Publication Design
Overview
This unit explores the formal, organisational, and craft aspects of publication design to enable innovative and experimental typographic and publication design. The emphasis will be on critical thinking, advanced visualisation and the application of communication to produce a quality graphic document.
Requisites
Rule
150 credit points in one of the following courses:
Bachelor of Design (including double degrees and old Bachelor of Design tagged codes – currently on teach out), Bachelor of Design, (Communication Design) (Honours) or BA-EDUSEC Bachelor of Education (Secondary)
OR
25 credit points in COMDES2 Communication Design Minor
AND
DCO20009 Typography for Print and Interactive Publication
27-October-2024
01-June-2025
05-October-2025
02-November-2025
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Articulate and apply an understanding of formative publishing conventions
- Produce a design proposal that analyses and clearly communicates research and design intent
- Critically apply sophisticated typographic, visual form, and structural relationships to resolve visual communication problems
- Construct innovative grid systems and advanced design techniques for use in complex publication design projects
- Apply narrative, sequential and spatial manipulation in design for the communication of visual and textual information
- Create a complex publication demonstrating a sustainable approach to design
- Develop an advanced, creative and professional quality publication document
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
| Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Face to Face Contact (Phasing out) Tutorial | 3.00 | 12 weeks | 36 |
| Specified Learning Activities (Phasing out) Readings | 7.00 | 12 weeks | 84 |
| Unspecified Learning Activities (Phasing out) Independent Learning | 2.50 | 12 weeks | 30 |
| TOTAL | 150 |
Swinburne Online
| Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Specified Learning Activities (Phasing out) Various | 7.00 | 12 weeks | 84 |
| Online Contact (Phasing out) Discussion | 3.00 | 12 weeks | 36 |
| Unspecified Learning Activities (Phasing out) Independent Learning | 2.50 | 12 weeks | 30 |
| TOTAL | 150 |
Assessment
| Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Project 1 | Individual | 40% | 1,2,3,4,5 |
| Project 2 | Individual | 40% | 2,3,4,5,6,7 |
| Project 3 | Individual | 20% | 1,2,3,5,6,7 |
Content
- Publication conventions
- Type and Image legibility and expression for publication
- Editorial structure, grids, proportions, structure and navigation systems and sequential design for communication
- Diagrammatic and information management for applied communication
- Managing information and visual hierarchies
- Innovation and experimental formats in a contemporary context including craft skills materials, printing, binding, folding print for facsimile production
- Construction of complex multi-faceted publication design outcomes
- Role of the designer as author in DIY publishing
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.