SYLLABUS
The course Design of a (Literary) Book aims at:
The recognition of the creative combination of illustration – graphic design. The cultivation of the intention to create and organize the production of expanded communications and “poetry” works of the art of graphic design.
Exploring the expressiveness and cultivating the creativity of the student, in order to try to promote the functional value of the book as a contemporary work – product of the culture of the place, through personal design skills and choices, in relation to the history and works of art and graphic design, but also in contact with the existing conditions of Greek publications and printed matter in general.
Theoretical module
Origins of the book as a means of communication, political, economic and cultural correlations that have influenced and continue to influence its spread. The evolution of literature and poetry in relation to visual poetry.
The art book as a tool-platform for the emergence of new trends in visual communication and conceptual design. Reference in the professional and research field of book design, exhibitions etc.
Information and presentation to students of a methodology for the development and application of ideas on selected topics, as well as the creation of original works, integrated in wider ensembles.
Workshop module
Complete design proposal for an illustrated book with a creative approach – a view based on the sense of the text and the business of visualizing the concepts of analysis and interpretation of its contents.
Search for alternative interpretations of the messages, as well as the elements of the elements and the style of the compositions of the images and the relations of their alternation.
Field research and channeling of promotional material to proposals of justified selected and creative applications in various means of promotion, such as posters, announcement signs, etc., where they are carefully included and promote book presentations, etc.
Throughout the course, emphasis is placed on documenting choices and targeting quality presentation of creative design proposals.
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