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About the Course

This intensive survey examines four pivotal eras in the History of Western Graphic Design, tracing the evolution of visual communication from the Industrial Revolution through the mid-20th century. While the global history of design is vast, this course focuses specifically on the Euro-American narrative to illustrate how mass production and Western modernist principles established the foundations of today’s professional design standards. Students will analyze how the relationship between words and pictures shifted across social, political, and technological contexts in Europe and the United States. By investigating the works of innovative Western groups—from the Victorian era to the Bauhaus and American Modernism—learners develop a technical and conceptual toolkit to inform their own contemporary practice. This course is an essential foundation for emerging designers seeking to understand the specific historical forces that shaped the "modern" aesthetic and its subsequent radical reactions....

Top reviews

SV

Nov 8, 2020

This is another awesome course that I enjoyed thoroughly! I loved and enjoyed learning about the awesome people and institutions of the past that made graphic designing what it is today.

HC

Aug 20, 2017

It's a lovely course and the lecturers are great, but it focus mostly on American design or the impact of other designers in the USA. I would love to learn more about non-USA design.

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By Esa G

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Apr 7, 2020

Engrandecedor !

By Eularia S

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May 21, 2019

Amazing course.

By Brenda D V S

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Oct 18, 2018

exellente curso

By Eman M S

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Dec 23, 2017

it's very greet

By محمد ب

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Jan 1, 2026

اكثر من رائع..

By Ravalnath B

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May 16, 2020

Best course 👌

By Deleted A

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Dec 20, 2022

it is helpful

By Guthrie A

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May 13, 2019

Great course!

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Nov 11, 2016

Great Course！

By Julia K

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Oct 27, 2016

Great course!

By Sandy G

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Jun 11, 2020

Great class!

By Alvin B

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May 4, 2020

Great class

By Stefan

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Nov 19, 2017

great course

By SYED Q

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Nov 11, 2017

it was great

By Manuel L

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Oct 24, 2024

Very good !

By 李伟松

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Dec 8, 2022

学到了非常多的设计想法

By Sofia M R P

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Jun 21, 2022

NICE COURSE

By Carlos M T C

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Nov 18, 2021

Good course

By Roxana M G

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Nov 14, 2021

Interesante

By enas w

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Mar 17, 2021

i like it

By Mahesh N

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Nov 1, 2020

GOOD COURSE

By Gael F

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Sep 27, 2020

FANTASTIC!!

By Vinoy V

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Jun 22, 2020

Really good

By bassemgomaa

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Nov 10, 2018

good course

By Xinlin L

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Sep 12, 2017

good course