ART 3610: History of Graphic Design/Illustration (2024-2025)

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Survey course of the histories of visual communication. Contemporary and historical issues, ideas, and designer/illustrator are studied as vehicles for historical advancement. Students will engage in learning communities to help broaden their perspective on the relationship between the histories of visual communication and how these perspectives translate into contemporary issues and cultural forms of communication. Students will look at historical case studies, their relevance and the way in which the designer/illustrator responded. In comparison, analyze how this type of response can be utilized and adjusted for contemporary strategies of communication.