Information Package / Course Catalogue
Motion Design and Animation
Course Code: GİT322
Course Type: Area Elective
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 aim of this course is to use the principles of graphic design in the framework of animated image design, to learn the basic approaches in creating animated graphics.

Course Content

Motion image design, motion and time concepts, basic approaches in creating motion graphics, gathering video, audio and graphic materials, creating compositions.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.To understand motion image design principles
2.To lay groundwork for motion image and to prepare a craft
3.To animate a scene with a motion image
4.To design an original character
5.To understand the importance of motion and interactive media
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Krasner J., Motion Graphics:Applied History and Aesthetics, Focal Press
2.Krasner J., Motion Graphic Design and Fine Art Animation, Focal Press
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Informing about the content of the lecture, introducing written and visual sources
Week 2 - Theoretical & Practice
Fundamentals of Moving Images
Week 3 - Theoretical & Practice
Movement Aesthetics and Visual Experience
Week 4 - Theoretical & Practice
Visual Perception and Movement Psychology
Week 5 - Theoretical & Practice
Basic Design Principles and Movement
Week 6 - Theoretical & Practice
Narrative and Visual Storytelling in Motion Graphics
Week 7 - Theoretical & Practice
Traditional Animation Techniques I
Week 8 - Theoretical & Practice
Traditional Animation Techniques II
Week 9 - Theoretical & Practice
Introduction to Editing
Week 10 - Theoretical & Practice
Narrative and Visual Storytelling in Motion Graphics
Week 11 - Theoretical & Practice
Basic composite and visual effect techniques. Layer, mask, matte, rotoscoping
Week 12 - Theoretical & Practice
Data, Information, and Communication in Motion Charts
Week 13 - Theoretical & Practice
Artificial Intelligence and Motion Picture Generation
Week 14 - Theoretical & Practice
Future of Motion Design
Week 15 - Final Exam
Final
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Final Examination1%100
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory3039
Lecture - Practice100330
Project45228
Studio Work141356
Final Examination1022
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)125
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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5
5
4
4
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3
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4
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4
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3
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5
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3
3
5
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5
5
5
4
4
5
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026