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Propaganda in Graphic Design - SDES9751
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Campus: College of Fine Arts Campus
 
 
Career: Postgraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
  

Description

Propaganda, the use of deceptive or distorted information to convince, often in a political setting, has been seen as quite different from the ideals of design, which is often discussed in terms of communication and efficiency. This course proposes that designed artefacts express specific and commercially motivated points of view which overlap with the more political forms of propaganda and persuasion. Students explore the relationships between graphic design and commercial persuasion to develop both reflective and practical understandings of the ways in which design operates to persuade. The implications of this understanding of design is considered through studio projects.

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