Creative process

Module title:

Creative process

Module overview:

The objective of this module is to enable students to:
- understand the world of creative process, define and distinguish the concepts and ideas
- understand specific roles within the structure of a team of creative professionals, as well as their meaning in the broader context of market communications

The module covers preliminary stages and methods of the creative thinking process from strategy through elaboration to production. Apart from the basic theoretical knowledge contained in lectures, the module is work-project-based; it requires successful completion of practical assignments, as well as active participation and discussions in classes, that provide students with insight into fundamental steps within creative projects. Students will gain confidence in creative technique methodology, strategic thinking, and integrated communication. The module includes topics related to recent and relevant events in the advertising scene.
In this module students will learn:
aspects and tools of creative communication, from conceptual design through copywriting to visualization, and prepares them for all visual communication modules that follow. Through analysing the most internationally famous and awarded work, they will adopt the basic knowledge and techniques of creative advertising and understand the comparative advantages of various types of advertising formats and media.

Literature:

1.Barry, P. (2016) The Advertising Concept Book: Think Now, Design Later. 3rd edn, London, Thames and Hudson