Five books to look at in preparation for Essay

• Focussing on specific examples, describe ways Modernist Art & Design was a response to the forces of modernity.
• Choosing a particular period from 1800 to present, in what ways has art or design responded to the changing social and cultural forces of that period? (2 specific examples)
• Is it possible to describe any aspect of graphic design as post-modern(ist)?
• Could it be argued that fine art ought be assigned more 'value' than more popular forms of Visual Communication?
• 'Advertising doesn't sell things, all advertising does is change the way people think or feel' (Jeremy Bullmore). Evaluate this statement with reference to selected critical theories (past and present).

Barnard, M. (1998) 'Art, Design and Visual Culture: An Introduction' London, Macmillan
(306.23, Visual Culture)

Cummings, N. & Lewandowska, M. (2000) 'The Value of Things' Basel, Birkhauser Verlag
(301.5, Visual Culture)

Findlay, M. (2012) 'The Value of Art: Money, Power, Beauty' New York, Prestel Publishing
(701.1, Art Theory)

Marcus, G. H. (2002) 'What Is Design Today?' New York, Harry N. Abrams Inc. Publishers 
(745.4, Design Theory)

Vanderlans, R. (2004) 'Graphic Design vs. Style, Globalism, Criticism, Science, Authenticity and Humanism' New York, Princeton
(741.601, Graphic Design Theory)