Taught By:
Mark O'Gorman
Professor of Environmental Science & Political Science
Maryville College
mark.ogorman@maryvillecollege.edu
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Course Description:
This course explores the history, social and political impacts of American political design forms since the American Revolutionary War, with specific focus on contemporary political design. Analysis of formal elements of art/design within political advertising and campaigns will be considered, including subliminal marketing, iconography, color perception/psychology, and typography. Discussion of both positive and negative visual political communication will be addressed, including visual encouragement of citizen action (e.g. War Bonds, Victory Gardens). Intentional and unintentional disinformation campaigns within political design will be scrutinized and students will participate in creating their own visual campaigns to educate the public on how to differentiate effective and accurate visual political communication. This course will be team-taught by instructors in political science (Dr. Mark O’Gorman) and graphic design (Ms. Adrienne Schwarte). The course would be open to any students but will count as an elective for Design and Political Science majors and minors.
