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CGD 218 Entire Course FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.cgd218aid.com   CGD 218 Week 1 Assignment
Why is Visual Literacy Important CGD 218 Week 1
Journal The Evolution of Media CGD 218 Week 1
DQ 1 Using Visuals to Communicate CGD 218 Week
2 Assignment Final Project - Step Two CGD 218
Week 2 DQ 1 Typography in Business
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CGD 218 Week 1 Assignment Why is Visual
Literacy Important FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.cgd218aid.com   Why is Visual Literacy
ImportantWatch Brian Kennedys TedTalk Brian
Kennedy Visual Literacy and Why We Need It
(http//www.youtube.com/watch?vOefLEpds5Is), and
address the following questions Compare and
contrast Kennedys definition of visual literacy
with the textbooks definition.
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CGD 218 Week 1 DQ 1 Using Visuals to
Communicate FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.cgd218aid.com   Using Visuals to
Communicate Regardless of where you work or what
your career is, learning how to communicate
effectively and professionally is important if
you want to succeed. Further, learning how to
successfully utilize visual media in your
communication can dramatically enhance the
effectiveness of your message.
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CGD 218 Week 1 Journal The Evolution of Media
FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.cgd218aid.com   The
Evolution of MediaOver the past several
decades, communication media have evolved
significantly. In addition to communicating
messages through books, newspapers, and
magazines, we now have the ability to communicate
through blogs, websites, and social media like
Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Now, more than
ever, the average person is capable of creating
and distributing professional-looking visual
communication.
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CGD 218 Week 2 Assignment Final Project - Step
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  Final Project- Step TwoLast week, you
discussed a possible message to communicate in
your final project. For this assignment, you will
develop an outline that clarifies your message
and expands upon it, filling in any gaps that
either your classmates identified in the
discussion forum, or you identified over the past
week..
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CGD 218 Week 2 DQ 1 Typography in Business
FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT www.cgd218aid.com   Ofte
ntimes, we cant avoid using words to communicate
messages. And sometimes, were even limited with
the visuals we can include. So, how can we make
our messages as clear and aesthetically pleasing
as possible? Incorporating typography can assist
us in this especially in the business setting.
Take a look at the following .
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CGD 218 Week 2 DQ 2 Bauhaus Manifesto FOR
MORE CLASSES VISIT www.cgd218aid.com   Your
textbook describes design in light of the Bauhaus
manifesto.According to the Bauhaus Design
History (http//designhistory.org/Bauhaus3.html),
what was so new about the Bauhaus modern art
school was its attempt to integrate the artist
and the craftsman, to bridge the gap between art
and industry. It goes on to explain that mass
production was the god, and the machine aesthetic
demanded reduction to essentials, an excision of
the sentimental choices and visual distractions
that cluttered human lives.
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CGD 218 Week 3 Assignment Using Photographs
from the Web FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.cgd218aid.com   Using Photographs from the
WebToday more than ever, photographs and other
visual media are at our fingertips. Whether its
through Google Images or Flickr, we have endless
visual media available for us to use. Or, do
we?Watch the video Copyright Basics
(http//youtu.be/Uiq42O6rhW4).
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CGD 218 Week 3 DQ 1 Photography and
Composition FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.cgd218aid.com   Photography and
Composition When considering magazines like
National Geographic, or social media like
Pinterest, it becomes evident that photography
plays an instrumental role in visual
communication. However, creating an impactful
photograph is not always easy.
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CGD 218 Week 3 DQ 2 Motion Pictures FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.cgd218aid.com   Motion
Pictures Like photographs, motion pictures are a
significant medium for visual communication.Watc
h at least three of the documentary trailers,
belowDocumentary Trailers Food, Inc. (Trailer)
(http//www.imdb.com/title/tt1286537/) Inside Job
(Trailer) (http//www.imdb.com/title/tt1645089/)
Marley (Trailer) (http//www.imdb.com/title/tt1183
919/) Planet Earth (Trailer) (http//www.imdb.com/
title/tt1645089/) Waste Land (Trailer)
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CGD 218 Week 3 Journal Visual Communication
Today FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.cgd218aid.com   Visual Communication
TodayVisual communication is just about
everywhere we look. Reflect on the visuals youve
seen in your daily life over the past couple
weeks, and the messages theyve communicated
(e.g., TV commercials, billboards, magazine ads,
web ads, websites, product packaging,
photographs, etc.).
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CGD 218 Week 4 Assignment Final Project Step
Three FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.cgd218aid.com   You should now have a strong
outline for the message you plan to communicate
in your final project, as well as a good idea of
how you want to incorporate visuals. This week,
locate at least five possible visuals that you
might utilize for your final project (e.g.,
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CGD 218 Week 4 DQ 1 Brand Identity FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.cgd218aid.com   Brand
Identity As stated in your textbook, branding is
equated with everything from creative strategy to
logotype design. It is said to exist through
sophisticated color palettes, product packaging
and service trademarks. Some marketers insist
that branding is corporate image. Others align it
with cohesive marketing communications,
positioning, slogans or taglines.
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CGD 218 Week 4 DQ 2 Advertising FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.cgd218aid.com   Advertising T
he textbook explains that, although
counterintuitive, advertising should not focus on
the product or service being sold, but should
rather focus on the needs and desires of its
target market. It quotes Michael Newman (2003)
stating
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CGD 218 Week 5 Assignment Final Project Using
Visuals to Communicate a Message FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.cgd218aid.com   Final
Project Using Visuals to Communicate a
Message Assignment Instructions Visual media can
have significant impact on how effectively a
message is communicated. Appropriate and
strategic visuals can inspire the audience, lend
clarity to a message, and, in general, say things
that words alone cannot.
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CGD 218 Week 5 DQ 1 Social Media FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.cgd218aid.com   Social
Media Social media can have a significant impact
on a companys success (both positive and
negative). What are the pros of social media, and
how do you think they can be harnessed to promote
effective communication? What are the cons, and
how do you think they can be avoided, to prevent
a communication disaster?
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CGD 218 Week 5 DQ 2 Reflecting on Visual
Literacy in Business FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.cgd218aid.com   Reflecting on Visual
Literacy in Business Review the concepts weve
covered in the past few weeks of this course, and
list five take-aways. Explain why the five
take-aways are relevant to you. Then, describe
at least one concept that is either still unclear
to you, or one youd like to explore further.
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CGD 218 Week 5 Journal Packaging Visual
Communication FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.cgd218aid.com   Packaging Visual
CommunicationOver the past few weeks, youve
worked to put together a communication piece
through the use of visuals. Describe the steps
you took to get to your finished communication
product, and explain how these steps were
helpful. Finally, describe how failing to put as
much effort into the preparation stage could be
detrimental to the ultimate communication of your
message, and describe how this concept can be
applied to the messages you communicate in your
work environment.
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