GDS 131 Graphic Design History Online

Course Documents: Assignments
Instructor: Gretchen Wieshuber

 

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 Meggs' History of Graphic Design. The following chart lists the Graphic Styles slide lectures with corresponding pages in the textbook and assignment number:

Graphic Style

Textbook Chapter

Pages

Assignment
Introduction Preface and Epilogue vii-ix, 531 1

Origins of Print

Part 1 Prologue 4–59 2

Graphic Arts

Part 2 Graphic Renaissance 64–130 2

Graphic Arts

Ch 9 Industrial Revolution 134–151 2

Victorian

 Victorian Era 152–166 3

Arts & Crafts

Ch 10 Arts & Crafts 165–189 4

Art Nouveau

Ch 11 Art Nouveau 190–220 5

Art Nouveau

Ch 12 Genesis of 20th Century Design 221–243 5

Early Modern

Ch 13 Influence of Modern Art 248–268 6

Early Modern

Ch 14 Pictorial Modernism 269–278 6

Early Modern

Ch 15 New Language of Form 287–309 6

Early Modern

Ch 16 Bauhaus and New Typography 310–335 6

Art Deco

Postcubic Pictorial Modernism 278–286 7

American Kitsch

    8

Late Modern

Ch 17 Modern Movement in America 336–352 9

Late Modern

Ch 19 New York School 374–398 9

Swiss / International

Ch 18 International Typographic Style 356–373 10
Swiss / International Ch 20 Corporate Identity and Visual Systems 399–423 10
Contemporary Ch 21 Conceptual Image 424–446 12
Psychedelic Poster Mania 438–439 11
Contemporary Ch 22 National Visions 447–465 12
Postmodern Ch 23 Postmodern 466–487 13
Digital Ch 24 Digital Revolution 488–530 14

 

 

Procedure

 

 
  1. Login to your Angel account every week, select the "Course Documents" tab
  2. Select the assignment for the week and follow the instructions
  3. Post your completed assignment by Wednesday (spelling, grammar and clarity of thought count!)
  4. Read and respond to at least 6 of your classmates by 11:55 pm Sunday (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 11:55 pm of every week. You must also respond to your teammates' posts by the following Sunday at 11:55 pm.

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.

 

 

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