current art and design courses

Part I—The Prologue to Graphic Design:

The visual message from prehistory through the medieval era
Chapter 1 The Invention of Writing
Chapter 2 Alphabets
Chapter 3 The Asian Contribution
Chapter 4 Illuminated Manuscripts

Part II—A Graphic Renaissance:

The origins of European typography and design
for printing

Chapter 5 Printing Comes to Europe
Chapter 6 The German Illustrated Book
Chapter 7 Renaissance Graphic Design
Chapter 8 An Epoch of Typographic Genius

Part—III The Bridge to the Twentieth Century:

The Industrial Revolution: The impact of industrial technology upon visual
communications
Chapter 9 Graphic Design and the Industrial Revolution
Chapter 10 The Arts and Crafts Movement and Its Heritage
Chapter 11 Art Nouveau
Chapter 12 The Genesis of Twentieth-Century Design

Part IV The Modernist Era:

Graphic design in the first half of the
twentieth century
Chapter 13 The Influence of Modern Art
Chapter 14 Pictorial Modernism
Chapter 15 A New Language of Form
Chapter 16 The Bauhaus and the New Typography
Chapter 17 The Modern Movement in America

Part V The Age of Information:

Graphic design in the global village
Chapter 18 The International Typographic Style
Chapter 19 The New York School
Chapter 20 Corporate Identity and Visual Systems
Chapter 21 The Conceptual Image
Chapter 22 National Visions within a Global Dialogue
Chapter 23 Postmodern Design
Chapter 24 The Digital Revolution and Beyond

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