ARTNM 305 - History of Graphic Design

    Recent Professors
    Stephen M. Mehallo, Cotys E. Winston-Sandefur, Laura A. Hohlwein
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025
    Class Size
    Not published
    Credits
    3
    Prerequisite
    None.
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of ARTNM 305
    Transfers To
    UC and CSUCal-GETC Area 3A · IGETC Area 3A · CSU GE Area C1
    Description
    This course covers the history of visual communications as developed by ancient cultures through the present with an emphasis on commercial design, illustration, typographic development, and technological invention. It includes modern graphic design movements of the 20th century through the expansive media innovations of today. This course focuses primarily on analysis of design from a range of sources and cultures, with an emphasis on Europe and some attention to Asia and northern Africa.
    Usually Held
    Thu 7:30pm–8:50pm, Wed 5:00pm–6:20pm