VISC 204 Studio | Project 1 | Project 2 | Project 3 | Project 4 | Resources
There is no required textbook to purchase for this class.
PACKAGING TEMPLATES HERE
Readings from a wide variety of sources will be assigned just-about weekly throughout the semester. Especially from Graphic Design Theory, by Meredith Davis.
Software Tutorials are available from lynda.com.
Class Code: jeremy_viscom password: viscom
Reference resources for the class include:
www.aiga.org
www.designobserver.com
www.thecleanestline.com
www.thedieline.com
www.fastcodesign.com
www.underconsideration.com/brandnew
Podcast I listen to while walking to class:
Dirtbag Diaries, by Duct Tape then Beer
Sustainability
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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
Graphic Design Theory (Graphic Design in Context),
by Meredith Davis
Type and Image,
by Phillip Meggs
Things That Make Us Smart,
by Donald Norman
Essentials of Visual Communication,
by Bo Bergström
Green Graphic Design,
by Brian Dougherty
Experience Design,
by Nathan Shedroff
A Designer’s Research Manual: Succeed in Design by Knowing Your Clients and
What They Really Need,
by Jennifer Visocky O’Grady and Ken O’Grady
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
Understanding Comics : the invisible art,
by Scott McCloud, Northampton, MA : Kitchen Sink Press, 1993.
Visual Explanations,
by Edward Tufte
Data Flow 1 & 2
by R. Klanten