School Of Communication, Design And Media20th Century Design HistoriesWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 100596.1
Discipline: GRAPHIC DESIGN STUDIES
Student Contribution Band: 1
Level: 1
Credit Points: 10
Assumed Knowledge
100595 Understandings of Design
About this Unit
As part of the key program, this unit contextualises various understandings of design that were introduced in Semester 1 by reference to aspects of 20th century Western social and cultural history. It situates these understandings of design in relation to two dominant perspectives of design activity, namely modernism and postmodernism. This unit identifies six significant thematics of 20th century cultural activity to construct this frame of reference - politics, technology, image, consumerism, bodies and languages of communication. These themes provide both a comparative key to the transition from one movement to another, and a framework for future design studies. As a measure of these themes and understandings of design, students will be introduced to a range of design outcomes such as photomedia, typography, illustration, the built environment, graphics, digital media, film and animation.