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1. CGD 218 Course Tutorial For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com

2. CGD 218 Entire Course • For more course tutorials visit • www.uophelp.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

3. CGD 218 Week 1 Assignment Why is Visual Literacy Important • For more course tutorials visit • www.uophelp.com • Why is Visual Literacy Important • Watch Brian Kennedy’s TedTalk: Brian Kennedy: Visual Literacy and Why We Need It  (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OefLEpds5Is), and address the following questions: • Compare and contrast Kennedy’s definition of visual literacy with the textbook’s definition. 

4. CGD 218 Week 1 DQ 1 Using Visuals to Communicate • For more course tutorials visit • www.uophelp.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.

5. CGD 218 Week 1 Journal The Evolution of Media • For more course tutorials visit • www.uophelp.com • The Evolution of Media • Over 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.

6. CGD 218 Week 2 Assignment Final Project • For more course tutorials visit • www.uophelp.com • Final Project- Step Two • Last 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

7. CGD 218 Week 2 DQ 1 Typography in Business • For more course tutorials visit • www.uophelp.com • Typography in Business • Oftentimes, we can’t avoid using words to communicate messages. And sometimes, we’re even limited with the visuals we can include.

8. CGD 218 Week 2 DQ 2 Bauhaus Manifesto • For more course tutorials visit • www.uophelp.com • Bauhaus Manifesto • 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

9. CGD 218 Week 3 Assignment Using Photographs from the Web • For more course tutorials visit • www.uophelp.com • Using Photographs from the Web • Today more than ever, photographs and other visual media are at our fingertips. Whether it’s through Google Images or Flickr, we have endless visual media available for us to use. Or, do we?

10. CGD 218 Week 3 DQ 1 Photography and Composition • For more course tutorials visit • www.uophelp.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.

11. CGD 218 Week 3 DQ 2 Motion Pictures • For more course tutorials visit • www.uophelp.com • Motion Pictures • Like photographs, motion pictures are a significant medium for visual communication.Watch at least three of the documentary trailers, below:Documentary Trailers

12. CGD 218 Week 3 Journal Visual Communication Today • For more course tutorials visit • www.uophelp.com • Visual Communication Today • Visual communication is just about everywhere we look. Reflect on the visuals you’ve seen in your daily life over the past couple weeks, and the messages they’ve communicated (e.g., TV commercials, billboards, magazine ads, web ads, websites, product packaging, photographs, etc.).

13. CGD 218 Week 4 Assignment Final Project • For more course tutorials visit • www.uophelp.com • Final Project- Step Three • 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.

14. CGD 218 Week 4 DQ 1 Brand Identity • For more course tutorials visit • www.uophelp.com • Brand 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.

15. CGD 218 Week 4 DQ 2 Advertising • For more course tutorials visit • www.uophelp.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.

16. CGD 218 Week 5 Assignment Final Project Using Visuals to Communicate a Message • For more course tutorials visit • www.uophelp.com • Final Project: Using Visuals to Communicate a Message • Assignment Instructions: Visual media can have significant impact on how effectively a message is communicated.

17. CGD 218 Week 5 DQ 1 Social Media • For more course tutorials visit • www.uophelp.com • Social Media • Social media can have a significant impact on a company’s 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?

18. CGD 218 Week 5 DQ 2 Reflecting on Visual Literacy in Business • For more course tutorials visit • www.uophelp.com • Reflecting on Visual Literacy in Business • Review the concepts we’ve covered in the past few weeks of this course, and list five take-away’s. Explain why the five take-away’s are relevant to you.

19. CGD 218 Week 5 Journal Packaging Visual Communication • For more course tutorials visit • www.uophelp.com • Packaging Visual Communication • Over the past few weeks, you’ve 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.

20. CGD 218 Course Tutorial For more course tutorials visit www.uophelp.com