COMD3504 COMD Theory (Async)

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Professor(s)

MB Kilkelly, Jenna Spevack

Department

Communication Design

Course Code

COMD3504

Semester / Year

Summer 2025

Course Description

An in-depth introduction to communication design theory, this course examines theoretical perspectives of design practice within the larger discourse of design and visual culture.

Communication models, the nature of representation, the dimensions of context, and semiotics are explored through critical readings in key documents from the early decades of the twentieth century to the present.

Acknowledgements

This course was created by: MB Kilkelly, Jenna Spevack

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