School Of Humanities And Communication ArtsDesign Histories and Futures (WSTC)Western Sydney University Unit Code: 700195.2
Discipline: GRAPHIC DESIGN STUDIES
Student Contribution Band: 2
Level: 1
Credit Points: 10
Equivalent Units
102262 - Design Histories and Futures; 101022 - 20th Century Design Histories
Corequisite
Students enrolled in the combined Diploma/Bachelor courses listed below must pass all College Preparatory units listed in the course structure before progressing to the Year Two units.
Unit Enrolment Restrictions
Students must be enrolled at Western Sydney University, The College. Students enrolled in extended diplomas must pass 40 credit points from the preparatory units listed in the course structure prior to enrolling in this University level unit.
About this Unit
This unit introduces students to historical accounts and theories of design from two dominant perspectives, modernism and postmodernism. Students learn a contextual history of 20th century design practice by studying the doctrines around which the modernist movement cohered and the conditions under which these doctrines are questioned by postmodernism. The unit will explore various roles of the visual designer through history such as the avant gardist, futurist, revolutionary, utopian, client-service designer, social activist, producer and digital enabler, as these roles were expressed across a range of design outcomes such as photography, typography, illustration, print media, graphics, digital design, film and animation over a century and beyond. Part of this exploration will examine the impacts of design histories on our past, present and future conditions, as well as the investments in changing the future for design. Students will complete visual and writing tasks that aim to build their understanding of design histories and futures, and scholarship in academic research and writing.
Courses| 6011.1 | Diploma in Design/Bachelor of Design (Visual Communication) | CONTINUING |
| 6011.2 | Diploma in Design/Bachelor of Design (Visual Communication) | CURRENT |
| 6013.1 | Diploma in Design/Bachelor of Graphic Design (Pathway to Teaching Secondary) | CONTINUING |
| 6013.2 | Diploma in Design/Bachelor of Graphic Design (Pathway to Teaching Secondary) | CURRENT |
| 7044.1 | Diploma in Design (exit only) | CURRENT |
| 7152.1 | Diploma in Design Extended - Visual Communication | CURRENT |
| 7153.1 | Diploma in Design Extended - Graphic Design (Pathway to Teaching Secondary) | CURRENT |
Specialisations
| A7105.1 | WSTC Design Extended Local Recent School Leavers | CONTINUING |
| A7106.1 | WSTC Design Extended International Students | CONTINUING |
| A7220.1 | WSTC Design Extended - Visual Communication - Local Recent School Leavers | CURRENT |
| A7221.1 | WSTC Design Extended - Visual Communication - Non-Credentialed Applicants | CURRENT |
| A7222.1 | WSTC Design Extended - Visual Communication - International Students | CURRENT |
| A7223.1 | WSTC Design Extended - Graphic Design (Path to Teach Sec) - Local Recent School Leavers | CURRENT |
| A7224.1 | WSTC Design Extended - Graphic Design (Path to Teach Sec) - Non-Credentialed Applicants | CURRENT |
| A7225.1 | WSTC Design Extended - Graphic Design (Path to Teach Sec) - International Students | CURRENT |