PACD
1010

Design History and Practice

Parsons School of Design: School of Art, Media, and Tech

Non-Liberal Arts
Undergraduate Course
Majors Only
Design History & Practice
Fall 2023
Taught By: Katherine Witherell
Section: A

CRN: 7691

Credits: 3

This class exposes students to significant and great design from the history of visual communications, focusing on the 20th Century. It is not meant to be exhaustive, but provides a foundation of understanding communication design as it exists today. Students will look closely at formal relationships within historical designs and respond in original designs of their own. The class combines lectures, which require additional visual research and reading outside of class, with active making as students will have to design responses to prominent figures and historic moments of the disciplines. Students will also experience basic introductions to color theory and elements and principles of design. Please note this will count as an equivalent for PAGD 1010 A History of Graphic Design.

Open to: Associate Degree in Communication Design students only. Co-requisite: PACD 1100 Core 1: Typography and PACD 1110 Core 1: Interaction. Part-time AAS Communication Design students can request to register without this co-requisite.

College: Parsons School of Design (PS)

Department: School of Art, Media, and Tech (AMT)

Campus: New York City (GV)

Course Format: Seminar (R)

Modality: In-Person

Max Enrollment: 18

Add/Drop Deadline: September 11, 2023 (Monday)

Online Withdrawal Deadline: November 19, 2023 (Sunday)

Seats Available: Yes

Status: Closed*

* Status information is updated every few minutes. The status of this course may have changed since the last update. Open seats may have restrictions that will prevent some students from registering. Updated: 2:22am EDT 9/29/2023

Meeting Info:
Days: Tuesday
Times: 12:10pm - 2:50pm
Building: 66 5th Ave
Room: 823
Date Range: 8/29/2023 - 12/5/2023
Design History & Practice
Spring 2023
Taught By: Katherine Witherell
Section: A

CRN: 6973

Credits: 3

This class exposes students to significant and great design from the history of visual communications, focusing on the 20th Century. It is not meant to be exhaustive, but provides a foundation of understanding communication design as it exists today. Students will look closely at formal relationships within historical designs and respond in original designs of their own. The class combines lectures, which require additional visual research and reading outside of class, with active making as students will have to design responses to prominent figures and historic moments of the disciplines. Students will also experience basic introductions to color theory and elements and principles of design. Please note this will count as an equivalent for PAGD 1010 A History of Graphic Design.

Open to: Associate Degree in Communication Design students only. Co-requisite: PACD 1100 Core 1: Typography and PACD 1110 Core 1: Interaction. Part-time AAS Communication Design students can request to register without this co-requisite.

College: Parsons School of Design (PS)

Department: Communication Design (PACD)

Campus: New York City (GV)

Course Format: Seminar (R)

Modality: In-Person

Max Enrollment: 12

Add/Drop Deadline: February 5, 2023 (Sunday)

Online Withdrawal Deadline: April 16, 2023 (Sunday)

Seats Available: Yes

Status: Closed*

* Status information is updated every few minutes. The status of this course may have changed since the last update. Open seats may have restrictions that will prevent some students from registering. Updated: 2:22am EDT 9/29/2023

Meeting Info:
Days: Tuesday
Times: 4:00pm - 6:40pm
Building: Academic Entrance 63 Fifth Ave
Room: 205
Date Range: 1/24/2023 - 5/9/2023