DSGN 101

World Design and Visual Culture

A history of western and non-western design with an emphasis on how design influences, and is in turn influenced by, cultural, political, economic, and technologic forces. The course will look at design practice (architecture, urbanism, products, graphics, etc.) through two distinct lenses: one focusing on visual and physical qualities, the other on how design effects the lives of the many diverse groups that interact with the products of this practice.

Units: 3.0