Design to Communicate
For a meaningful design
A course by Leire y Eduardo , Professors of Graphic Design
About the video: For a meaningful design
Overview
“In this first lesson, we analyze the significant resources (iconographic, typographical, chromatic and rhetorical) that shape a selection of icon-graphic-type signs. ”
In this video lesson Leire y Eduardo addresses the topic: For a meaningful design, which is part of the Domestika online course: Design to Communicate. Learn to master visual rhetoric.
Partial transcription of the video
“Hello. In this unit on writing and discourse. we will explore the concept of designing a graphic sign. such as a book cover. brand identity graphic. or poster. as an approach to visual discourse. This involves understanding how these elements communicate visually. In this lesson. we'll examine the graphic design workspace as a hub where meaningful purposes converge. delve into this exploration together now. To start. it's essential to clarify the term 'design' to minimize the ambiguity or multiple meanings it has gained in our society. where it is often used vaguely and broadly in various c...”
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Course summary for: Design to Communicate
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Art Direction, Communication, Creativity, Design, Graphic Design, Information Design
Leire y Eduardo
A course by Leire y Eduardo
Leire Fernández has a doctorate in fine arts and is a professor of graphic design at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU). Among her subjects, she specializes in editorial design, visual identity, and design professionalization and management.
Eduardo Herrera has a doctorate in fine arts and is a professor of graphic design at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU). Among his subjects, he specializes in editorial design, typography, and visual identity.
Together they co-direct the graphic design and typography research group Letraz at the UPV/EHU. Both have published multiple books, most notably Diseño de cubiertas de libros: Recursos de retórica visual (Editorial Síntesis), Un proceso creativo en el diseño gráfico de carteles (Servicio Editorial - UPV/EHU), and Historias que marcan: Origen y significado de 50 marcas gráficas (Editorial GG).
Throughout their careers, they've collaborated on graphic design projects in a variety of fields, mainly in publishing, typography, poster design, and corporate visual identity, which have earned them awards such as the Klap Platinum award for the best font design, the Anuaria de Oro for the best design of an editorial publication, the Juan de Yciar Award for editorial quality, and the Letra de Plata in visual and graphic communication for the best coverage of an event.
They also organize and teach numerous courses, workshops, and conferences, including the Taller de Diseño Gráfico de los Cursos de Verano at the UPV/EHU in San Sebastián, as well as the Congreso de Diseño Gráfico and the Jornadas de Caligrafía in Arantzazu.
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