ART214 Aspects of Design, 1850 to the Present (8)
CSU Discipline Area: Design and Visual Production (DSVIS)
Duration: One session
Abstract:
This subject focuses on key developments in design in Europe, the United States of America and Australia from the mid-nineteenth century to the present. The subject provides a chronological overview of movements and styles, focussing on developments in the design of architecture, furniture and domestic objects. Students choose one of three options - graphic design, jewellery or textiles - for further reading, thus enabling them to focus on a particular area of interest. Within various historical periods, selected key issues are studied, including the way in which social change has influenced design, the interconnections between practitioners in various artistic mediums, and the impact of industrialisation.
+ Subject Availability Modes and Locations
| Session 1 | |
|---|---|
| Distance | Wagga Wagga | Session 2 |
| Internal | Port Macquarie |
| Internal | Wagga Wagga |
| Distance | Wagga Wagga |
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: ART214
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
- be able to outline major stylistic developments in design from 1850 to the present
- be able to name key designers and identify examples of their work
- be able to discuss the factors that have contributed to changes in design since 1850
- be able to discuss the relationship between developments in visual art and developments in design
- be able to discuss the impact of technological change on designers and design
Syllabus:
The subject will cover the following topics:
- Approaches to studying the history of design - Design reform and the Arts and Crafts Movement - Art Nouveau - Progressive Modernism - Conservative Modernism - Modernism Post WW2 - Sixties design - Post-modernism and after
The information contained in the 2013 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 24 April 2013. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.