At the top of the post copy and paste the following: Walter Gropius; The Theory and Organization of the Bauhaus (1923), László Moholy-Nagy; Typophoto (1925), On Typography (1967) in Graphic Design Theory: Readings From the Field by Helen Armstrong on … Read More
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Here are the questions to which you should respond in your reading response:
- What common views do these artists/designers share and where might they disagree?
- Which elements of these texts remain relevant for the present, and which elements are problematic?
Question & Prompt
- How has language shaped design historically?
- Can visual design accomplish things that language cannot? Why?
- How are signs, signifiers, and the signified employed in visual communication? Provide examples from contemporary or historical advertising.
- How are non-literary devices
Revisiting the Avant-Garde
Armstrong, Helen. “Introduction: Revisiting the Avant-Garde” 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 … Read More
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