History of Graphic Design
Spring 2020 | 1:30–2:45

Schedule

This schedule is subject to change.

  • January 21
  • General – First day of class, intros, syllabus, timelines
  • January 23
  • Lecture – From the Beginning to the Industrial Revolution
  • Reading – Eskilson, Chapter 1, The Nineteenth Century: An Expanding Field (p. 25–53)
  • January 28
  • General – Quiz
  • Lecture – The Victorian Era
  • January 30
  • General – Quiz
  • Lecture – 19th Century Type and the Arts & Crafts Movement
  • Reading – Eskilson, Chapter 2, Art Nouveau: A New Style for a New Culture (p. 54–103)
  • February 4
  • General – Quiz
  • Lecture – Art Nouveau in France, England, and the USA
  • February 6
  • General – Quiz
  • Lecture – Art Nouveau in Scotland, Austria, and Germany
  • Reading – Eskilson, Chapter 3, Sachplakat, the First World War, and Dada (p. 104–135)
  • February 11
  • General – Quiz
  • Lecture 1 – Sachplakat and War Propaganda
  • Lecture 2 – Dada
  • February 13
  • General – Dada Day
  • Reading – Eskilson, Chapter 4, Modern Art, Modern Graphic Design (p. 136–167)
  • February 18
  • General – Quiz
  • Lecture – Futurism and Cubism
  • February 20
  • General – Quiz
  • Lecture – Art Deco
  • Reading – Eskilson, Chapter 5, Revolutions in Design (p. 168–201)
  • February 25
  • General – Quiz, Start Timelines
  • Lecture – De Stijl
  • February 27
  • General – Quiz
  • Lecture – Russia in the Early 1900s
  • Reading – Eskilson, Chapter 6, The Bauhaus and the New Typography (p. 202–229)
  • March 3
  • General – Quiz
  • Lecture – Bauhaus & The New Typography
  • March 5
  • General – Review for Test 1
  • March 10
  • General – No Class, Spring Break!
  • March 12
  • General – No Class, Spring Break!
  • March 17
  • General – No Class, Extended Spring Break
  • March 19
  • General – No Class, Extended Spring Break

  • Week of March 23
  • Virtual Meeting – Blackboard Collaborate Ultra meeting March 24 from 1:30pm to 2:30pm
  • Test – Completed by Friday March 27 at 6pm
  • Paper – Two to three topics submitted with test
  • Timeline – Digital version submitted on Blackboard by Friday March 27 at 6pm
  • Week of March 30
  • Reading – Eskilson, Chapter 7, American Modern and the Second World War (p. 230–269)
  • Lectures – American Modern and the Second World War
  • Quiz – Completed by Friday April 3 at 6pm
  • Week of April 6
  • Reading – Eskilson, Chapter 8, The Triumph of the International Style (p. 270–303)
  • Lectures – Swiss Style & The International Style
  • WatchHelvetica
  • Quiz – Completed by Friday April 10 at 6pm
  • Paper – Outline for paper submitted by Friday April 10 at 6pm
  • Week of April 13
  • Reading – Eskilson, Chapter 9, Postmodernism: The Return of Expression (p. 304–355)
  • Lectures – Postmodernism & The Dawn of Digital
  • Quiz – Completed by Friday April 17 at 6pm
  • Paper – Draft 1 submitted on Blackboard by Wednesday April 15 at 6pm
  • Peer Review – Review one draft by Friday April 17 at 6pm
  • Week of April 20
  • Reading – Eskilson, Chapter 10, Contemporary Graphic Design (p. 356–385)
  • Lecture – Contemporary Graphic Design
  • Quiz – Completed by Friday April 24 at 6pm
  • Week of April 27
  • Paper – Draft 2 submitted on Blackboard by Wednesday April 29 at 6pm
  • Peer Review – Review one draft by Friday May 1 at 6pm
  • Week of May 4
  • Test – Completed by Friday May 8 at 6pm
  • Paper – Final submitted on Blackboard by Friday May 8 at 6pm