JUNIOR GRAPHIC DESIGN

Junior Graphic Design exercises a student’s knowledge of graphic design fundamentals — form development and communication strategies — to solve more complex design problems. Variables such as audience, context, authorship, and issues relevant to contemporary practice will be investigated and discussed. Context-driven platforms for communication will be explored as students consider how to reach both narrow and broad audiences across multiple mediums. Effective Fall 2020, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Research and Information Literacy, Teamwork/Collaboration.

PROJECT 1: ARCHIVE

In Project 0, you conducted research and collected raw materials relevant to your subject. Some of these materials might serve as direct representations of your thoughts, expand upon your ideas, and strengthen your arguments.

Moving on to Project 1, you will design your own archival website, giving you the platform to express your ideas using the resources you've collected, either individually or collaboratively.

A website functions as a living archive that continually accumulates new data in real time. We will learn how to construct an archival website utilizing the data we've amassed on Are.na, then proceed to publish it. This will enable your work to be accessible to the world and establish genuine connections with your audience.