Past, Present and Future of Design. 3 credits, 3 contact hours

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Restriction: Sophomore level or higher. Intensive survey course marking pivotal design paradigm shifts from ancient cultures through the industrial revolution, the present day and projecting into the future, this course focuses on the human activity called design. Case studies of selected cultures and designers will expose the student to the forces, history, methods, styles and meanings that shape the human ecology.