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History of Graphic Design

CFA AR 580

  • Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy
  • Historical Consciousness
  • Writing-Intensive Course

Undergraduate Prerequisites: First-Year Writing Course (CAS WR 120 or equivalent) - Chronological survey of theory and practice of graphic design from the Industrial Revolution to the present. Through slide lecture, reading assignments, discussion and a studio project, we will actively investigate how graphic design responded to and influenced its social, political and technological context. Emphasis will be on European and American design histories, in addition to major movements in Russia and the East. Comparative and symbiotic relationships between graphic design and other visual arts and design disciplines such as architecture and industrial design will be analyzed. Effective Fall 2019, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Historical Consciousness, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy. Effective Fall 2021, this course fulfills a single unit in each of the following BU Hub areas: Historical Consciousness, Global Citizenship and Intercultural Literacy, Writing-Intensive Course.

FALL 2024 Schedule

Section Instructor Location Schedule Notes
A1 Coogan FLR 410 T 11:00 am-12:15 pm 30 seats reserved for MFA Graphic Design, 10 seats for BU community; students must register for the LEC section and DIS section.

FALL 2024 Schedule

Section Instructor Location Schedule Notes
B1 Coogan FLR 411 R 11:00 am-12:15 pm 30 seats reserved for MFA Graphic Design, 10 seats for BU community; students must register for the LEC section and DIS section.

SPRG 2025 Schedule

Section Instructor Location Schedule Notes
A1 Coogan FLR 411 T 11:00 am-12:15 pm Reserved for BFA Graphic Design students. Students must also register for a discussion section.

SPRG 2025 Schedule

Section Instructor Location Schedule Notes
A2 Coogan FLR 410 R 9:30 am-10:45 am Graph Design BFAs only

SPRG 2025 Schedule

Section Instructor Location Schedule Notes
A3 Coogan FLR 410 R 11:00 am-12:15 pm Graph Design BFAs Only

SPRG 2025 Schedule

Section Instructor Location Schedule Notes
A4 Coogan FLR 409 R 12:30 pm-1:45 pm Graph Design BFAs Only

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