01. Orientation

1. Introduction of the instructor and previous work
2. Overview of personal style, intentions for class, and class curriculum

02. Diversity of Design Projects & Design Approaches

1. Design Project examples for different mediums: branding, poster, package, web, editorials
2. Design categories and approaches for each project
3. Understanding visual communication through briefs and graphics
4. Actual examples of how to develop creative design processes

03. Typeface & Typography 1

1. Understanding different images of typefaces
2. Understanding current trends of typeface designs
3. How to pick the appropriate typeface for a project
4. General and unique ways to compose typography
5. Case Study: Typefaces of different Type foundrys on 'Font In Use'

04. Typeface & Typography 2

1. Stylizing and setting hierarchies for Typography
2. Understanding different Typography settings
3. Understanding placement, use of negative space, grid applications and more for Typefaces

05. Color Usage & Color System 1

1. Understanding color and color selection
2. Experiments for fresh and exciting color selections
3. Case Study: Analyzing works of Ellsworth Kelly and Josef Albers

06. Color Usage & Color System 2

1. Understanding color strategy for design intentions
2. Creating a color palette for a project
3. Systemizing colors

07. Graphic Motif / Element 1

1. Introduction to graphic elements needed for visualization when creating graphic identities
2. Understanding how to interpret graphic motifs into graphic elements
3. Case study: Tezzo Suzuki's calendar project

08. Graphic Motif / Element 2

1. Hands-on exercise, creating a graphic element with reference image as motif
2. Case Study: Creating graphic elements based on the shape of an object

09. Layout 1

1. Current trends in graphic design layouts and evaluation on different layout designs

10. Layout 2

1. Understanding typical/atypical typography and image layouts
2. Understanding different layouts on different artboard ratios

11. Custom Typeface / Lettering

1. Custom typeface/lettering based on visual characteristics of an object
2. Understanding lettering for brand logos or poster designs, and more
3. Case study: Expressing the characteristics of a Moebius strip as a typeface

12. Visualization of Information and Concepts 1: Graphic Expression

1. Experiments on different graphic expression approaches when creating or compositing visual interpretations of specific/abstract objects or concepts

13. Visualization of Information and Concept 2: Developing Concepts

1. How to actualize a modern art piece into cards/posters

14. Creating a Consistent Design Language

1. How to use a design approach to create consistent design language on different applications for one concept
2. Case study: Inspired by triptych, creating a series of 3 graphic tableaus of design pieces

15. Graphic Identity 1

1. How to develop a basic design system for graphic identity

16. Graphic Identity 2

1. Hands-on Exercise: Creating different applications(poster, card, document, stationery, label sticker, merch, social media image, etc) for a hypothetical design project

17. Exploring the Creative Process for Design Projects

1. About the book "How to be a graphic designer, without losing your soul"
2. Tasks and habits you could implement for your own design approach and creative design process
3. What you should do to achieve desired results in actual design projects

18. Expanding Your Interest into Other Fields and Genres

1. Insight into collaborating and communicating with workers in other fields
2. Personal story on the experience of expanding understanding about other fields and gathering information to create a distinct style

19. Surviving as a Designer

1. How to create a portfolio, find job or clients as a designer
2. How to face the reality, or non-design works related to design, as a designer