This unit is about visual language and its relationship to a larger world of ideas and modes of construction. Visual language is analysed in relation to technical, aesthetic and ideological frameworks. The reasons behind stylistic developments are sought within the framework of the history of ideas, from the political and cultural to the economic. Diverse forms of art, architecture and design are analysed and evaluated to offer and appreciation for the connections between creative practise and larger processes of change. In tutorials students are given opportunities to develop visual and verbal skills for engaging in contemporary discourse on design. -- Course Website
Instructor: Dr Daniel Palmer, Dr Leonie Cooper
Prerequisites: Admisison to a Design degree course
