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MEDIAART 2DF3

DESIGN FUNDAMENTALS

Undergraduate

Fall 2026 · C01

Topics

  • Bruno Munari, Design as Art : Design as a process of research, experimentation, problem-solving, and communication.
  • Wucius Wong, Principles of Two-Dimensional Design: Visual elements, form, structure, composition, and relationships between forms.
  • Donis A. Dondis, A Primer of Visual Literacy : Visual literacy, composition, contrast, hierarchy, and the construction of visual meaning.
  • Ruben Pater, The Politics of Design : The cultural and political dimensions of design, including language, representation, access, and power.
  • Wong’s Principles of Two-Dimensional Design: Form , Repetition , Structure , Similarity , and Gradation .
  • Interrelationships of Form: Detached , Touching , Overlapped , Interpenetration .
  • Artist/Artwork: "Appearance of Crosses" series by Ding Yi [China].
  • Wong’s Principles of Two-Dimensional Design: Contrast , Anomaly , Radiation , Texture .

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