BBFA303

Design & Communication Practices-I

L-T-P2-1-0 Credits3 Session2025-26 TypeTheory
Appears in 1 semester

BFA Applied Arts · Sem 3 (Core)

Syllabus

6 units · 42 lecture hours
Unit1

Unit 1: Introduction to Advertising

8 hrs
  • Understanding what advertising is.
  • Study of advertising through a historical survey.
  • Study of the origin of advertising.
  • Study of the development of advertising.
Unit2

Unit 2: Advertising as tool of Communication

6 hrs
  • Introduction and understanding of Indian aesthetics.
  • Understanding the Indian historical perspective.
  • Study of the origin and development of Indian aesthetics.
Unit3

Unit 3: Understanding Advertising Art

6 hrs
  • Understanding what Advertising Art is.
  • Study of its development in human history.
  • Study of different forms of Advertising Art.
  • Understanding the relationship between Advertising Art and Visual Art.
Unit4

Unit 4: Study of behaviour of colour and usages

8 hrs
  • Understanding colour as visual perception.
  • Study of the physics behind colour.
  • Understanding spectral colour.
  • Study of monochrome colours and duochrome.
  • Understanding colour and light.
  • Study of colours in shadow.
  • Understanding the nature of colour and their psychological perception.
  • Study of the usage of colour in advertising design.
Unit5

Unit 5: Typography

8 hrs
  • Study of the origin and development of typography.
  • Study of different types of typography.
  • Understanding text typography.
  • Understanding display typography.
  • Study of kinetic typography.
  • Study of graffiti and calligraphy.
  • Study of type design.
Unit6

Unit 6: Introduction to computer graphics

6 hrs
  • Introduction to graphic software.
  • Study of vector-based software.
  • Study of bitmap-based software.
  • Understanding the role of anti-virus in digital work.
  • Understanding file compression. Evaluation Methodology
  • Written test
  • Assignments
Course Objectives5 points
  • Advertising is a form of communication used to encourage or persuade an audience.
  • The module introduces the concept of communication.
  • Understanding advertising as a tool for communication is very important.
  • Advertising art as an expression of thoughts, ideas, and communication needs to be understood.
  • Understanding advertising art forms a solid foundation for the course. Desired outcome of the course
Course Outcomes (COs)4 outcomes

After completion of the course student will be able to:

  1. CO1Students will be able to understand the role of Advertising Art in communication and its impact on daily life. KL 2
  2. CO2Students will be able to establish the concept of Advertising Art. KL 2
  3. CO3Students will be able to acquaint themselves with Advertising Art from a liberal viewpoint. KL 2
  4. CO4Students will be able to comprehend the process and principles of advertising. KL 4

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