Information Package / Course Catalogue
Digital Design I
Course Code: GİT213
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 1
Prt.: 2
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

The objective of this course is to teach students the fundamentals and intricacies of publishing media, such as layout design, multi-page design, and magazine and book design. Utilizing an editorial approach and content creation methodologies, the course aims to develop competencies in the advanced use of technology (PO1), multi-dimensional design skills (PO3), and digital media design practice (PO11) from the program outcomes.

Course Content

Within the scope of this course, various of projects are given to be explored the designing process, editorial approaches and building content in magazine and book mediums with the accompaniment of preparing a design mediums -from single page to multiply pages- to be printed in industrial norms, and also comprehending the different types of papers, inks and printing techniques.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Understanding the finensess of layout design basis
2.Understanding the making integral editing and designing a multiply page medium
3.Understanding the editorial approaches and building content in design
4.Understanding the value of printed materials
5.Understanding the preparing a design to be printed in industrial norms
Recommended or Required Reading
1.All the proper sources are shared on a web blog which is only be seen by the students of this course
2.Graphic Design Play Book, Sophie Cure & Aurélien Farina.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction to Digital Publishing
Week 2 - Theoretical & Practice
Layout and Grid Systems, Basic Layout Practice
Week 3 - Theoretical & Practice
Typography and Text Hierarchy, Multi-page Sketches
Week 4 - Theoretical & Practice
Image-Text Relation, Content Arrangement
Week 5 - Theoretical & Practice
Magazine Design, Cover Prototyping
Week 6 - Theoretical & Practice
Book Design Standards, Flatplan Construction
Week 7 - Theoretical & Practice
Color Management, Applied Color Testing
Week 8 - Theoretical & Practice
Pre-press Processes, Technical File Check, Midterm
Week 9 - Theoretical & Practice
Paper, Ink and Print Formats, Material Selection
Week 10 - Theoretical & Practice
Corporate Publishing, Corporate Project
Week 11 - Theoretical & Practice
Interactive Publishing, Interface Design
Week 12 - Theoretical & Practice
Ethics and Copyright in Design, Visual Ethics
Week 13 - Theoretical & Practice
Presentation Techniques, Final Presentation Prep
Week 14 - Theoretical & Practice
Term Review and Critique, Portfolio Refinement
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Attending Lectures1%5
Assignment4%15
Midterm Examination1%20
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory141128
Lecture - Practice141128
Assignment45124
Midterm Examination120121
Final Examination123124
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
PÇ-11
PÇ-12
PÇ-13
PÇ-14
PÇ-15
OÇ-1
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
OÇ-2
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
OÇ-3
5
5
4
4
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
OÇ-4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
OÇ-5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026