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9677 (v.7) Map and Graphics Design 181



 

Area:

Department of Spatial Sciences

Contact Hours:

3.0

Credits:

12.5

Lecture:

1 x 1 Hours Weekly

Laboratory:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly
Graphics as a communication medium. Theories of graphics communication. Principles of colour and colour description systems. Colour conventions in cartography. Cognitive mapping. Space perception. Space representation in graphics. Gestalt theories. Figure and ground relationships. General principles of design, viz layout, balance, aesthetics and rules.


Availability

YearLocationPeriodInternalArea ExternalCentral External
2004Bentley CampusSemester 1Y  

Area
External
refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research.
Central
External
refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area

 
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