ART 220 - History of 20th Century Design 3 cr.

The course will introduce the student to artists, engineers, designers, manufacturers, and consumers to establish a definition for design history in the 20th century. The course will show the connections of the above mentioned via a broad interdisciplinary view of the economic, social, and esthetic values that determine a meaning for design throughout the century and how it may apply to the present. The course will cover numerous disciplines that include advertising, architecture, fashion, graphic design, industrial design, and performing and visual arts. An emphasis will be placed on design and the “consumer.” Pre and/or Corequisite: ENG 101