PLDS
2500

Introduction to Design Studies: Lecture

Parsons School of Design: Art and Design History

Intro to Design Studies Lec
Spring 2012
Taught By: David Brody
Section: A

Course Reference Number: 1486

Credits: 0

This class examines different aspects of design and visuality by looking at larger questions of production, consumption, and use and how these issues become part of a larger discourse about design and visual culture. The design process is intricately tied to visuality, or how things appear and look; thus, the course uses images to provide students with a better understanding of their chosen field of study at Parsons. We will assess the relationship between design and the visual by investigating questions about gender, spatial control, ethics, race, status, and class. We will look at a variety of theoretical, historical, social, and political writings to explore this complicated topic. Pathway: Design Studies

Open to: Bachelors degree in Architectural Design, Communication Design, Design & Technology, Fashion Design, Integrated Design, Illustration, Interior Design, and Product Design majors; others with permission. Pre-requisites: first-year university writing course and at least one prior history or methods course in art, media, film, or visual culture. Co-requisite(s): PLDS 2501 Recitation

College: Parsons School of Design (PS)

Department: Art and Design History (PLAD)

Campus: New York City (GV)

Course Format: Lecture (L)

Max Enrollment: 160