Course title in Estonian
Reklaamidisain
Course title in English
Basics of Advertising Design
Assessment form
assessment
lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
lecturer of 2024/2025 Spring semester
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Course aims
The aim of the course is to provide an overview of the processes and means of visual communication and to introduce various compositional systems, to develop the skill of design and identify hidden solutions in problem situations by means of practical tasks.
Brief description of the course
An overview of the basics of design proceeding from the specifics of advertising. Design in the 19th and 20th centuries. Ergonomics. Symmetry and balance. Proportions. Rhythm. Scope. The aim of advertising and the role of design in achieving it. The essence of visual advertising. Stimuli in visual advertising. Visual advertising in mass media. The product and its package. Company symbols and their attributes. The working environment. The role of colour in advertising. Mechanisms of the effect of colours and their application in design. Contrasts and harmonies. Colour symbols. The phenomenon of synesthesis and using it in advertising. Colour as a component of the visual identity of a company.
Teacher
Tiina Hiob, MA; Urmas Kaldaru, Villu Järmut
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