Paim, Nina

Taking a line for a walk : assignments in design education / conceived collaboratively by Nina Paim, Corinne Gisel, and Emilia Bergmark ; edited by Nina Paim, coedited by Emilia Bergmark ; accompanying essay (Epilogue) by Corinne Gisel. - Second edition. - 224, 48 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Includes index. Cover title. Spiral bound. "This publication departed from the exhibtion: Taking a line for a walk: an exhibition about assignments in design education - Moravian Gallery, 19 June - 26 October 2014, 26th International Biennial of Graphic Design, Brno 2014"--Colophon.

This book focuses on the use of language in design education through the lens of the assignment, showcasing close to 300 contemporary and historical assignments ranging from the Renaissance up to the present, including Eugene Grasset's Methode de Composition Ornamentale from 1905 and British graphic designer Ken Garland's game Connect created in 1969. This rich document provides an overview of the development and evolving approaches to graphic design instruction.

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Art and design
Language and languages
Art--Study and teaching

NK1505 / .P356 2016