The Graphic Design Course contains the theoretical and practical part. The lectures within the theoretical part of the course include the following thematic units: The culture of design – design process and production, The concept and subject of graphic design – the contemporary discourse, Propaganda - methods and techniques of propaganda, Messages in the marketing communication system – advertising, The choice of an effective propaganda theme, Instincts and appeals in advertising, Registers and levels in graphic communication messages – the verbal register, Registers and levels in graphic communication messages – the visual register, Social semiotics: representative meaning, interactive meaning, compositional meaning, Graphic design – the emergence of a new profession: art prints, arts and crafts, art nuvo–jugendstil–secession, modern art poster, informative functionalism, Graphic design of socio–artistic avant–garde and modernism: futurism, dada, constructivism, de stijl, bauhaus, international style, Magazine and editorial design, Modernism in magazine design – art direction, Typographic subcultural styles: pop style, psychedelia, punk, The graphic design of resistance and activism: Polish poster school, Grapus, Postmodernism in graphic design, Modern styles of graphic design: zombie modernism, modernism 2.0, multi style. Within the practical part of the subject, through exercises and project assignments, the following thematic units are covered: Visual identity of a propaganda action, Design and layout of magazines.