Jan Hathaway

ART 250 History of Design

COMPUTER ARTS

THOMAS NELSON COMMUNITY COLLEGE

ART 250 History of Design :: Spring 2013

(3 credits)

Surveys the development of graphic design and illustration with emphasis on the 19th and 20th centuries. Analyzes the work of outstanding designers and illustrators.

 

REQUIRED TEXTBOOK :: Meggs' History of Graphic Design


Course Materials

Syllabus, Assignments, Processes, Grading Sheets & Samples
  • ART 250 Syllabus [PDF]
  • Discussion Board Process & Grading Rubric [PDF]
  • Reflective Writing Process & Grading Rubric [PDF]
  • PowerPoint Assignments :: [PDF]
  • PowerPoint Presentation Criteria [PDF]
  • PowerPoint Presentation Grading Sheet [PDF]
  • Research Paper Artists and Topics [PDF]
  • Research Paper Criteria [PDF]
  • Research Paper - grading sheet [PDF]
  • Research Paper samples
    • Sample Paper [DOC]
    • Purdue OWL samples [PDF]
    • Claire White - Ladislav Sutnar [PDF]
    • Khiem Tran - Paul Rand [PDF]
    • Lisa Peavey - Saul Bass [PDF]
  • Elements & Principles of Design :: USC blog

 

PowerPoint movies

PowerPoint movies provided by the publisher
  • Part 1 :: The Prologue to Graphic Design :: Chapters 1 | 2 | 3 | 4
  • Part II :: A Graphic Renaissance :: Chapters 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
  • Part III :: The Bridge to the Twentieth Century :: Chapters 9 | 10 | 11 | 12
  • Part IV :: The Modernist Era :: Chapters 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17
  • Part V :: The Age of Information :: Chapters 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24

 

Schedule

Schedule subject to chanage. Click on the title of the week to see details.

 

Week 1 :: Part I :: The Prologue to Graphic Design :: Chapters 1 & 2

TUESDAY :: JANUARY 8

Course introduction

PART I :: The Prologue to Graphic Design
  • chapter 1 :: The Invention of Writing

THURSDAY :: JANUARY 10

Course introduction

PART I :: The Prologue to Graphic Design
  • chapter 2 :: Alphabets
Week 2 :: Part I :: The Prologue to Graphic Design :: Chapters 3 & 4

TUESDAY, JANUARY 15

Part I :: The Prologue to Graphic Design
  • chapter 3 :: The Asian Contribution

THURSDAY, JANUARY 17

Part I :: The Prologue to Graphic Design
  • chapter 4 :: Illuminated Manuscripts
ACTIVITY ::
  • How to research and prepare a PowerPoint presentation.
Week 3 :: Part II :: A Graphic Renaissance :: Chapters 5 & 6

TUESDAY, JANUARY 22

Part II :: A Graphic Renaissance
  • chapter 5 :: Printing Comes to Europe

THURSDAY, JANUARY 24

Part II :: A Graphic Renaissance
  • chapter 6 :: The German Illustrated Book
Week 4 :: Part II :: A Graphic Renaissance :: Chapters 7 & 8

TUESDAY, JANUARY 29

Part II :: A Graphic Renaissance
  • chapter 7 :: Renaissance Graphic Design

THURSDAY, JANUARY 31

Part II :: A Graphic Renaissance
  • chapter 8 :: An Epoch of Typographic Genius
Week 5 :: Part III :: The Bridge to the Twentieth Century :: Chapters 9 & 10

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 5

Part III :: The Bridge to the Twentieth Century
  • chapter 9 :: Graphic Design and the Industrial Revolution

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7

Part III :: The Bridge to the Twentieth Century
  • chapter 10 :: The Arts and Crafts Movement and its Heritage
Week 6 :: Part III :: The Bridge to the Twentieth Century :: Chapters 11 & 12

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 12

Part III :: The Bridge to the Twentieth Century
  • chapter 11 :: Art Noveau

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14

Part III :: The Bridge to the Twentieth Century
  • chapter 12 :: The Genesis of Twentieth Century Design
Week 7 :: Part IV :: The Modernist Era :: Chapters 13 & 14

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 19

Part IV :: The Modernist Era
  • chapter 13 :: The Influence of Modern Art

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21

Part IV :: The Modernist Era
  • chapter 14 :: Pictorial Modernism
Week 8 :: Part IV :: The Modernist Era :: Chapters 15 & 16

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26

Part IV :: The Modernist Era
  • chapter 15 :: A New Language of Form

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28

Part IV :: The Modernist Era
  • chapter 16 :: The Bauhaus and the New Typography
Week 9 :: SPRING BREAK

TUESDAY, MARCH 5 & THRUSDAY MARCH 7

No class due to Spring Break

 
Week 10 :: Part IV :: The Modernist Era :: Chapter 17

TUESDAY, MARCH 12

Part IV :: The Modernist Era
  • chapter 17 :: The Modern Movement in America

THURSDAY, MARCH 14

Part IV :: The Modernist Era
  • chapter 17 :: The Modern Movement in America (continued)
Week 11 :: Part V :: The Age of Information :: Chapters 18 & 19

TUESDAY, MARCH 19

Part V :: The Age of Information
  • chapter 18 :: The International Typographic Style

THURSDAY, MARCH 21

Part V :: The Age of Information
  • chapter 19 :: The New York School
SOURCES CIITED LIST DUE

Your sources cited must be submitted at the beginning of the next class on my hard drive.

Week 12 :: Part V :: The Age of Information :: Chapters 20 & 21

TUESDAY, MARCH 26

Part V :: The Age of Information
  • chapter 20 :: Corporate Identity Systems and Visual Systems

THURSDAY, MARCH 28

Part V :: The Age of Information
  • chapter 21 :: The Conceptual Image
Week 13 :: Research Paper Development

TUESDAY, APRIL 2

IN CLASS RESEARCH
Research paper :: list of sources due by the end of class

Note: If you miss this class without a written excuse you will have your research paper reduced by a letter grade.

THURSDAY, APRIL 4

IN CLASS RESEARCH

Note: If you miss this class without a written excuse you will have your research paper reduced by a letter grade.

 

Week 14 :: Part V :: The Age of Information :: Chapter 22

TUESDAY, APRIL 9

Part V :: The Age of Information
  • chapter 22 :: Postmodern Design

THURSDAY, APRIL 11

Part V :: The Age of Information
  • chapter 22 :: Postmodern Design
RESEARCH PAPER DUE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE NEXT CLASS

Your research paper must be submitted as a digital PDF through Safe Assign on the Blackboard class site by the beginning of the next class period.

Week 15 :: Part V :: The Age of Information :: Chapter 23

TUESDAY, APRIL 16

Part V :: The Age of Information
  • chapter 23 :: National Visions within a Global Dialogue
RESEARCH PAPER DUE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE CLASS

Your research paper must be submitted as a digital PDF through Safe Assign on the Blackboard class site by the beginning of the class period.

THRUSDAY, APRIL 18

Part V :: The Age of Information
  • chapter 23 :: National Visions within a Global Dialogue (continued)
Week 16 :: Part V :: The Age of Information :: Chapter 24

TUESDAY, APRIL 23

Part V :: The Age of Information
  • chapter 24 :: The Digital Revolution and Beyond

THURSDAY, APRIL 25

Part V :: The Age of Information
  • chapter 24 :: The Digital Revolution and Beyond (continued)

Class Information

Tuesday & Thursday

5:00 - 6:20 pm

Hampton Campus

Templin 838

Janice Hathaway

Templin 848

hathawayj@tncc.edu