Design History

Code	12778
Year	1
Semester	S2
ECTS Credits	6
Workload	OT(15H)/TP(45H)
Scientific area	Art and Design
Entry requirements	No needed.
Mode of delivery	Face-to-face
Work placements	Not applicable
Learning outcomes	The history of design crosses the designer’s path in the same extent that the practice of design requires a clear and critical view of the discipline. This course covers the major historical references that justify the current role of design in contemporary culture. Learning Outcomes: a) Understanding the historical background of design and contextualize it in each historical period; b) Knowing the factors that led to design’s empowerment as an independent discipline of multiple specificities; c) Master the framework of historical knowledge in design and be able to place design objects in their respective historical period; d) Recognizing design's historical contribution towards contemporary culture.
Syllabus	1 - Renaissance Design (1450 - 1660) 2 - Modern Typography and the Creation of the Public Sphere (1660 - 1800) 3 - Modernist Movement (1880 - 1910) 4 - Innovation, Persuasion and Culture (1910 - 1930) 5 - Public Interest Campaigns and Information Design (1930 - 1950) 6 -Corporate Identities and Internacional Style (1950 - 1970) 7 - Pop and Protest (1960 - 1970) 8 - Postmodernism (1970 - 1980) 9 - Digital Design (1970 - 2000)
Main Bibliography	Main Bibliography Drucker, Johanna, McVarish, Emily, Graphic Design History, A Critical Guide, Up-per Saddle River, Pearson, 2013 Forty, Adrian, Objects of desire, design and Society since 1750, London, Thames and Hudson, 1992 [1986] Aditional Bibliography Heskett, John, Industrial Design, London, Thames and Hudson, 2004 [1980] Maldonado, Tomás, Design Industrial, Lisboa, Edições 70, 1999 [1991]
Language	Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.