17. 2020/2021—Changes in the Practical Teaching of Graphic Design

This article is part of a doctoral research on analyzing the specialty of graphic design and visual communication. It discusses how the recent pandemic contributed to changes in the practical teaching of Graphic Design Projects and the impact on the subjects involved. Higher education in the discipline of graphic design has undergone profound changes since the beginning of the exceptional pandemic situation, and after almost two academic years of this experience, teachers and students still apply the methods and practices developed and implemented as a complement and resource during the pandemic. We observe how new ways of exhibiting, reflecting, monitoring, and validating projects were created through new digital resources that made it possible to fill the gap in face-to-face design educational techniques. In addition to distance learning tools, mixed modalities were also implemented in transitory phases of several states of emergency. To obtain satisfactory results and achieve the objectives proposed in the curricular units, it has been necessary to readjust the contents and the way of addressing the creative challenges that are posed to the students. We also need to articulate this need with availability that should be as close as possible to the classroom/creative studio dynamics. Therefore, we propose to present a set of data and advanced practices based on a close relationship, constant connection with the student and their project, by creating more autonomous learning paths, based on the use of available digital tools that allow the student to manage their creative process, advancing to cohesive results.