Course Information

Course Name	Turkish	Görsel Kompozisyonun Temelleri
	English	Basics of Visual Composition
Course Code	BLG 346E	Credit	Lecture (hour/week)	Recitation (hour/week)	Laboratory (hour/week)
Semester	4	3	3	-	-
Course Language		English
Course Coordinator		Sema Alaçam Sema Alaçam
Course Objectives		1. to define and practice basics of visual composition 2. to design digital collages 3. to process an image ( using photo, computer graphics, scanned images, etc.) 4. to gain a basic knowledge of visual perception
Course Description		Introduction to the basics of graphic design; basics of visual composition; basic design elements of visual composition; Creation process of digital collages; Processing of an image (using photo, computer graphics, scanned images, etc.); Visual perception.
Course Outcomes		1. Basic knowledge on pixel based and vector based graphics S/W 2. Understanding of what visual perception is and basics of design/ visual composition. 3. Understanding of basic design elements for a visual composition. 4. Ability to analyze and design a digital image – digital collage
Pre-requisite(s)		-
Required Facilities
Other
Textbook		1. Terzidis, K. (2009). Algorithms for visual design using the processing language. John Wiley & Sons. 2. Watt., A., H., 1989, Fundemantals of Three-dimensional Computer Graphics, Addison Wesley.
Other References		http://www.creativecoding.org/ http://openprocessing.org/ http://www.visualcomplexity.com/vc/