This document provides an overview and guidelines for a Graphic Design I course. It emphasizes the importance of time management and meeting deadlines. Some key points covered include: - Students should utilize Blackboard to access project descriptions, resources, and communicate with the instructor if needed. - Weekly modules will be made available on Mondays and all assignments must be submitted by the following Sunday at 11:59pm. Late work and extensions will not be granted without prior approval. - Time management strategies like planning ahead, prioritizing tasks, and using tools like calendars are recommended to meet deadlines. - As graphic designers, students should be open-minded, respectful of others' ideas, avoid

1. GRAPHIC DESIGN I
Application of visual elements and design principles in
advertising and graphic design.

2. HOW TO BE SUCCESSFUL
IN THIS COURSE AND IN LIFE:

3. DECIDE WHAT
YOUR
PRIORITIES ARE.
• Are you serious about being a
Graphic Designer?
• Is it important to you that you
have a successful and lucrative
career?
• Do you want to design to the
best of your ability?
• I want to help you succeed
which means you have to
dedicate yourself to the work.
Nothing great ever comes
easy.

4. UNDERSTAND THE EXPECTATIONS
• Weekly Modules will be made available Monday of each week. All assignments
must be submitted to by the following Sunday at 11:59pm to receive credit.
• Late work will not be accepted unless you have communicated with me prior to the
deadline and I have agreed to offer an extension.
• Meet your deadlines. Extensions will only be offered in the case of illness or other
extreme circumstance.

5. UTILIZE BLACKBOARD
• All project descriptions and deadlines will be available in Blackboard. You
will begin with Module 01: Introduction. The following week, you will start
Module 02: Principle & Elements Overview, and so on.
• You should refer back to Blackboard often to ensure that you are meeting
all project requirements.
• Please utilize the Additional Resources folder.
• Having trouble? Need clarity? I am very responsive to email:
bailey.wingler@rccc.edu

6. BE OPEN MINDED AND RESPECTFUL
• As Graphic Designers we develop solutions to
design problems and those solutions are not
always the same. Be open to new ideas and
think outside the box.
• Give feedback that is thoughtful and be open
to critique. This is how we grow.

7. DON’T PLAGIARIZE
• Graphic Designers build on each other’s work
but we don’t copy.
• Great designs come through research, ideation
and exploring the world around us.

8. OPEN LAB
• If you need additional
help and would like to
utilize the Open Lab time
on campus, the labs will
be available as follows:

9. TIME MANAGEMENT
STRATEGIES
MEET YOUR DEALINES

10. DEADLINES ARE
CRITICAL!
• When deadlines are not met, clients
do not return.
• To be successful in meeting your
deadlines, there are many Time
Management Strategies you can
implement.
• How do you manage your time?

11. TIME MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES
Prep for your day. Cut out distractions. Prioritize Tasks

12. TIME MANAGEMENT TOOLS
• A basic Planner: You can use this to write down assignments and
• plan out your week.
• Outlook Calendar: Same idea. Plan out how you will use your time in advance. Go
into each week with a plan.
• Blackboard
• Course Tools
• Calendar
• Cellphone Alarms: Don’t procrastinate.

13. NOW, LET’S TALK DESIGN! GRAPHIC
DESIGN DISCIPLINES INCLUDE:
• Advertising
• Branding and Identity Design
• Corporate Communication Design
• Editorial Design
• Environmental Design
• Illustration
• Information Design
• Interaction/Experience Design
• Mobile Design
• Motion Design
• Package Design
• Promotional Design
• Typographic Design

14. A Graphic Designer is a professional practitioner who conceives and gives form to
ideas and content (images and text).
Essentially this means that we communicate ideas using visual imagery.
Graphic Design is EVERYWHERE. On packages, on signs, on websites, on billboards, on
our mobile devices, in our cars, in our homes. Everywhere you look, you can find some
form of desgn.

15. READING ASSIGNMENT
Please purchase the textbook. You will need this book for several of your classes in the
Advertising and Graphic Design program. The book can be found in our bookstore or
on Amazon.com.
This week you will need to read Chapter One, Introduction: The Graphic Design
Profession and then complete the quiz found in Module One.