This condensed survey course focuses on four key periods or themes from the history of design in the West. Together we’ll trace the emergence of design as a recognized practice, why things look the way they do, and how designers approached specific design problems in their work.
This course is part of the Graphic Design Specialization
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Learn about the history of graphic design
Understand the emergence of design as a recognized practice
Learn about graphic design radicalism in late 1950s to early 1970s
Make informed design choices
Skills you will gain
- Art History
- History
- Graphic Arts
- Graphic Design
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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Early Mass Marketing
The Bauhaus
Modernism in America
Graphic Design Radicalism
Reviews
- 5 stars78.27%
- 4 stars16%
- 3 stars4.05%
- 2 stars0.93%
- 1 star0.72%
TOP REVIEWS FROM IDEAS FROM THE HISTORY OF GRAPHIC DESIGN
It's a lovely course and the lecturers are great, but it focus mostly on American design or the impact of other designers in the USA. I would love to learn more about non-USA design.
This is another awesome course that I enjoyed thoroughly! I loved and enjoyed learning about the awesome people and institutions of the past that made graphic designing what it is today.
Fantastic Course! It helps you build a deep insight into the evolution of graphic design and also as a process of the assignments helps you understand local graphic practices and subculture!
A more theoretical Cours that I really enjoyed and made me search for different artists. I started researching more and discovered how valuable this can be. Thank you for all the resources.
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