander Girard: A Designers Universe
by Jochen Eisenbrand & Mateo Kries
Experience Design,
by Nathan Shedroff
Design For The Real World: HUMAN ECOLOGY AND SOCIAL CHANGE,
by Victor Papanek
The Work of Charles and Ray Eames: A Legacy of Invention,
by Donald Albrecht
Supplies
Students will be expected to present their work in a professional manner. Quality tools and materials should be considered as an investment in one’s future.
— Dropbox OR GoogleDocs
— notebook for class notes and assignments (bring to every class)
— box of binder clips (medium size)
— tracing paper (pad or roll min.12 inches wide)
— self-healing mat to cut on in class (not too big not too small)
— push pins (always bring to class)
— fine and thick nibbed markers for sketching
— transparent tape (NO glue sticks!)
— white paper tape or masking tape
— steel ruler with cork back (18 inches)
— x-acto knife with #11 blades
— scissors