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2020-2021 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

AXD 307 - History and Context of Graphic Design

Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Open to all University Students Chronological survey of Graphic Design from pre-writing to present. This course examines graphic design within the context of technological, political, social, and economic developments ¿ and occasionally its relationship to other visual arts. Emphasis is on the story of Graphic Design ¿ how it changed over time, and some of the forces that played a part in that change.
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