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2014-2015 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
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AVCD 365 - Issues in Contemporary Design


This is a senior level course for VCD majors that will examine a range of contemporary debates, themes, and issues that effect 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 designer; 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. Seniors only. Pre-req: AVCD*350 or permission of the Director of the VCD program. Normal Offering Cycle: Spring

Credits: 3



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