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Study programmes 2012-2013Last update : 18/06/2013
HULG0289-1  Graphic techniques

Duration :  20h Pr, 10h Th
Number of credits :  
Bachelor in Landscape design (ULg-Gembloux), 1st year2
Lecturer :  Hugues Sirault
Language(s) of instruction :  
French language
Organisation and examination :  
Teaching in the second semester
Course contents :  
Introduction to the graphic expression of the project.
Exploration of the various techniques and modes of representation.
Study of page-setting, graphic and info-graphic composition: orientation, alignment, typography, layout, format, frame, etc.
Exploration of the various communication tools: model, diagram, assemblage and photomontage, scenic and sequential approach, image processing, etc.
Learning outcomes of the course :  
To supply the design of the project with graphic expression. To master the rules and conventions of graphic representation. To focus on the clarity and efficiency of communication and on the legibility of the applied langage. To valorize the design steps trough the composition of the documents. To develop of the capacity for synthesis. To adapt the tool to the spirit of the project and the sensibility of the population.
Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :  
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :  
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :  
Lectures : 10h
Practical Works : 20h
Recommended or required readings :  
- CHING F., Architectural graphics, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 1985.
- DUPLAN P., JAUNEAU R. et J.P., Maquette-mise en page, Electre, Paris, 2004.
- DURAND J.P., La représentation du projet, La Vilette, Paris, 2003.
- MULLER-BROKMANN J., Grid systems, Niggli, Sulgen, 1996.
- WOOLMAN M., Digital Information Graphics, Thames & Hudson, London, 2002.
Assessment methods and criteria :  
Personal report
Work placement(s) :  
Organizational remarks :  
Contacts :  
hugues.sirault@arcea.be


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