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MEJO482 - Media Design

A course about learning to communicate visually.

  • Home
  • Week 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
  • Week 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
  • Week 3
    • What is a Creative Brief?
    • Mind Mapping
    • Finding and Showing Our Inspiration
    • Case Studies: Show Your Process
    • Eiko Ojala: Conveying Complex Issues With Simple Illustrations
    • Project 3: Editorial Illustration
  • Week 4
    • Logos and Branding
    • Designing Logotypes
    • Designing Brand Symbols
    • Rob Janoff: Designing the Apple Logo
    • Project 4: Brand Identity Design
  • Week 5
  • Week 6
  • Week 7
    • 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
  • Week 8
  • Week 9
  • Week 10
  • Week 11
    • Designing for Motion
    • The 12 Principles of Animation
    • Using Visual Metaphors
    • Art of the Title
    • Creating a Visual Script
    • Style Frames
    • Project 6: Motion Graphic Style Frames
  • Week 12
  • Week 13
    • FINAL PROJECT: Take Your Pick
  • Week 14
  • Week 15
  • Week 16
  • Suggested Reading
  • Past Student Work
  • Media Design Blog

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.


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


Course Syllabus

Download a PDF of the syllabus.


Peer Group List
Download a PDF of the List

A course about learning to communicate visually.

  • Home
  • Media Design Blog
  • Past Student Work
  • Suggested Reading
  • Week 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
  • Week 10
  • Week 11
    • Art of the Title
    • Creating a Visual Script
    • Designing for Motion
    • Project 6: Motion Graphic Style Frames
    • Sketching and Storyboards
    • Style Frames
    • The 12 Principles of Animation
    • Using Visual Metaphors
  • Week 12
    • ASSIGNMENT: Explainer Video Styleframes
  • Week 13
    • FINAL PROJECT: Take Your Pick
  • Week 14
  • Week 15
  • Week 16
  • Week 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
    • Using Contrast to Guide Users
  • Week 3
    • Case Studies: Show Your Process
    • Eiko Ojala: Conveying Complex Issues With Simple Illustrations
    • Finding and Showing Our Inspiration
    • Mind Mapping
    • Project 3: Editorial Illustration
    • What is a Creative Brief?
  • Week 4
    • Designing Brand Symbols
    • Designing Logotypes
    • Logos and Branding
    • Project 4: Brand Identity Design
    • Rob Janoff: Designing the Apple Logo
  • Week 5
  • Week 6
    • Building Case Studies
  • Week 7
    • Alternative Story Forms
    • COLORS: A Magazine About the Rest of the World
    • Digital Magazine Publishing
    • Guiding the Reader with Signals
    • Page Layout – Grids and Space
    • Project 5: Bilingual Digital Zine
    • Sequencing A Magazine Layout
    • Type for Magazines
    • Zine Culture
  • Week 8
    • ASSIGNMENT: Bi-Lingual Magazine Layout
  • 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.


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


Course Syllabus

Download a PDF of the syllabus.


Peer Group List
Download a PDF of the List

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