2024-25 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Jan 29, 2025  
2024-25 Undergraduate Catalog
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ATH 331 - History of Graphic Design

Survey of historical events and movements in visual communication from prehistory to the present, with emphasis on the evolution of typographic form, design technologies and distinct ways of seeing in different periods and societies. Lectures, texts, images and discussion introduce developments from cave painting to hieroglyphics to printed matter and interactive media. Prerequisite: ATH 121 or ATH 122. Fulfills: LASR; WI. (3 cr. hr.)
Frequency code B = offered at least once per year

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  1. Define key concepts, principles, terms, and relationship of major historical, cultural, and technological advancements and events, which shaped the development of the graphic design field.
  2. Identify main graphic designers.
  3. Communicate using art and design vocabulary.
  4. Analyze and critique digital art work.
  5. Write effectively in the art history discipline.



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