An Action Research to Improve Image and Symbols Usage Skills of Students in Graphic Design

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The main objective of the study is to gain the information and skills of which students’ receiving the graphic design training might develop the image-symbol literacy in the content of the universal culture. For this reason, in a certain time of period, the lecture program has been applied for gaining the ability to use the objects with the critical approach about the design and for gaining the ability of interpretation, and the level of the development provided by the program has been examined. Based on the training program applied on the study, following questions have been sought to answer; 1. How is the effect of the cultural image and symbol literacy lecture program on the skills to use the cultural image and symbol with int ent for creation of the visual language in the design of the study group? Action study pattern which is the qualitative study model has been used in the study. The study consists of the study group consisting of 11 students from the Graphic A.S.A. program of Drawing-Work Teaching, Department of Fine Arts Teaching, Atatürk University; Faculty of Education, Marmara University at 2nd term Academic year 2012-2013. The study group has been created with the participation of the 3rd year students receiving the lecture Graphic A.S.A. The reason why this group is chosen as the study group is that because they spent 1 year in the graphic design lecture in the 3rd year, they have experience about the discipline of the design, and they are sufficient to use the graphic design general form elements. In addition, in the determination of the 3rd year students as a study group, the factor is the thought that they are ready to process the various concept and understanding in the design in different dimensions because they have gained this ability and they are ready to interpret. Qualitative data collection tools consist of Student Journal, Weekly Lecture Evaluation Form, and Evaluation Form for the Design and Application of the Study Group. In the study, planned for the action study, the data has been obtained from different sources. All data obtained in the study process has been realized with the descriptive analysis approach which is used in the qualitative study methods obtained during the research and realized at the macro level.

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Image , symbol , culture , literacy , interpretation , graphic design.

Journal Of Graduate School Of Social Sciences

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Journal Of Graduate School Of Social Sciences