School Of Humanities And Communication ArtsAustralian DesignWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 101025.2
Discipline: GRAPHIC DESIGN STUDIES
Student Contribution Band: 1
Level: 1
Credit Points: 10
About this Unit
In 2014 this unit replaced by 101923 Australian Design. This unit introduces students to understandings of the designed world by focussing on contemporary design phenomena including graphic design, illustration, motion graphics, photography, websites and animation, with an emphasis an Australian practice. The unit allows students to contextualise contemporary design in relation to social, political and philosophical developments. It also introduces modes of analysis from design theory to enable students to understand the invisible processes at work in these visible signs.