Foreign Art History

Author: Zhang Fuye
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Publish Date: 2005-03-01
Features: Under the circumstances where reforms in the design art education curriculum system have not yet been implemented top-down or bottom-up, and where higher education has not yet undertaken bold, forward-looking reforms, using textbook development to align course content with actual social needs and keep pace with the times has been recognized as an effective method for addressing issues within the curriculum system. This is especially necessary and meaningful in the current context of an overflow of various textbooks, teaching materials, and even so-called monographs. In light of this, Hunan University Press organized experts and scholars from nearly 30 institutions across the country specializing in design art to compile this series of textbooks over a period of nearly two years. The primary purpose of this effort was to promote the healthy development of design art through the compilation and publication of these textbooks. To achieve this goal, expert panels were organized twice for deliberation to determine the types of textbooks, with the aim of establishing a textbook system that aligns with the development of the times and the improvement of the discipline. After repeated refinement, 26 textbooks were selected as the foundational textbooks for design art. These textbooks strive to highlight three key features: a distinct design perspective—reflecting the modern characteristics of design and its market-oriented, international trends; a strong sense of the times—new concepts, new content, new materials, and new case studies; and outstanding practicality—emphasizing the practical and applied nature of design disciplines while focusing on teaching needs.