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- Momentum
okay, i got offered to teach intro to graphic design for 9 sessions on spring semester....
what do you guys think I should teach for these 9 sessions?
Oh and i've never taight before haha
- NegativeSpace0
Bit of a broad topic, is it a university course? a lecture or a practicum class?
- Momentum0
ya its a college course once a week... more of a practicum type deal
- shilohous0
the ins and outs, and outs and ins of dis here design shits 101
- NegativeSpace0
Basic type knowledge, and type terminology, an introduction to visual language (elements and principals of design sort of stuff), using photography and illustration.
Actually Josef Muller-Brockmann's The Grahic Artist and His Problems touches on a number of these issues. If you can get permission to make some copies of a few of the parts from it , it would probably be useful.
If you havent read it, its a good primer on some of the issues/decisions designers are faced with in the practical aspects of their work, he talks about what illustraion is good for, and what photography is good for and makes some points that could ultimately help students out when they need to decide which is a more approprimate means of communication.
Ellen Lupton's "Thinking With Type" is also a good resource if you have to teach them some type stuff too, especially since it has some basic assignments and a website to go along with it that includes assignments. From what I have heard its very much a good book that students and teachers can work together on.
Thinking With Type: Tools for teachers >>
http://www.thinkingwithtype.com/…
- bolder0
the whole history, from the design king on thru to dusty with a little kevin rose thrown in for good measure
- NegativeSpace0
lol@dusty.
- mrdobolina0
grids
- bolder0
grills
- Momentum0
ya i was thinking grids too, but i only have 10 days to come up with something, they just emailed me today!!!!
- HelloWorld0
do it my brother did that for the first semester at sheridan collage this year. it will help your resume and it pays good allowing you to get into teaching later on aswell.
- NegativeSpace0
in the York/Sheridan program at Sheridan or another?
- uberdesigner0
what do you guys think I should teach for these 9 sessions?
Oh and i've never taight before haha
Momentum
(Jan 10 06, 18:28)I would avoid teaching english if I were you