This course introduces students to the cultural impact of graphic design by connecting graphic design theory to the everyday experience of meaningful design. Graphic design will be studied as a mediating factor between culture and cognitive processing. The course utilizes a weekly pattern of assigned readings, online presentations, design assignments delivered online, and peer review. The reading and presentations connect you to major concepts; the assignments allow you to demonstrate understanding of those concepts.

Summer II

Instructor: M. Peterson

This course fulfills the general education criteria for these areas:

• UIUC: Behavioral Sciences
• UIUC: Western/Comparative Culture