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GDS 131 Graphic Design History

Home Page: gds.parkland.edu/gds/131
Instructor: Paul Young

	Fall 2009	Tentative Schedule (2–4:45pm)	Assignments
1	Aug 28	Welcome Graphic Styles Timeline GDS News & Announcements (or Subscribe) Facebook (become a fan!) About Angel Learning Got Gmail? How do I start a blog? (FAQ) Intro to picnik.com (download sample) Intro to Google Docs (download sample) Lecture: Why Study History?	Homework 1 (due Mon 11:55pm) Blogging Assignment Project 1 assigned Project 2 assigned Essay assigned
2	Sept 4	Marketing Communications Overview Lecture: What is Graphic Design? AIGA Design Salary Survey Preview: The Governess Parkland Library	One-Minute Papers Homework 2 (due Mon 11:55pm)
3	Sept 11	Eight Ways to Look at Art The Origins of Print Preview: League of Extraodinary Gentlemen Field Trip 1: Rare Book Library	Homework 3 (due Mon 11:55pm)
4	Sept 18	Graphic Arts Techniques What is a Print? (MOMA) Copperplate Etching Demo (Goya's Ghosts) Preview: Bride of the Wind Field Trip 2: UIUC Printing Services	Homework 4 (due Mon 11:55pm)
5	Sept 25	The Prudential Logo Victorian Age ( I Salonisti) Arts & Crafts ( Georges Bizet) Influential Designers Preview: L'Age D'Or	Homework 5 (due Mon 11:55pm)
6	Oct 2	Art Nouveau ( Claude Debussy) Preview: Metropolis Field Trip 3: Krannert Art Museum	Homework 6 (due Mon 11:55pm)
7	Oct 9	Early Modern ( Erik Satie) Film Screening: Un Chien Andalou Art Deco ( Sarah Vaughn) Film Screening: L'Or Rouge Preview: Down With Love Design History Style Review	Homework 7 (due Mon 11:55pm)
8	Oct 16	American Kitsch ( Frank Sinatra) Film Screening: The Jetsons Preview: Playtime QUIZ #1 (C246) (Midterm Grades Submitted)	Blog due for midterm (Fri 11:55pm) Homework 8 (due Mon 11:55pm)
9	Oct 23	Late Modern ( Elmer Bernstein) Film Screening: Man With the Golden Arm (Titles) Film Screening: Catch Me If You Can (Titles) Field Trip 4: Furniture Lounge	Homework 9 (due Mon 11:55pm)
10	Oct 30	Swiss / International ( Edgard Varese) Film Screening: Vignelli Map Film Screening: Alien (Opening Titles) Preview: The Doors Film Screening: Helvetica	Homework 10 (due Mon 11:55pm)
11	Nov 6	Psychedelic ( Jefferson Airplane) Film Screening: Arabesque (Opening Titles) Preview: Natural Born Killers Film Screening: Yellow Submarine	Homework 11 (due Mon 11:55pm)
12	Nov 13	Contemporary ( Christina Aguilera) Film Screening: Apple's "1984" TV Commercial Film Screening: Gattaca (Opening Titles) Preview: Pirates of Silicon Valley Field Trip 5: Surface 51	Homework 12 (due Mon 11:55pm)
13	Nov 20	Postmodern ( Sonic Youth) Digital ( Beastie Boys) Film Screening: Se7en (Opening Titles) Film Screening: Core Demo Reel Design History Style Review
	Nov 27	(Thanksgiving Vacation)
14	Dec 4	Project 2 Presentations Alphonse Mucha (Brandon Satterfield) AM Cassandre (Cassandra Yu) Bill Bernbach (Terri Rohr) Paul Rand (Sami Rueck) Herb Lubalin (Kerry Philbeck) Massimo Vignelli (Kyle Dunn) Milton Glaser (Kerry Philbeck) Tibor Kalman (Ghada Yousef) Paula Scher (Lori Davis) David Carson (Chelsea Gerber) Art Chantry (Isaac Mitchell) Neville Brody (David Willis)	Homework 13 (due Mon 11:55pm)
15	Dec 11	QUIZ #2 Note room change: D234	Homework 14 (due Mon 11:55pm) Blog due for final grading (Fri 11:55pm)
16	Dec 18	Film Screening: Cannes Lions Winners Reel Note time change: 2-4pm	Essay due (Fri 11:55pm)

Other important dates:

Labor Day is Monday September 7 (no classes).
Thanksgiving Vacation is November 26–29 (no classes).
There is no final exam for this class, but there are two scheduled quizzes.
For other important dates see the Parkland Academic Calendar.

Last updated: 11/14/09 • Webmaster: Paul Young