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The course Expo CD is a refresher course on the finer aspects of Communication Design specifically meant for IT and Media Professionals.

 

The course will inform the participants about the overall aspects of Communication Design for the Digital Media, a deeper understanding of Communication Graphics, Methods for Structuring and Visualisation of Information as well as exposure to creative processes for solving communication problems.

The subjects covered during the workshop include - Typography for Digital Media, Expressive Typography, Typography for the Web, Information Graphics, Information Visualisation, Communication Graphics, Icon Design, Design Process, Design Methodology, Interactive Design, Identity Design, etc..
The course is scheduled to have lecture and discussion sessions in the morning followed by working on Communication Design related creative problem solving sessions in the afternoon.

Design Project - hands-on sessions:

Participants will form groups and work on a specific Communication Design project, with expert guidance from faculty members. On the last day of the workshop, these design solutions will be presented and discussed with faculty members from IDC.

Who will benefit

The workshop is meant for all professionals involved in the communication media and design industry, design consultancy services and marketing of products. This would include designers, engineers and others involved with Visual Design, Web Development, Software Products, Multimedia Products, Digital Media, Product Graphic design, Interface Design and New Media Design. Organisations would particularly benefit from the workshop by sending in a team of professionals to learn collectively from lectures, case studies, new methods and techniques and the theoretical aspects of design principles.

Course Contents /Lectures:

The following are the list of topics and speakers during the workshop:

1st Day:

• Typography for Digital Design
  Prof. G V Sreekumar
• Expressive Typography
  Prof. G V Sreekumar
• Indian Language Typography
  Sri Girish Dalvi
• Web Typography
  Sri Girish Dalvi
• Animation Methods and Techniques
  Prof. Shilpa Ranade

2nd Day:

• Information Graphics
  Prof. G V Sreekumar
• Information Visualisation and Design
  Prof. Ravi Poovaiah
• Information Structuring and Architecture
  Prof. Ravi Poovaiah
• Communication Graphics and Icon Design
  Prof. Ravi Poovaiah
• Communication Design and Identity
  Prof. Ravi Poovaiah

3rd Day:

• Design of Physical, Cognitive and Social Interactions
  Prof. Ravi Poovaiah
• Communication Theory
  Prof. U A Athavankar
• Human Factors in Communication Design
  Prof. N Sadhu

Registration

The course fee for the workshop is Rs. 12,000. For participants from Educational Institutions, the fee is Rs. 6,000. This includes course material, lunch and refreshments for three days.

Participants can send a demand draft / cheque payable to"Registrar, IIT Bombay" along with the following details to ExpoCD Workshop Coordinator, IDC, IIT, Powai, Mumbai. 400 076 Phone:022 2576 7801

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