This seminar is to gather around concepts and theories in which we work and live. Students at Madison college (primarily non-traditional) expressed dissapointment in the lack of critical thought in the Graphic Design and Visual Communication program. Developed in collaboration with students and their feedback, the course introduces design practitioners, students, and enthusiasts to concepts and theories of visual culture, semiotics, linguistics, and more, in the form of writing, various media, and theory outside of art and design, including post-colonial media, music, and pop culture etc... Examples and syllabus below. 2022-2023