History of Design 1 - winter

• 26 hrs lectures

To obtain historic-theoretical background which can be used during the solution of practical tasks.
Basic knowledge of developmental tendencies in the areas of industrial and graphic design and of their major issues and personalities.

Without.

• Sparke, P.: Století designu
• Meggs, P.B.: Meggs' History of Graphic Design
• Kolesár, Z.: Kapitoly z dějin designu

1. Definition of the subject "history of design" and its differen interpretations. Graphic and industrial design.
2. "Proto-design": historic formation of some aspects of design in pre-industrial era.
3. First industrial revolution, crisis of the concept of applied arts and the birth of the designer´s profession.
4. Invention of litography and birth of poster.
5.-6. Reform movement in the 2nd half of 19th century.
7.-9. Formation of art nouveau and its climax at the turn between the 19th and 20th century.
10. Alfons Mucha and art nouveau in the Czech lands.
11. Peter Behrens and the birth of Corporate Identity.
12. Early modernism.

Exam conditions: passed written test based on explained topics, minimum result 80% .
Lectures are optional.