Open Culture has put together a series of short videos that teach the history of six different schools of design. They’re fun, animated ways to learn a little bit about movements from the late 19th century’s Gothic revival to Postmodernism, and everything in between.
Here they are:
Arts and Crafts:
Bauhaus:
Modernism:
American Industrial Design:
Postmodernism:
It’s not even lunchtime and you just gained a broad base of knowledge about some vast, important genres of design. [OpenCulture via LaughingSquid]