GCM 810 Lecture 1: Lecture 1

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Graphic Communications
• Course: GCM 810
• Professor: Layal Shuman

Document Summary

Lecture 1: graphic design and art in graphic design as. What is (to) design: design is the human power of conceiving, planning, and making products that serve human beings in the accomplishment of their individual and collective purposes. products could be tangible (e. g. table) or intangible (e. g. Characteristics of design(ing: a creative problem-solving activity, human/people centered, collaborative (people are never alone during designing, exploratory (picking out what works and what doesn"t work) Interdisciplinary (requires knowledge of different fields - e. g. social science) Solution-focused (testing solutions to see which matches the problem)