Graphic Design | Parkland College

GDS 131 Graphic Design History

Homework Assignments
Instructor: Paul Young

Objective

To learn about graphic design through textbook reading and other assignments.

Description

Using discussion forums, students will work in teams to check each other's reading comprehension of the required textbook Megg's History of Graphic Design. The following chart lists the Graphic Styles slide lectures with corresponding pages in the textbook:

Graphic Style	Textbook Chapter	Pages
Origins of Print	Part 1 Prologue	4–59
Graphic Arts	Part 2 Graphic Renaissance	64–130
Graphic Arts	Ch 9 Industrial Revolution	134–151
Victorian	Victorian Era	152–166
Arts & Crafts	Ch 10 Arts & Crafts	165–189
Art Nouveau	Ch 11 Art Nouveau	190–220
Art Nouveau	Ch 12 Genesis of 20th Century Design	221–231
Early Modern	New Objectivity	233–243
Early Modern	Ch 13 Influence of Modern Art	248–268
Early Modern	Ch 14 Pictorial Modernism	269–278
Early Modern	Ch 15 New Language of Form	287–309
Early Modern	Ch 16 Bauhaus and New Typography	310–335
Art Deco	Postcubic Pictorial Modernism	278–286
American Kitsch	(no reading)
Late Modern	Ch 17 Modern Movement in America	336–352
Late Modern	Ch 19 New York School	374–398
Swiss / International	Ch 18 International Typographic Style	356–373
Swiss / International	Ch 20 Corporate Identity and Visual Systems	399–423
Contemporary	Ch 21 Conceptual Image	424–446
Psychedelic	Poster Mania	438–439
Contemporary	Ch 22 National Visions	447–465
Postmodern	Ch 23 Postmodern	466–487
Digital	Ch 24 Digital Revolution	488–530

Procedure

Login to your Angel account every week, select the "Course Documents" tab
Select the assignment for the week and follow the instructions
Post your completed assignment by Wednesday (spelling, grammar and clarity of thought count!)
Read and respond to at least 6 of your classmates by Saturday (respond to your team members first, then respond to posts that have the least number of responses)

Schedule

Your initial post is due Wednesday at 11:55pm of every week. You must also respond to your teammates' posts by the following Saturday at 11:55pm.

Note: Homework assignments are graded pass/fail. Credit will be given each week only if both the initial post and responses are completed on time.

Last updated: 9/26/07 • Webmaster: Paul Young