final project

Introduction

In the GID 1 Class at Foothill College in the fall semester I learn the Demonstration of Knowledge of Key Concepts. Using the discussion board to discuss key concept allows me to learn from one another and share ideas. When I submit an assignment directly to Etudes, this sharing of ideas is start. The discussion area as great which I barely attended in because of my busy time, but one of the primary reasons for using discussion area is to build a community of learners to help them to share their thoughts and their journals. This tool allows us to become part of a vibrant learning community, rather than a just an independent learner completing & submitting assignments with no real peer interaction. Reflective activities require us to share a synthesis of the learning experience, or to describe how a situation or experience has personal value to us. These kinds of activities should allow for honest and open responses. Also this class and the weekly modules, assignments, test and Journals leads us to critical thinking which encourage us to think deeply about the text.  And the GID 1 is introduction to the concepts of design throughout history. Emphasis will be placed on graphic and industrial design in the Nineteenth and twentieth century. Graphic design is the art and practice of visual communication. Designers use color, typography, images, symbols, and systems to make the surfaces around us come alive with meaning. Today, the field is shifting and expanding as new technologies and social movements are changing the way people make and consume media. Public awareness of graphic design has grown enormously over the past two decades through the desktop computing and Internet revolutions, which have also fueled tremendous growth in the profession. Graphic design is the largest of the design professions, representing more than a quarter million practitioners in the United States. And there are my answers:

What did you learn? How do you see things differently as a result?

At first when I looked it book I truly scared that how can I learn pass this course. However I learnt really quickly and fast as my thoughts. Each part of the book had its own unique charm and informative content. This course was a greater understanding of the graphic arts and how it had evolved throughout the span of human existence. In a shallow sense, this was accomplished. The first couple chapters of the book as it described the origin and growth of written language. I found it interesting how the textbook painted a picture of graphic, representational art evolving alongside language, from the cave painting of our ancient ancestors to the illuminated manuscripts of the medieval era. Specifically I really enjoyed the development of Chinese and Korean languages. I had never really considered the origins of language as the beginning of graphic design and I definitely found it an interesting theory.

What did you not learn? Why was the class not valuable to you? How could it have been more valuable?

Genuinely I learn everything about this book and chapters. The class was really valuable for me. I f I got fair grade; it wasn’t the class or teacher fault .Honestly it was my lower work. I did less.

 What new connections did you make regarding graphic design and the evolution of human culture?

Graphic design has always played an important role around society and the individual as it affects cultural identity, social structures, economies, cultural development and environments. It touches many individuals on a daily basis and encompasses a variety of disciplines, from architecture, to communication, engineering, products, computer-related technology and even contemporary studies in anthropology and ethnography. It has a profound effect on what we do, how we feel, and who we are. Through experience and experimentation, we continually increase our understanding of the visual world and how we are influenced by it.  Relatively speaking, in terms of communication, textual ubiquity is brand new. Thanks to millions of years of evolution, we are genetically wired to respond differently to visuals than text. For example, humans have an innate fondness for images of wide, open landscapes, which evoke an instant sense of well-being and contentment. And thanks to the book of graphic design, it shows how these evolutions shaped to those years.

 What new interests might you have based on what you've been exposed to?

            Though I studied painting a lot as a painter, if feel as if there was an aspect of it that I was missing, and the Book of the history of graphic design shows me the path of hw basic designs and images came from.. And all the pictures and the text of the book have always been fascinating to me and perhaps I can learn something from those who have done it before me.

 How will you apply what you've learned to experiencing life, your understanding of other disciplines, your future career?

  I'm going to apply the different methodologies and concepts at the heart of the art movements we've learned about and apply them to my own work. I hope to broaden my range as a creative force and perhaps by imitating the past and combining it with my own interests and focus I can synthesize great works and vastly improve my skills.
 What is the future of graphic design?

  I feel that in the future this will become more prevalent as information now is catered directly to us using our habits and locations to target us directly as advertisements. The future of the graphic designer will be using these technologies and creating a seamless, aesthetically pleasing experience for the user.