Media Culture

Understanding Media and Culture by University of Minnesota Libraries (Adapted by) This text was written to squarely emphasize media technology and provides a historical narrative sketching the *ongoing evolution* of media technology and how that technology shapes and is shaped by culture .

Digital Foundations: Intro to Media Design by Michael Mandiberg; Xtine Burrough This text teaches classic design principles alongside the basic digital tools of Adobe's Creative Suite. Students will learn the basic principles of design and how to implement them using current software. It also integrates formal exercises of the Bauhaus 'basic course' into tutorials that focus on core software methodologies.