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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

KJ

Dec 5, 2016

Useful intro to the history of graphic design. The quizzes could have been more challenging though or involved doing more independent research on some of the graphic design periods discussed.

ER

Mar 22, 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 21, 2020

Really interesting and helpful

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Aug 2, 2020

Wonderful course, thx for all.

By Paloma D D

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Jul 26, 2020

Thank you for the opportunity!

By Fatima H S E I S

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Mar 14, 2019

Perfect course and very useful

By Maria J B V

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Sep 12, 2017

Excellent course, I like it :)

By Juri

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Jan 30, 2017

Thanks for intresting courses!

By Nicoleta P

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Jan 28, 2017

Very informative and helpful.

By Sharmishtha T S

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Jul 21, 2020

Thanks it was perfect course

By Egle H

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Dec 3, 2019

Great course, learned a lot.

By Hayden P

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Jun 2, 2017

Great Intro, thanks so much

By Shivali M M

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Jul 5, 2020

very ineresting and useful

By Claveau

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Jan 18, 2017

I learn a lot, thank you !

By Deleted A

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Aug 3, 2022

Great and helpful coures.

By George I

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May 4, 2022

A wealth of knowledge!!!

By Austin B

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Aug 24, 2019

Broadened my vision of GD

By Nataliia S

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Feb 22, 2021

It was very interesting!

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Jun 18, 2020

Un curso muy interesante

By Estefanía

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Oct 15, 2017

Me sirvió mucho, gracias

By Yulia M

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Jul 29, 2018

Very interesting course

By Deleted A

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Jul 15, 2017

really love this class!

By Julien M

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Jan 31, 2017

Great stuff. Thank you!

By Sahana. J

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Jun 25, 2020

great going and useful

By yosi t

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Mar 6, 2024

fun learning. thank u

By Smith B

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Aug 31, 2020

Very good assignment.

By Adele A

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Sep 18, 2017

西方设计历史上可供借鉴学习的典型时期介绍。