Overview
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Find inspiration in a course on the genesis of design ideas. Explore topics such as metaphors, humor, typography, iconography, imagery, and more.
Syllabus
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Introduction
- Ideas, concepts, and form in graphic design
- Scenes
- Pointless chaos
- Symbols: The visual shortcut
- Fused Metaphors: An introduction
- Fused metaphors: Examples
- Fused metaphors: How-to
- Type as image
- Make the type do double duty
- Expressive typography
- When type comes to the rescue
- Why use humor
- Dangerous ideas
- Visual puns
- What is an icon?
- Icons as language
- Cultural communication
- Images and meaning
- Telling stories
- Pros and cons
- What is appropriation?
- Making connections
- Audience and surgical precision
- Working with multiple types of media
- Recap
