Study Guide for Exam

DGC 1180 Final EXAM – Study Guide

Exam Date: 17 November 2010

The exam will have two parts.  Part 1 is worth 60 points and Part 2 is worth 40 points.

Part 1 is a review and description of facts with some analysis in the last question.

Part 2 is thinking, comparing and using information learned in class for analysis of attempts to communicate.

You will be able to bring to the exam any and all of the notes you have made.  My suggestion is that you organize them in a single sheet or some way to be able to access them efficiently while you are taking the test.  You will be taking the test in a computer lab.  This means that you will have access to the Internet and everything else that is possible to access on a computer.  There will be parts of the test where you will need to access content on the computer and/or the Internet.


You will need to be able to recognize and describe the following:

The basic elements of the AIM model for communication
The precepts and laws of Gestalt perception
The impact of culture on various aspects of communication design
The categories of type described in class
The methods for handling color using digital tools
Technological developments that changed and/or expanded communication design


You will need to be able to do the following:

Define communication design according to the AIM model
Describe media forms on the basis of the experiences they enable
Describe the differences in typefaces or fonts based on their
Identify your favorite designer and justify your choice
Identify your favorite design period, style or movement and justify your choice
Explain why Sergei Eisenstein is important in the history of film
Identify classic films and the subsequent films they inspired
Describe the ways music has been used in movies across time
Discuss the impact of technological changes in communication design


In part two of the exam you will be given groups of communication designs.  You will then choose two of those designs for comparison.

First, for EACH of the designs you choose you will provide the year it was created, the name of the designer (if known), and the movement, school or era with which it can be associated.

You will then compare and contrast the two designs on the basis of
* the psychological factors in the composition
* the cultural elements in the design
* the aesthetic elements of the design
* the typographic features
* relevant technological aspects
* the apparent objective of the design; and
* the possible audience for the design.                                        


You will perform a similar task of comparison and contrast between two animated films and between two live-action films.


You will give your answers on a word document on the computer and turn it in to a folder on the computer.

YOU NEED TO BRING HEADPHONES TO THIS TEST


Please post any question you have as a comment to this post!

- Dr. W -