Intro to Design

Magazine and poster

Differences between magazine and poster when reproduced in design history text book

None, apart from formal elements, and perhaps size

Similarities between magazine and poster in everyday life

Multiple copies

Commercial content

Printed

Visual

Urban

Appeal to audiences

Differences between magazine and poster in everyday life

Single surface/multi page

Single author/multi author

Public/domestic and public

Free/bought

Just advertising/advertising editorial mix

Image dominates/text and image relations

Large/small

One off no series implied/regular series implied

Distant/close

Outside/inside

Like a painting/not like a painting

Collectable/not collectable

One product/many products

Authored/not authored

Producer anonymous/producer publisher known  

We can start with this talk on what designers do, you can find a link to the audio in the comments, if you would rather listen than read. Feel free to click around in Design Observer, probably the best general graphic design blog.

http://designobserver.com/archives/entry.html?id=38800#more

These are the handouts from the first week. For next class bring in five small objects with interesting aesthetic qualities and start your transport research. See the attached file.