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www.cgd218aid.com   CGD 218 Week 1 Assignment
Why is Visual Literacy Important CGD 218 Week 1
Journal The Evolution of Media CGD 218 Week 1
DQ 1 Using Visuals to Communicate CGD 218 Week
2 Assignment Final Project - Step Two
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CGD 218 Week 1 Assignment Why is Visual Literacy
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www.cgd218aid.com   Why is Visual Literacy
ImportantWatch Brian Kennedys TedTalk Brian
Kennedy Visual Literacy and Why We Need It
(http//www.youtube.com/watch?vOefLEpds5Is), and
address the following questions Compare and
contrast Kennedys definition of visual literacy
with the textbooks definition. Explain how
visual literacy can be considered a universal
language. Examine how visual literacy can impact
communication and global understanding.
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CGD 218 Week 1 DQ 1 Using Visuals to
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www.cgd218aid.com   Using Visuals to
Communicate Regardless of where you work or what
your career is, learning how to communicate
effectively and professionally is important if
you want to succeed. Further, learning how to
successfully utilize visual media in your
communication can dramatically enhance the
effectiveness of your message.
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CGD 218 Week 1 Journal The Evolution of
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  The Evolution of MediaOver the past several
decades, communication media have evolved
significantly. In addition to communicating
messages through books, newspapers, and
magazines, we now have the ability to communicate
through blogs, websites, and social media like
Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Now, more than
ever, the average person is capable of creating
and distributing professional-looking visual
communication.
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CGD 218 Week 2 Assignment Final Project - Step
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Final Project- Step TwoLast week, you discussed
a possible message to communicate in your final
project. For this assignment, you will develop an
outline that clarifies your message and expands
upon it, filling in any gaps that either your
classmates identified in the discussion forum, or
you identified over the past week.
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CGD 218 Week 2 DQ 1 Typography in Business   FOR
MORE CLASSES VISIT www.cgd218aid.com   Oftentimes
, we cant avoid using words to communicate
messages. And sometimes, were even limited with
the visuals we can include. So, how can we make
our messages as clear and aesthetically pleasing
as possible? Incorporating typography can assist
us in this especially in the business setting.
Take a look at the following documents and
examine how strategic use of typography and white
space has affected the second document.
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CGD 218 Week 2 DQ 2 Bauhaus Manifesto   FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.cgd218aid.com   Your textbook
describes design in light of the Bauhaus
manifesto.According to the Bauhaus Design
History (http//designhistory.org/Bauhaus3.html),
what was so new about the Bauhaus modern art
school was its attempt to integrate the artist
and the craftsman, to bridge the gap between art
and industry. It goes on to explain that mass
production was the god, and the machine aesthetic
demanded reduction to essentials, an excision of
the sentimental choices and visual distractions
that cluttered human lives.
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CGD 218 Week 3 Assignment Using Photographs from
the Web   FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.cgd218aid.com   Using Photographs from the
WebToday more than ever, photographs and other
visual media are at our fingertips. Whether its
through Google Images or Flickr, we have endless
visual media available for us to use. Or, do
we?Watch the video Copyright Basics
(http//youtu.be/Uiq42O6rhW4). Then, in a 2- to
3-page paper, examine the benefits and challenges
associated with having so many visuals available
to us today.
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CGD 218 Week 3 DQ 1 Photography and
Composition   FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
www.cgd218aid.com   Photography and
Composition When considering magazines like
National Geographic, or social media like
Pinterest, it becomes evident that photography
plays an instrumental role in visual
communication. However, creating an impactful
photograph is not always easy.
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CGD 218 Week 3 DQ 2 Motion Pictures   FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.cgd218aid.com   Motion
Pictures Like photographs, motion pictures are a
significant medium for visual communication.Watc
h at least three of the documentary trailers,
belowDocumentary Trailers Food, Inc. (Trailer)
(http//www.imdb.com/title/tt1286537/) Inside Job
(Trailer).
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CGD 218 Week 3 Journal Visual Communication
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  Visual Communication TodayVisual
communication is just about everywhere we look.
Reflect on the visuals youve seen in your daily
life over the past couple weeks, and the messages
theyve communicated (e.g., TV commercials,
billboards, magazine ads, web ads, websites,
product packaging, photographs, etc.). Do any
stand out in your mind? If so, why do you think
they were so effective in getting your attention?
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CGD 218 Week 4 Assignment Final Project Step
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  You should now have a strong outline for the
message you plan to communicate in your final
project, as well as a good idea of how you want
to incorporate visuals. This week, locate at
least five possible visuals that you might
utilize for your final project (e.g.,
photographs, drawings, video clips, screenshots,
etc.), and add them to your existing project
draft.
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CGD 218 Week 4 DQ 1 Brand Identity   FOR MORE
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Identity As stated in your textbook, branding is
equated with everything from creative strategy to
logotype design. It is said to exist through
sophisticated color palettes, product packaging
and service trademarks. Some marketers insist
that branding is corporate image. Others align it
with cohesive marketing communications,
positioning, slogans or taglines.
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CGD 218 Week 4 DQ 2 Advertising   FOR MORE
CLASSES VISIT www.cgd218aid.com   Advertising The
textbook explains that, although
counterintuitive, advertising should not focus on
the product or service being sold, but should
rather focus on the needs and desires of its
target market. It quotes Michael Newman (2003)
statingDont tell me about your manure, tell
me about my flowers
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CGD 218 Week 5 Assignment Final Project Using
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Using Visuals to Communicate a Message Assignment
Instructions Visual media can have significant
impact on how effectively a message is
communicated. Appropriate and strategic visuals
can inspire the audience, lend clarity to a
message, and, in general, say things that words
alone cannot.For this project, use the concepts
youve learned in this course to effectively
apply visuals to a business-related .
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CGD 218 Week 5 DQ 1 Social Media   FOR MORE
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Media Social media can have a significant impact
on a companys success (both positive and
negative). What are the pros of social media, and
how do you think they can be harnessed to promote
effective communication? What are the cons, and
how do you think they can be avoided, to prevent
a communication disaster? Identify one example
that illustrates effective use of social media,
and one example that illustrates ineffective use
of social media.
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CGD 218 Week 5 DQ 2 Reflecting on Visual Literacy
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www.cgd218aid.com   Reflecting on Visual
Literacy in Business Review the concepts weve
covered in the past few weeks of this course, and
list five take-aways. Explain why the five
take-aways are relevant to you. Then, describe
at least one concept that is either still unclear
to you, or one youd like to explore
further.Guided Response Respond to at least
two of your peers.
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CGD 218 Week 5 Journal Packaging Visual
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www.cgd218aid.com   Packaging Visual
CommunicationOver the past few weeks, youve
worked to put together a communication piece
through the use of visuals. Describe the steps
you took to get to your finished communication
product, and explain how these steps were
helpful. Finally, describe how failing to put as
much effort into the preparation stage could be
detrimental to the ultimate communication of your
message, and describe how this concept can be
applied to the messages you communicate in your
work environment.
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