Remember that I will likely ask you something in class for a participation grade that will require you to have watched the videos for that day of lecture, so please watch these and take notes.
REQUIRED TEXTBOOK READINGS:
Read the following chapters BEFORE CLASSES on MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19.
Chpt. 8 “Chpt. 8 “An Epoch of Typographic Genius”
READ THE FOLLOWING CHAPTERS BEFORE CLASSES ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21.
Chpt. 9 “Graphic Design and the Industrial Revolution
REQUIRED TO READ/WATCH BEFORE CLASS ON MONDAY (SEPT 19).
This short explanation of the Enlightenment is important to review. There are also two short videos within this article. Read and watch both to remind yourself how important The Enlightenment was.
REQUIRED TO WATCH BEFORE CLASS ON WEDNESDAY (SEPT 21).
FYI: The recently deceased Queen Elizabeth II had won over the title of the longest reigning monarch on the throne of England. Therefore, hipster smart guy must have recorded this before 2015 when the title still belonged to Queen Victoria.
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OPTIONAL TO WATCH (AGAIN) AFTER CLASS ON WEDNESDAY (SEPT 21).
All of the following will be watched in class; however, feel free to watch again. If we do not get to these in class on Wednesday, you MUST watch them here.
This Crash Course is required to watch until 1:40 (1 minutes and 40 seconds in); however it's recommended you watch the whole thing!
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Watch this. It's just the trailer to the movie. Why? SEE a Linotype machine in use!
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And this too! It's a longer video, but this is so important (and interesting!) to watch. You really only need to watch 1:06 – 4:35, but might as well watch the whole thing if you can.
We no longer offer a History of Photography class and I only cover it mostly in relation to printing. What about things like how people thought it would capture your soul?! Or how it replaced expensive paintings for the growing middle class (thanks, Industrial Revolution?).
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And speaking of printing, we will talk a lot about lithography and chromolithography. So when I say OIL AND WATER DON'T MIX is the basis of lithography, understand why.
WATCH THE FOLLOWING VIDEO BEFORE CLASS ON MONDAY (SEPT 19).
When page layouts and typography begin to become less ornamental, it is inevitably reflective of the deeper problems of the French monarchy. Remember what this is about by watching this quick video.
And on a sidenote, remember this song? Ever heard of the Tennis Court oath? (You have if you watched the Crash Course above.) Lorde didn't claim – but also didn't NOT claim – this as the song's inspiration; however, listen to those lyrics again.
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OPTIONAL to WATCH THE FOLLOWING VIDEO BEFORE CLASS ON WEDNESDAY (SEPT 21).
You may already know a lot about the American Civil War. As John Green explains:
"It would become a nation. And its not a coincidence that over the course of the 19th century, people stopped pluralizing the United States; they stopped saying, 'the United States ARE a great place to live,' and began saying, 'the United States IS a great place to live.' The Civil War helped singularize what had been – until then – a plural nation."
Aside from it being absolutely important to understand an important part of this country's history that still affects it today, also see how John Green explains how photography – and PHOTOJOURNALISM – played its part in the war. Documentation of reality certainly plays down the romanticism that had clung to wars before this time.
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Just interesting. Don't watch the whole thing unless you are reallllly bored or obsessed with Victorian Era London.
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You'll never look at wallpaper in old homes the same way again! ;) This is an entire documentary that is NOT required, but is SO interesting. We will watch some of it in class. It also discusses the Arts & Crafts Movement's main players, which is something else we DEFINITELY cover in the history of graphic design!
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