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MEJO482 - Media Design

A course about learning to communicate visually.

  • Home
  • Project 1
    • What is Design?
    • The Elements of Design
    • Working With Typography
    • Organizing Designs With Grids
    • Sketching and Iteration
    • How to Critique
    • Paula Scher: Poster Design for NYC’s Public Theatre
    • Project 1: Typographic Poster
  • Project 2
    • From Layout to Composition
    • Using Contrast to Guide Users
    • Color Theory
    • Color Psychology
    • Color Combos
    • Refining Color Value
    • Blue Note: The Visual Identity of Jazz
    • Project 2: Album Cover Redesign
  • Project 3
    • What is a Creative Brief?
    • Mind Mapping
    • Mood Boards and Stylescapes
    • Case Studies: Show Your Process
    • Eiko Ojala: Conveying Complex Issues With Simple Illustrations
    • Project 3: Editorial Illustration
  • Project 4
    • Logos and Branding
    • Designing Logotypes
    • Designing Brand Symbols
    • Project 4: Brand Identity Design
  • Project 5
    • Digital Magazine Publishing
    • Page Layout – Grids and Space
    • Sequencing A Magazine Layout
    • Alternative Story Forms
    • Guiding the Reader with Signals
    • Zine Culture
    • COLORS: A Magazine About the Rest of the World
    • Project 5: Bilingual Digital Zine
  • Project 6
    • The 12 Principles of Animation
    • Using Visual Metaphors
    • Creating a Visual Script
    • Art of the Title
    • Style Frames
    • Project 6: Motion Graphic Style Frames
  • Final Project
    • Final Project: Take Your Pick
  • Suggested Reading
  • Past Student Work

About the Course

Instructor:
Grayson Mendenhall, M.A.
Contact Email:

gkm4unc@email.unc.edu

*** Please include the phrase “MEJO482” in the subject line of any emails you send. And please use your official UNC email address or your email may get blocked.

Weekly Meeting Time:
M-W 5-6:45 p.m.
Carroll Hall, Room 060

Course Syllabus

Download a PDF of the syllabus.
YouTube Tutorial Playlist
View the Playlist

A course about learning to communicate visually.

  • Final Project
    • Final Project: Take Your Pick
  • Home
  • Media Design Blog
  • Past Student Work
  • Project 1
    • How to Critique
    • Organizing Designs With Grids
    • Paula Scher: Poster Design for NYC’s Public Theatre
    • Project 1: Typographic Poster
    • Sketching and Iteration
    • The Elements of Design
    • What is Design?
    • Working With Typography
  • Project 2
    • Blue Note: The Visual Identity of Jazz
    • Color Combos
    • Color Psychology
    • Color Theory
    • From Layout to Composition
    • Project 2: Album Cover Redesign
    • Refining Color Value
    • Rob Janoff: Designing the Apple Logo
    • Using Contrast to Guide Users
  • Project 3
    • Building Case Studies
    • Case Studies: Show Your Process
    • Eiko Ojala: Conveying Complex Issues With Simple Illustrations
    • Mind Mapping
    • Mood Boards and Stylescapes
    • Project 3: Editorial Illustration
    • What is a Creative Brief?
  • Project 4
    • ASSIGNMENT: Bi-Lingual Magazine Layout
    • Brand Visual Identity Design
    • Designing Brand Symbols
    • Designing Logotypes
    • Logos and Branding
  • Project 5
    • Alternative Story Forms
    • COLORS: A Magazine About the Rest of the World
    • Designing for Motion
    • Digital Magazine Publishing
    • Guiding the Reader with Signals
    • Page Layout – Grids and Space
    • Project 5: Bilingual Digital Zine
    • Sequencing A Magazine Layout
    • Sketching and Storyboards
    • Zine Culture
  • Project 6
    • Art of the Title
    • Creating a Visual Script
    • Project 6: Motion Graphic Style Frames
    • Style Frames
    • The 12 Principles of Animation
    • Using Visual Metaphors
  • Suggested Reading
  • Week 10
  • Week 12
    • ASSIGNMENT: Explainer Video Styleframes
  • Week 15
  • Week 16
  • Week 5
  • Week 7
    • Type for Magazines
  • Week 9

About the Course

Instructor:
Grayson Mendenhall, M.A.
Contact Email:

gkm4unc@email.unc.edu

*** Please include the phrase “MEJO482” in the subject line of any emails you send. And please use your official UNC email address or your email may get blocked.

Weekly Meeting Time:
M-W 5-6:45 p.m.
Carroll Hall, Room 060

Course Syllabus

Download a PDF of the syllabus.
YouTube Tutorial Playlist
View the Playlist

Project 2

From Layout to Composition

Read the Materials

Using Contrast to Guide Users

Read the Materials

Designing Brand Symbols

Read the Materials

Color Theory

Read the Materials

Color Psychology

Read the Materials

Color Combos

Read the Materials

Refining Color Value

Read the Materials

Blue Note: The Visual Identity of Jazz

Read the Materials

Project 2: Album Cover Redesign

Read the Materials

 

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