Author: Angela Alvarez (Page 3 of 3)

Revisiting the Avant-Garde

Armstrong, Helen. Graphic Design Theory: Readings From the Field, Princeton Architectural Press, 2009. Pages 9-15. 

Questions / Prompts

• According to this author, what role should design play in society?
• What distinguishes the field, or fields,

Reading Response 2

Hall, Sean. This Means This, This Means That: A User’s Guide to Semiotics, Laurence King Publishing, 2012. pgs 21-67.

Questions:

• How has language shaped design historically?
• Can visual design accomplish things that language cannot? Why?
• How are signs, signifiers,