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CGD 218 Entire Course (2 set) For more classes
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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
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CGD 218 Week 1 Assignment Why is Visual Literacy
Important (2 papers) For more classes
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Literacy Important Watch Brian Kennedys
TedTalk Brian Kennedy Visual Literacy and Why
We Need It (http//www.youtube.com/watch?vOefLEp
ds5Is), and address the following
questions Compare and contrast Kennedys
definition of visual literacy with the textbooks
definition. Explain how visual literacy can be
considered a universal language. Examine how
visual literacy can impact communication and
global understanding.
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CGD 218 Week 1 DQ 1 Using Visuals to Communicate
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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 (2
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The Evolution of Media Over 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
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CGD 218 Week 2 Assignment Final Project - Step
Two (2 papers) For more classes
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Two Last 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
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Typography in Business Oftentimes, 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 documents and examine how
strategic use of typography and white space has
affected the second document.
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CGD 218 Week 2 DQ 2 Bauhaus Manifesto For more
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Manifesto Your textbook describes design in light
of the Bauhaus manifesto. According to the
Bauhaus Design History (http//designhistory.org/B
auhaus3.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 (2 papers) For more classes
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from the Web Today 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?
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CGD 218 Week 3 DQ 1 Photography and Composition
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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
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Pictures Like photographs, motion pictures are a
significant medium for visual communication.
Watch at least three of the documentary
trailers, below
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CGD 218 Week 3 Journal Visual Communication Today
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com Visual Communication Today Visual
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.). Do any
stand out in your mind? If so, why do you think
they were so effective in getting your attention?
Are there any trends you are noticing
specifically in todays media?
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CGD 218 Week 4 Assignment Final Project - Step
Three (2 papers) For more classes
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Three 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.,
photographs, drawings, video clips, screenshots,
etc.), and add them to your existing project
draft. Be sure to reference any visuals that you
did not create. Then, 1-2 pages, explain why you
selected the visuals you did, how they support
your intended message, and what reaction or
results you hope to gain from the use of these
visuals.
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CGD 218 Week 4 DQ 1 Brand Identity For more
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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
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Advertising The 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 Dont tell me about your manure, tell
me about my flowers
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CGD 218 Week 5 Assignment Final Project Using
Visuals to Communicate a Message (2 papers) For
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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
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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? Identify one example
that illustrates effective use of social media,
and one example that illustrates ineffective use
of social media.
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CGD 218 Week 5 DQ 2 Reflecting on Visual Literacy
in Business For more classes visit www.snaptutor
ial.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 (2 set) For more classes
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Communication Over 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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