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About the Course

This condensed survey course focuses on four key periods or themes from the history of design in the West. Together we’ll trace the emergence of design as a recognized practice, why things look the way they do, and how designers approached specific design problems in their work. Students will develop an understanding of where the wide variety of today’s design practice comes from. By participating in this survey of the works of innovative groups and individuals, we outline the process by which graphic design moved from a purely instrumental practice, to becoming a demanding creative and hybridized field. Each week, a short quiz will test your knowledge of concepts, and a short reflective assignment will give you the opportunity to analyze the questions designers ask themselves today. This is an essential course for emerging designers entering the field, or for students interested in learning more about visual culture and analysis. No previous experience is required. A note about this course: This course is taught from the perspective of contemporary design, to connect ideas that helped formulate design practice from the 1850s through the 1960s to the ways that designers think today. The relationship of words and pictures in graphic design is looked at through the ever-changing social and cultural contexts, technologies, aesthetics, and politics of their eras. The definition and practice of graphic design includes all public visual communications, which is a global practice. It was the evolution of mass production and communication in the West that specifically redefined graphic design as a professional practice and is this course’s particular narrative. We hope students will consider how to connect the themes and ideas offered in this course to your own culture....

Top reviews

P

Nov 26, 2016

Its been a great course, many info and points that are fantastic in the learning or adding new knowledge always. I will always recommend this course for those who want to know more and learn design.

ER

Mar 21, 2022

I was a little bit nervous about this course, I always hated History in school, but surprisingly this was very good! I enjoyed it! The assignments were easy to understand and managebale to complete.

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Oct 27, 2016

Great course!

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Nov 19, 2017

great course

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Nov 11, 2017

it was great

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Oct 24, 2024

Very good !

By 李伟松

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Dec 8, 2022

学到了非常多的设计想法

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Jun 21, 2022

NICE COURSE

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Nov 18, 2021

Good course

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Nov 14, 2021

Interesante

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Mar 17, 2021

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Nov 1, 2020

GOOD COURSE

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Sep 27, 2020

FANTASTIC!!

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Jun 22, 2020

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Nov 10, 2018

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Sep 12, 2017

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Mar 13, 2022

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Mar 21, 2021

Very good!

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Jul 3, 2020

Excellent.

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Jun 18, 2018

I love it!

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Oct 11, 2016

I love it!

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Dec 14, 2022

Excellent

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Jan 26, 2021

Excelent!

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Dec 29, 2020

excellent

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Aug 27, 2020

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