Schedule
Week 1
Thursday Jan 21
Reading: Graphic Design History
Introduction: Reading Graphic Design History pg. ix-xxix
Chapter 1: From Prehistory to Early Writing 35,00-500 BCE pg. 3-13
Week 2
Tuesday Jan 26
In Class Lecture:
Chapter 1: – Continued…
Chapter 2: Classical Literacy 700 BCE-400 CE pg. 17-29
Thursday Jan 28
Due: Outline of Chapters 1, 2, & 3 submitted via dropbox.
In Class Lecture Chapter 3
Reading: Graphic Design History
Chapter 3: Medieval Letterforms & BookFormats 400-1250 pg. 33-53
Week 3
Tuesday Feb 2
Due outline of Chapter 4
In Class Lecture Chapter 4
Reading: Graphic Design History
Chapter 4: Renaissance Design: Standardization and Modularization in Print 1450-1660 pg. 57-79
Homework: Read & Outline Chapter 5
Thursday Feb 4
Due outline of Chapter 5
In Class Lecture Chapter 5
Reading: Graphic Design History
Chapter 5: Modern Typography & the Creation of the Public Sphere 1660-1800 pg. 83-103
Homework: Read & Review chapters 1-5
Week 4
Tuesday Feb 9
In class Review : Chapters 1-5
Thursday Feb 11
Exam: 1 Prehistory (Chapter 1) to Modern Typography (Chapter 5)
Reading: Graphic Design History
Homework – Chapter 6: The Graphic Effects of Industrial Production 1800-1850 pg. 107-125
Homework: Read & Outline Chapter 6
Week 5
Feb Feb 16
Due outline of Chapter 6
In Class Lecture Chapter 6
Reading: Graphic Design History
Chapter 7: Mass Mediation 1850-1900s pg. 129-147
Homework: Read & Outline Chapter 7
Thursday Feb 18
Due outline of Chapter 7
In Class Lecture Chapter 7
Reading: Graphic Design History
Chapter 8: Formations of the Modern Movement 1800s-1910s pg. 151-171
Homework: Read & Outline Chapter 8
Week 6
Tuesday Feb 23
Due outline of Chapter 8
In Class Lecture Chapter 8
Reading: Graphic Design History
Chapter 9: Innovation & Persuasion 1910s-1930 pg. 175-197
Homework: Read & Outline Chapter 9
Thursday Feb 25
Due outline of Chapter 9
In Class Lecture Chapter 9
Reading: Graphic Design History
Homework Review Chapters 6-9
Week 7
Tuesday Mar 1
In class review 6-9
Thursday Mar 3
Exam: 2 (Chapter 6) to (Chapter 9)
Reading: Graphic Design History
Chapter 10: The Culture of Consumption 1920s-1930s pg. 201-219
Homework: Read & Outline Chapter 10
SPRING BREAK!
Week 8
Tuesday Mar 15
Due outline of Chapter 10
In class lecture chapter 10
Reading: Graphic Design History
Chapter 11: Public Interest Campaigns & Information Design pg. 223-243
Homework: Read & Outline Chapter 11
Thursday Mar 17
Due outline of Chapter 11
In class lecture chapter 11
Reading: Graphic Design History
Chapter 12: Corporate Identities & International Style pg. 247-265
Homework: Read & Outline Chapter 12
Week 9
Tuesday Mar 22
Due outline of Chapter 12
In class lecture chapter 12
Reading: Graphic Design History
Chapter 13: Pop & Protest pg. 269-285
Homework: Read & Outline Chapter 13
Thursday Mar 24
Due outline of Chapter 13
In class lecture chapter 13
Homework Review Chapters 10-13
Week 10
Tuesday Mar 29
Review chapter 10 -13
Thursday Mar 31
Exam: 3 (Chapter 10) to (Chapter 13)
Reading: No More Rules Graphic Design and Postmodernism
Intro & Chapter 1: Origins
Week 11
Tuesday April 5
Reading: No More Rules Graphic Design and Postmodernism
Chapter 2: Deconstruction pg.38-69
Thursday April 7
Reading: No More Rules Graphic Design and Postmodernism
Chapter 3: Appropriation pg.70-95
Week 12
Tuesday April 12
Reading: No More Rules Graphic Design and Postmodernism
Chapter 2: Deconstruction pg.38-69
Thursday April 14
Reading: No More Rules Graphic Design and Postmodernism
Chapter 4: Techno pg.96-117
Week 13
Tuesday April 19
Reading: No More Rules Graphic Design and Postmodernism
Chapter 3: Appropriation pg.70-95
Week 14
Tuesday April 26
Reading: No More Rules Graphic Design and Postmodernism
Chapter 5: Authorship pg.148-171
Thursday April 28
Reading: No More Rules Graphic Design and Postmodernism
Chapter 6: Opposition pg.118-147
Review of Post Modernism: Practice & Concepts
Week 15
Tuesday May 3- Last day of class