Schedule
Week 1
Friday January 27
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 January 31
In Class Lecture:
Chapter 1: – Continued…
Chapter 2: Classical Literacy 700 BCE-400 CE pg. 17-29
Due: Outline of Chapters 1, 2, & 3
Reading: Graphic Design History
Chapter 3: Medieval Letterforms & Book Formats 400-1250 pg. 33-53
Friday February 3
In Class Lecture Chapter 3
Reading: Graphic Design History
Chapter 4: Renaissance Design: Standardization and Modularization in Print 1450-1660 pg. 57-79
Homework: Read & Outline Chapter 5
Week 3
Tuesday February 7
In Class Lecture Chapter 4
Reading: Graphic Design History
Chapter 5: Modern Typography & the Creation of the Public Sphere 1660-1800 pg. 83-103
Homework: Read & Outline Chapter 5
Friday February 10
In Class Lecture Chapter 5
Reading: Graphic Design History
Chapter 5: Modern Typography & the Creation of the Public Sphere 1660-1800 pg. 83-103
Week 4
Tuesday February 14
In class Review : Chapters 1-5
Homework: Read & Review chapters 1-5
Friday February 17
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