History of Communication Graphics Syllabus for 2014-2015
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Course

ARTC-2311-001 History of Communication Graphics

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Course Description

Survey of the evolution of graphic arts as it relates to the history of art. Topics include formal, stylistic, social, political, economic and historical aspects. Emphasis on the movement, schools of thought, individuals and technology as they interrelate with graphic arts.

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Hours

(3 sem hrs; 3 lec, 1 lab)

Class Type

On Campus Course

Syllabus Information

Textbooks

Required: A History of Graphic Design, by Philip Meggs and Alston Purvis, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Publishers

Supplies

3-Ring binder for assignment sheets and note-taking book

Five Scan-Tron test forms, blue-green color, (50 answers on each side)

Student Performance

End-of-Course Outcomes: Identify major art and design styles from the past; recognize techniques and media used in graphic arts; relate historic styles and their influence to the present; and recognize prominent graphic artists and their contribution to the development of popular styles.

Specific Course Outcomes: Exhibit knowledge in the history and development of communication and graphic design
    Explain and demonstrate how past design movements and trends can influence contemporary design concepts and applications
    Discuss the interaction, historically, of communication design as related to art, economics, society, and politics.

A survey of the evolution of graphic arts as it relates to the
    history of art. Topics include formal, stylistic, social, political, economic, and historical aspects. Emphasis on the
    art movement , school of thought, individuals, and technology as they interrelate with graphic arts.
 

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Includes discipline, attention, respect, punctuality, participation, cooperation
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Knowledge tests will be based on the textbook and lectures in class.
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Instructor Contact: Associate Professor James Steven Cost: Office – Russell Hall 124C, office phone 345-5546, AC email: jscost@actx.edu.  Instructor’s personal website – www.stevencost.com, email: steve@stevencost.com, personal cel phone 206-0099. Please address instructor as Professor Cost. The Steven Cost Studio and Gallery is in The Galleries at Sunset Center, 3701 Plains Blvd. Studio 61A , first studio by the north entrance.