ICONS, SYMBOLS, AND PICTOGRAMS
Addresses basic visual communication principles that include semiotics, gestalt, form, and context, and applies them to the design of icons, symbols, and pictograms. Cultural, psychological, social, and historical interpretations of these forms are analyzed through design projects, readings, discussion, and research.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: ( ART 102 or 107 ), ART 346 and 438 Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Repeatable for Credit: No Learning Outcomes: 1. Apply basic visual communication principles to the design process. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Explore semiotics analysis in relation to forms and messages intended for diverse audiences. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Identify the various contexts and functions for which icons, symbols, and pictograms can be designed. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Practice the specific techniques and processes that are used in the construction of icons, symbols, and pictograms. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Extend knowledge of software used in design practice. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Strengthen collaboration and presentation skills. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Apply basic visual communication principles to the design process. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Explore semiotics analysis in relation to forms and messages intended for diverse audiences. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Identify the various contexts and functions for which icons, symbols, and pictograms can be designed. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Practice the specific techniques and processes that are used in the construction of icons, symbols, and pictograms. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Extend knowledge of software used in design practice. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Strengthen collaboration and presentation skills. Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027