Prof. Jenna Spevack | COMD3504_D061 | SPRING 2023

Author: Shandale Ricketts

Reading Response 3 – SR

  • According to these authors, what is their aesthetic approach, and why is it better than the traditional design/typography of the past?
  • What role should typography, photography, and other media play in shaping a new kind of design? 
  • How did technological advances influence aesthetic forms and
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Reading Response 2 – SR

  • What political events were happening during the time and place that these manifestos were written? How did those events influence the authors’ beliefs?
  • Consider if and how these manifestos addressed the concepts of authorship/ownership, universal systems of communication, and social/political engagement.
  • Which elements of these
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Reading Response 1 – SR

  • Do you notice similarities between avant-garde movements of the past and the design field (or the world) of today?
  • Define These terms and consider in what ways do today’s designers  participate in, facilitate, or reject:
    • Authorship
    • Universality
    • Social Responsibility
  • What idea(s) or concerns do you
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