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Assignments

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• Blogging Assignment: What is Graphic Design?
• Project 1: Graphic Styles
• Project 2: Influential Designers
• Essay: Trade Magazine Review

 

Field Trips

• Field Trip 1: Rare Book Library
• Field Trip 2: UIUC Printing Services
• Field Trip 3: Krannert Art Museum
• Field Trip 4: Furniture Lounge
• Field Trip 5: Surface 51

 

Lectures

Why Study History? What is Graphic Design? Eight Ways to Look at Art The Origins of Print Graphic Arts Techniques The Prudential Logo Victorian Age Arts & Crafts Art Nouveau Early Modern Art Deco American Kitsch Late Modern Swiss / International Psychedelic Postmodern Contemporary Digital Design History Style Review Influential Designers Review

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Resources

• AIGA Design Salary Survey
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