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GDS 131 Graphic Design History Online

Home Page: gds.parkland.edu/gds/131online
Instructor: Gretchen Wieshuber

Each week begins at 8 am Monday morning and ends at 11:55 pm Sunday night.

Week	Start	End	Fall 2007 Tentative Schedule	Projects & Assignments
1	Mon Aug 20	Sun Aug 26	About Angel Learning Why Study History? Graphic Styles Timeline Homework Assignments Eight Ways to Look at Art How do I start a blog? (FAQ) Got Gmail? Google Docs GDS News	What do I do first? Blog assigned
2	Mon Aug 27	Sun Sept 2	What is Graphic Design? Parkland Library	Project 1 assigned Assignment 1
3	Tues Sept 4	Sun Sept 9	The Origins of Print Graphic Arts Techniques	Assignment 2
4	Mon Sept 10	Sun Sept 16	Victorian Age ( I Salonisti) What is a Print? Sept. 12: Field Trip to UIUC Printing Services	Assignment 3
5	Mon Sept 17	Sun Sept 23	The Prudential Logo Arts & Crafts ( Bizet)	Assignment 4
6	Mon Sept 24	Sun Sept 30	Art Nouveau ( Debussy) Field Trip 2: Krannert Art Museum	Assignment 5
7	Mon Oct 1	Sun Oct 7	Early Modern ( Erik Satie) Quiz Review Influential Designers Review	Project 2 assigned Assignment 6
8	Mon Oct 8	Sun Oct 14	QUIZ #1 Art Deco ( Sarah Vaughn) Oct 10: Helvetica movie premiere	Assignment 7
9	Mon Oct 15	Sun Oct 21	American Kitsch ( Frank Sinatra)	Assignment 8
10	Mon Oct 22	Sun Oct 28	Late Modern ( Bernstein)	Assignment 9
11	Mon Oct 29	Sun Nov 4	Swiss / International ( Varese)	Project 2 due Assignment 10
12	Mon Nov 5	Sun Nov 11	Psychedelic ( Jefferson Airplane)	Essay assigned Assignment 11
13	Mon Nov 12	Sun Nov 18	Contemporary ( Christina Aguilera)	Assignment 12
14	Mon Nov 19	Wed Nov 21	Postmodern ( Sonic Youth)	Assignment 13
15	Mon Nov 26	Sun Dec 2	Digital ( Beastie Boys) Quiz Review	Assignment 14
16	Mon Dec 3	Fri Dec 7	QUIZ #2	Essay due Assignment 15

Other important dates:

• Monday September 3 is Labor Day (no classes).
• Thanksgiving Vacation is November 22-25 (no classes).
• There is no final exam for this class, but there will be two scheduled quizzes.
• For other important dates see the Parkland Academic Calendar.

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Last updated: 11/19/07 • Webmaster: Gretchen Wieshuber