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AVCD 365 - Issues in Contemporary Design

This is a senior level course that will examine a range of contemporary debates, themes, and issues that affect designers today, placed within social, cultural, and economic contexts. Topics will be examined through reading, writing, slide lectures, discussions, and projects. Issues discussed will include the designer as visual communicator, author and producer; cultural perceptions, economic contexts for design, social responsibility, ethics and truth in advertising, participatory design, social activist design, the application of sustainability principles to graphic design (environmental impact of direct mail, packaging products etc.), and others.

Prerequisites & Notes
Course Codes: AFR. Pre-req: AVCD 350 or permission of the instructor. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring.

Credits: 3


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