OUGD601 - Timeplan

OUGD601 - Timeplan

OUGD601 - Tutorial 1/5 & Idea Generation

Graphic Design: Are there anymore rules left to break? 

What is the status of design principles in contemporary visual culture?

Modernism and Postmodernist principles and how what they were doing at the time influenced contemporary graphic design (not necessarily in chronological order) talking about the principles - what they are and how how they relate to the ones now.  

Introduction

Chapter 1 - Picking all of the principles apart 

Literature review, what principles mean in graphic design. How these principles are communicated through graphic design 

Vignelli Canon - extract what his principles are- relate it to the ones now

Wolfgang Wenigart - different principals, developed and updated them

Chapter 2 - Should you adhere to function or social conventions and idiosyncrasies? 

(Do we now just follow trends? Everyone is influenced by everyone)

Memphis Style 

Online/internet - applications which will create graphic design for you

Advancement of technology/tools has played a part in this 

Chapter 3 - Establish formed principles and ethical principles 

(Digital Age & Internet – will there be anymore movements?)

Role of graphic designers – should we have responsibilities? Meaning in design? 

Meaning in graphic design – do we only find this now through political activism?

Chapter 4 - Looking at untrained specialists, are they valid? 

Relate to the DIY designers 

DIY Movement “everyone is a designer”

Chapter 5 - Methodology 

Posing scholars with the questions as primary research e.g. Rick Poynor and Michael Bierut. Highlight what the answers I find and picking the relevance.

- Touch on Deconstruction theory?