Design History and Theory II (261280)
Learning Outcomes
• Understand the influence and the aesthetic evolutions with relevance for• Design History and Theory, between the ‘30s up until the XXI century;
• Create awareness about the most relevant events for Communication Design as a Discipline from the ‘30s onwards;
• Understand, via the promotion of critical assessment and interpretation ability, the technological impact and influence in theories, ideas and creative processes;
• To interpret present views of Design.
Study Program
1. The International Style and the systematization of Design processes;2. Bauhaus and the legacy in contemporary design;
3. Italian design, creator of global trends;
4. Scandinavian design, simplicity and functionality;
5. The Cultural Revolution and the Style Wars;
6. Visual Identities and Global Communication Systems;
7. The technological boom and the Information Age;
8. Citizen Designer: Design for Social Good;
9. Design, Criticism and Media in Design for the New Millennium.
Bibliography
MAIN REFERENCES:Davis, M. (2012). Graphic Design Theory. Thames and Hudson Ltd.
Jury, D. (2007) O Que é a Tipografia. Gustavo Gili
Lupton, E. & Cole Phillips, J. (2008) Novos Fundamentos do Design. Cosac Naify. São Paulo
Lupton, E., & Miller, A. (2011). Design Escrita Pesquisa: A escrita no Design Gráfico.
Bookman.
Meggs, P. B., & Purvis, A. W. (2006). Meggs’ History of Graphic Design. Nova Jérsia: John Wiley & Sons.