Design History and Context

DESMA X 479.3D

Gain a broad understanding of design and its dynamic past to create inspired projects in the present.

What you can learn.

Identify significant designers and design movements
Recognize key artists and illustrators who have had a significant impact on design
Develop an understanding of the chronology of graphic design periods and styles
Understand the effect of changing technologies on the field of graphic design
Analyze how historical graphic design styles are incorporated into modern graphics
Create portfolio pieces inspired by the designers and movements studied

About this course:

Gain a broad understanding of design and its dynamic past to discover inspiration for the present. Survey the history of visual communication, design's sociopolitical and cultural contexts, and the artistic and technological characteristics of various movements. Students create portfolio pieces inspired by the designers and movements studied.

Prerequisites

DESMA X 479.6A Design Fundamentals, DESMA X 481.99Z InDesign and DESMA X 479.4A Typography.

Spring 2025 Schedule

April 1 - June 10

Tuesday 7:00PM - 8:30PM PT

Available

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Instructor: Shirin Raban

402502

Fee:

$875.00

Hybrid

Location: Remote Classroom

Enroll

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Refund Deadline

No refunds after April 13, 2025

Course Requirements

Book: The History of Graphic Design by Jens Muller

Schedule

Type

Date

Time

Location

Lecture

Tue Apr 1, 2025

7:00PM PT - 8:30PM PT

Remote Classroom

Lecture

Tue Apr 8, 2025

7:00PM PT - 8:30PM PT

Remote Classroom

Lecture

Tue Apr 15, 2025

7:00PM PT - 8:30PM PT

Remote Classroom

Lecture

Tue Apr 22, 2025

7:00PM PT - 8:30PM PT

Remote Classroom

Lecture

Tue Apr 29, 2025

7:00PM PT - 8:30PM PT

Remote Classroom

Lecture

Tue May 6, 2025

7:00PM PT - 8:30PM PT

Remote Classroom

Lecture

Tue May 13, 2025

7:00PM PT - 8:30PM PT

Remote Classroom

Lecture

Tue May 20, 2025

7:00PM PT - 8:30PM PT

Remote Classroom

Lecture

Tue May 27, 2025

7:00PM PT - 8:30PM PT

Remote Classroom

Lecture

Tue Jun 3, 2025

7:00PM PT - 8:30PM PT

Remote Classroom

Lecture

Tue Jun 10, 2025

7:00PM PT - 8:30PM PT

Remote Classroom

Summer 2025 Schedule

June 26 - September 4

Thursday 6:30PM - 9:30PM PT

Future Offering (Opens April 28, 2025 12:00:00 AM)

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Instructor: Shirin Raban

403921

Fee:

$875.00

In Person

Location: UCLA Extension Gayley Center in Westwood

Future Offering (Opens April 28, 2025 12:00:00 AM)

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Refund Deadline

No refunds after July 06, 2025

Schedule

Type

Date

Time

Location

Lecture

Thu Jun 26, 2025

6:30PM PT - 9:30PM PT