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Fall 2026
History of Graphic Design and Typography
Examines the historical development of graphic design and typography from the 19th to 21st centuries.
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Mitchell Volk
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Historical reviews of Claire Tomkiw, Dennis Miller: Miller's course required weekly essays, a large research paper, and memorization of numerous artifacts, while Tomkiw assigned weekly writing and discussion posts with minimal grading feedback.
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Prerequisites
Course map(ART 102 or 107), and ART 346 or concurrent enrollment; or declared in Art MFA or Design + Innovation MS
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Professors
Fall 2026Historical instructors & teaching patterns
Historical reviews of Claire Tomkiw: Claire Tomkiw posted only one lecture video and failed to grade most assignments or respond to emails, leaving students frustrated with the lack of support and communication.
CLAIRE TOMKIW is recorded teaching in Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
DENNIS MILLER is recorded teaching in Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Calendar & sections
Fall 2026Schedule loads here as you scroll.
| Section | Mode | Enrolled / capacity | Waitlist |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | Online Only | 39 / 40 | 11 |
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Student experience
the class
Historical reviews for Dennis Miller describe a polarizing experience characterized by extremely dense lectures and high workload, though some students found the material inspiring and manageable.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=38 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=40 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.84 GPA, 89.5% A/AB (n=38 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Historical reviews of Claire Tomkiw, Dennis Miller: Miller's course required weekly essays, a large research paper, and memorization of numerous artifacts, while Tomkiw assigned weekly writing and discussion posts with minimal grading feedback.
Historical reviews of Claire Tomkiw, Dennis Miller: Students reported frustration with Miller's rapid lecturing style, inflexibility, and strict grading, while Tomkiw was criticized for poor communication and failing to grade assigned work.
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1283 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.
Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.
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UW–Madison
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History of Graphic Design and Typography
Recorded 2026-09-07Raw records
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