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GRAPHIC DESIGN HISTORY

Course Code:
ART 230
Active Term:
Randomly
/ Odd Years
Course Description:

Beginning with the Industrial Revolution, this course will chart the development of what we contemporarily refer to as Graphic Design and Advertising. Students will survey the designers, works, technologies, and philosophies of the major design movements and create work exploring these areas. Emphasis will be placed on the connection of design to art and popular culture, as well as the cyclical nature of design. Students create various pieces reflecting the work of the movements being studied.

Credit:
3
Instruction methods:
Studio
Total hours: 45
Prerequisites:

ART-128

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