INFO 1600

(3 Credits) 3 Lecture hours (formerly COMM 1600) This course provides an introduction to information design through: (1) a historical context to the field within the broader Design discipline; (2) an overview of what it means to design and to be a designer; and (3) what have been, are, and perhaps will be the impacts of design(ing) on societies, cultures, communities, and the environment. Through lectures, discussions, readings, case studies, assignments, and activities students gain a foundational understanding of the many roles information and its design have played in the world, while considering information design’s increasing potential to become a positive agent of change.