Overview of the course including the structure, content and definition of post-graduate study

Discussion of ethical issues pertaining to communication design

Understand representation and basic semiotic theory i.e. signs, meaning and myth Use visual analysis to decode an image

An introductory 1 hour lecture given in wk2 to x50 year 1 Graphic Arts students at Winchester School of Art. The aims of the lecture are: 1. Explore how to use historical sources appropriately 
to inform design practice
 2. Make connections between contemporary 
designs and the past