This beginning course examines graphic design as an essential component of culture and history. Emphasis is placed on learning important design movements in the context of diverse cultural and historical perspectives. This course is intended for graphic design students, interaction design students, or anyone interested in graphic design history.
Candice López is an educator and design activist who has taught at San Diego City College for over 30 years. Recognized as a national Design Fellow by the American Institute of Graphic Arts she is dedicated to serving a diverse student population. She challenges her students to think about social responsibility, culture, and conceptual communication to develop global competencies and thrive in our increasingly interconnected world. Candice taught design abroad in Italy, Mexico, Spain and Switzerland. She is a founder of the Urban Art Trail project that helped transform inner-city communities and is the subject of an award-winning children’s picture book. A designer and art director at firms like BBDO Los Angeles, she also served as Arts and Culture Chair of San Diego’s Downtown Vision plan.
Prudence Horne is an artist and an arts educator. She grew up in Boston and received her BA in Art History from Trinity College, CT and MFA in painting from the Pratt Institute, NY. Prudence has been awarded several grants and residency programs, including the William Male Foundation, Heinrich Boll in Co. Mayo, Ireland, Fundación Valparaiso in Almeria, Spain, and the Montana Artist Refuge in Basin Montana. She has taught art at two men’s state prisons, has been a contributing teacher for the teen program at the La Jolla Athenaeum Music & Arts Library, and an adjunct professor at Southwestern College. Prudence has been an adjunct professor of fine arts and art history at San Diego City College for over a decade.