The physical and material aspects of the designed object are given new and varied meanings in the global digital age. In this course we will familiarize ourselves with the craft of graphic design in a deep and practical way. Throughout the course we will shift between, on the one hand, workshop-based learning and the application of these ideas through DIY manual traditions and, on the other hand, contemporary industrial production processes. We will learn about, and experience with, the production of paper, various print types (silk screen, Risograph, Offset and digital printing), folding and binding, pre-print planning, and appropriate and creative processing of color and image. Practical work will be complemented by  theoretical input on the history of print and its impact on the world of design and on culture more broadly. This course will be enriching for whoever engages with print-based design.

BACKGROUND:

"Explainer" is the name of a popular genre of web videos, which, as the English name suggests, are meant to explain.

Explain what? Explain any topic, idea or concept in any field, explain the news and current events, explain complex social phenomena and also explain the little things and everyday experiences of us all. Web videos, and "explainers" in particular, are a fertile ground for design creativity, original visuals, and a combination of diverse narrative and creative practices to create short, clear, and memorable videos.

ABOUT THE COURSE:

The course will go through a practical and in-depth way through each of the stations of the "Explainer"'s creative process: data collection, conceptual development and script writing, storyboarding, visual language formulation, and finally animation, photography and video editing and motion design. In each of the stations we will examine different techniques, practices and methodologies through which content can be created; We will delve into storytelling and the infinite variety of ways to tell a story in video, learn to combine infographics in motion and video, and demonstrate the designer's central role in the process of working on videos of this kind.

THE COURSE'S GOAL:

To expose students to the principles and characteristics of the field of video on the web, by creating a practical "Explainer". The course consists of a number of short assignments, which are built towards a concluding exercise. During the course we will look at examples, analyze, discuss, and meet guests and experts in a variety of disciplines from the online content industry.