FACULTY OF FINE ARTS AND DESIGN

Department of Textile and Fashion Design

FFD 304 | Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Name
Branding in Design Industry
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
FFD 304
Fall/Spring
3
0
3
4

Prerequisites
None
Course Language
English
Course Type
Elective
Course Level
First Cycle
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course Case Study
Critical feedback
Jury
Simulation
Lecture / Presentation
Course Coordinator -
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives This course is designed to help students understand brands, why brands matter, how brands create value and what contributes creating a successful brand, from a designer perspective.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Will be able to describe the meaning, nature and strategy of branding
  • Will be able to analyze how brands build value to gain recognition and revenue
  • Will be able to define the scope of branding activity across the overall organizational context
  • Will be able to discuss the power of design and designers inside the branding process
  • Will be able to design a visual identity for their creative personal branding
Course Description This course offers fundamental knowledge about the strategic branding process and a basic demonstration of visual identity design for creative personal branding.

 



Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
X
Media and Management Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Related Preparation
1 Week 1 : Introduction Course Introduction, Grade and Structure of the Course Explanation (Midterm Presentation Brief and Final Project Explanation)
2 Week 2 : Introduction to the Branding -What is brand -What is Branding -What is Personal Branding and why do we need it Michael Johnson, Branding: In Five and a Half Steps, Thames & Hudson, 1st Edition September 2016, Chapter 1 Jurgen Salenbacher, Creative Personal Branding: The Strategy to Answer: What's next (English Edition), BIS Publishers, 1st Edition 2013
3 Week 3 : Introduction to the Branding -Idea and concept of “brand” -Brand equity: How brands build massive value, recognition and revenue -How brands surrounds us Michael Johnson, Branding: In Five and a Half Steps, Thames & Hudson, 1st Edition September 2016, Chapter 1
4 Week 4 : Investigate / Research -Where brands start at? -Problems / Opportunities Research Michael Johnson, Branding: In Five and a Half Steps, Thames & Hudson, 1st Edition September 2016, Chapter 2
5 Week 5 : Investigate / Research -Mapping, Interrogating and Understanding ideas -Unpacking a Strategic Problem -Market Research -Seeing the Market Gap Michael Johnson, Branding: In Five and a Half Steps, Thames & Hudson, 1st Edition September 2016, Chapter 2
6 Week 6 : Strategic Narrative of the Brand Core Purpose of the brand: What brands stands for (MTP: Massive Transformative Value) -Verbal Basis of the brand : Manifesto, Headline and different approaches Michael Johnson, Branding: In Five and a Half Steps, Thames & Hudson, 1st Edition September 2016, Chapter 3
7 Week 7 : Strategic Narrative of the Brand -Brand Ideals : Vision, Authencity, Differenciation, Coherence, Flexibility, Longevity, Commitment, Transparency & Sustainability, Innovation, Equity Michael Johnson, Branding: In Five and a Half Steps, Thames & Hudson, 1st Edition September 2016, Chapter 3 Alina Wheeler, Designing Brand Identity, John Wiley & Sons Inc. USA, 5th Edition 2018, Chapter 2
8 Week 8 : Presentations -10 minutes presentation about Brand research Final Project Brief / Kick-off
9 Week 9 : Identity Design -Where design work starts in branding / designer’s involment -Translating Verbal Narrative of the brand into visual design -Naming of the brand -Creative Brief -Brand Architechture Michael Johnson, Branding: In Five and a Half Steps, Thames & Hudson, 1st Edition September 2016, Chapter 4 Alina Wheeler, Designing Brand Identity, John Wiley & Sons Inc. USA, 5th Edition 2018, Chapter 9 Al Ries, Laura Ries, Michael Johnson, Branding: In Five and a Half Steps, Kindle, 1st Edition 2000, Chapter 3
10 Week 10 : Identity Design -Clients & Perspectives -Connecting identity design with brand strategy -When to know branding process finishes -Project Reviews & Questions Michael Johnson, Branding: In Five and a Half Steps, Thames & Hudson, 1st Edition September 2016, Chapter 5 Alina Wheeler, Designing Brand Identity, John Wiley & Sons Inc. USA, 5th Edition 2018, Chapter 9
11 Week 11 : Brand Implementation -How to mix all ingredients of the brand -Without good implementation, brands fall apart -How to you make brands seen, heard and understood Michael Johnson, Branding: In Five and a Half Steps, Thames & Hudson, 1st Edition September 2016, Chapter 6
12 Week 12 : Brand Implementation -Single-minded application -Rule-making -Flexiblity / Adaptibility of the brand -Project Reviews & Questions Michael Johnson, Branding: In Five and a Half Steps, Thames & Hudson, 1st Edition September 2016, Chapter 6
13 Week 13 : Nurture / Review -Nurturing / Culturing the brand -Absorbing new ideas -Getting rid of outdated ideas -Project Reviews & Questions Michael Johnson, Branding: In Five and a Half Steps, Thames & Hudson, 1st Edition September 2016, Chapter 7
14 Week 14 : Final Project Presentation
15 Week 15 : Evaluation of the Semester Submission of a sample brand book (%30) for creative personal branding
16 Week 16 : Evaluation of the Semester

 

Course Notes/Textbooks

Michael Johnson, Branding: In Five and a Half Steps, Thames & Hudson, 1st Edition September 2016 ISBN 9780500518960

Suggested Readings/Materials

Jurgen Salenbacher, Creative Personal Branding: The Strategy to Answer: What's next (English Edition), BIS Publishers, 1st Edition 2013  ISBN 9789063693152

Alina Wheeler, Designing Brand Identity, John Wiley & Sons Inc. USA, 5th Edition 2018 ISBN 9781119375418

Al Ries, Laura Ries, Michael Johnson, Branding: In Five and a Half Steps, HarperCollins e-books, 1st Edition 2000 ASIN : B000FC10H0

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
1
10
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
10
Presentation / Jury
2
60
Project
1
20
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm
Final Exam
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
5
100
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
0
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Theoretical Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
3
48
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)
16
0
Study Hours Out of Class
10
2
20
Field Work
0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
0
Portfolio
0
Homework / Assignments
1
3
3
Presentation / Jury
2
20
40
Project
1
9
9
Seminar / Workshop
0
Oral Exam
0
Midterms
0
Final Exam
0
    Total
120

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1

To be able to develop and design a collection independently.

2

To be able to do maintain a design research individually or as a team.

X
3

To be able to develop entrepreneurship- and managerial skills for a future professional practice.

X
4

To be able to understand, interpret and apply theoretical knowledge in fashion and textile design.

5

To be able to analyze and integrate the particular local and regional needs and of their profession.

X
6

To be able to obtain a multidisciplinary point of view, follow and analyze the new issues, changes and trends in contemporary design and art in such a way that they can be integrated into design practice.

X
7

To be able to apply industrial requirements, knowledge of material & usage and know-how knowledge in the creation of high quality fashion products.

8

To be able to use digital information and communication technologies at a level that is adequate to the discipline of fashion and textile design.

9

To be able to develop an ongoing analytical and professional approach to academic and design research.

10

To be able to recognize the need and importance of a personal lifelong learning attitude towards their chosen area of interest.

11

To be able to collect data in the areas of fashion and textile design and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1).

12

To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently.

13

To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise.

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest

 


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