Thirteen readings are due for the class, all of the chapters in the Graphic Design: A New History, 3rd Edition textbook. Each reading is worth up to 300 points. A comprehensive and well-designed reading outline is due posted on your individual class blog on the date indicated.
Reading #1 – Due Sep 5th
Graphic Design: A New History, 3rd Edition, Stephen Eskilson
Introduction - The Origins of Graphic Design
Pgs 11-27
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Reading #2 – Due Sep 12th
Graphic Design: A New History, 3rd Edition, Stephen Eskilson
C1 - The Nineteenth Century: An Expanding Field
Pgs 28-53
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Reading #3 – Due Sep 19th
Graphic Design: A New History, 3rd Edition, Stephen Eskilson
C2 - Art Nouveau: A New Style for a New Culture
Pgs 54-103
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Reading #4 – Sep 26th
Graphic Design: A New History, 3rd Edition, Stephen Eskilson
C3 - Sachplakat, the First World War, and Dada
Pgs 104-135
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Reading #5 – Due Oct 3rd
Graphic Design: A New History, 3rd Edition, Stephen Eskilson
C4 - Modern Art, Modern Graphic Design
Pgs 136-167
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Reading #6 – Due Oct 17th
Graphic Design: A New History, 3rd Edition, Stephen Eskilson
C5 - Revolutions in Design
Pgs 168-201
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Reading #7 – Due Oct 24th
Graphic Design: A New History, 3rd Edition, Stephen Eskilson
C6 - The Bauhaus and the New Typography
Pgs 202-229
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Reading #8 – Due Oct 31st
Graphic Design: A New History, 3rd Edition, Stephen Eskilson
C7 - American Modern and the Second World War
Pgs 230-269
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Reading #9 – Due Nov 7th
Graphic Design: A New History, 3rd Edition, Stephen Eskilson
C8 - The Triumph of the International Style
Pgs 270-303
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Reading #10 – Due Nov 14th
Graphic Design: A New History, 3rd Edition, Stephen Eskilson
C9 - Postmodernism: The Return of Expressionism
Pgs 304-355
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Reading #11 – Due Nov 21st
Graphic Design: A New History, 3rd Edition, Stephen Eskilson
C10 - Contemporary Graphic Design
Pgs 356-385
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Reading #12 – Due Nov 28th
Graphic Design: A New History, 3rd Edition, Stephen Eskilson
C11 - The Digital Present
Pgs 386-429
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Reading #13 – Due Dec 5th
Graphic Design: A New History, 3rd Edition, Stephen Eskilson
C12 - The Citizen Designer
Pgs 430-437
