COMMUNICATION AND DESIGN | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
VCD4147 | Computational Design | Fall | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
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Language of instruction: | English |
Type of course: | Departmental Elective |
Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
Course Coordinator : | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi İPEK TORUN |
Course Lecturer(s): |
Instructor SERKAN ŞİMŞEK |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | VCD3115 - Introduction to Multimedia VCD3114 – Interactive Arts & Design |
Course Objectives: | On this course, the students recognize the basics of Computational Design and design scopes of interactive media such as procedural design, algorithmic design, data visualization and code art. They develop applications of conceptual works for interactive media and study software skills to realize this projects. In addition, researches for interactive media fields is identified by the students. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; 1. Being able to solve design problems with algorithmic and computational thoughts 2. Advancing the theory and practice on computer arts 3. Advancing the theory and practice on computer programming 4. Developing the interactive design solutions 5. Preparing conceptual, entertainment, game projects. |
1. Computational Design 2. Algorithmic Design 3. CodeArt 4. Interactive Media Design 5. Experience Design 6. Procedural Sound Design 7. Aesthetics & Computation 8. Computer Art History 9. Code Basics |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Introduction to the Course. Everybody will introduce her/himself. The course will be introduced. | |
2) | Introduction to the Computational Design. Scopes of Computational Design. | |
3) | Computer Art History. Examples of Art & Design Works Announcement: HW1 | |
4) | Code Artists. Examples of Art & Design Works. Announcement: HW2. | |
5) | Programming Environment & Code Basics. Introduction to the Processing Environment. Announcement: HW3. | |
6) | Using “Class” Structures for Design. Programming Skills for Design. Announcement: HW4. | |
7) | Using “Array” Structures for Design. Programming Skills for Design. Announcement: HW5. | |
8) | Using “Transform” Structures for Design. Programming Skills for Design. Announcement: HW6. | |
9) | Using “3D” Structures for Design. Programming Skills for Design. Announcement: HW7. | |
10) | Using “External Libraries” Structures for Design. Programming Skills for Design. Announcement: HW8. | |
11) | Final: Criticise Project Proposal. Developing A Design Project. | |
12) | Final: Project Evaluation. Developing A Design Project. | |
13) | Final: Project Evaluation. Developing A Design Project. | |
14) | Final: Project Evaluation. Developing A Design Project. |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | |
References: | 1 Algorithms for Visual Design - Kostas Terzidiz 2 Programming Interactivity - Joshua Noble 3 Making Things Talk - Tom Igoe 4 Learning Processing - Daniel Shiffman 5 Processing Creative Coding and Computational Art - Ira Greenberg 6 A Programming Handbook for Visual Designers and Artists - Casey Reas, Ben Fry |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Homework Assignments | 4 | % 40 |
Project | 1 | % 20 |
Final | 1 | % 40 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 40 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 60 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 56 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 49 |
Final | 2 | 20 |
Total Workload | 125 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | Create design oriented application for the visual communication design field. | 3 |
2) | Resolve visual communication problems via concept based designs and an integrated perspective in the visual communication design field. | 4 |
3) | Qualify in design directing through analysis and design processes. | 5 |
4) | Display creative thinking, approach and production process skills. | 4 |
5) | Integrate basic fields of visual communication; print, time-based and interactive media, through mastering each one of these fields individually. | 2 |
6) | Identify complementary design solutions in the visual field in order to solve communication problems. | 2 |
7) | Perform necessary operational skills in order to finalize products in the visual communication design field. | 4 |
8) | Evaluate recent design trends and the evolving aesthetic perspectives. | 3 |
9) | Use recent design softwares that coincide with the developing information technologies and communication channels. | 4 |
10) | Interpret theoretical, historical and intellectual roots of the visual communication design field. | 1 |
11) | Perform necessary time management in order to complete a visual communication design project. | 3 |
12) | Demonstrate leadership qualities in a design team as well as individual skills during the progress of a visual communication design project. | 1 |
13) | Display compositional solutions and aesthetic skills to fulfill design needs in a visual communication design work. | 3 |
14) | Develop academical, intellectual and critical point of view for global, local and individual visual communication design works. | 4 |