Chapter 5 Keynote Files Download a pdf of Study Questions   Chapter 5   • In the Enlightenment era, an increase in the variety and distribution of printed matter helped establish communities among readers who were connected by common interests and beliefs, rather than geographical proximity; and distinctive designs made these media visually identifiable.   … Continued

Chapter 4 Key points   • Graphic design in the Renaissance was formally and technically bound to the development of letterpress printing.   • Late Medieval letterforms, page formats, and layout conventions were standardized as they migrated to printed forms, and print had a similar effect on other disciplines, establishing norms of written composition, rhetoric, … Continued

Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Extra credit: Watch then write, design or draw a reaction to this video. Chapter 2 • In the Classical period, graphic design became a component of literacy. Design literacy suggests the existence of a common cultural understanding of the meaning of the visual forms, as well as the materials and contexts, … Continued

Click here to view the slides in a web browser Note: if you hover your mouse over the left edge of the browser you can view the slides and navigate forward and backwards. Also the first slide loads blank, click in the browser to advance each slide. Key Points & Study Questions: Chapter 1   … Continued