Introduction and ideas for research topic

 Hello, hello!!

I'm excited to dive into visual communication design history. Over the next few weeks, I will share my insights as I navigate along this journey of learning the history of visual communication. 

I'm drawn the art nouveau style so I will be selecting this graphic design style for my independent research. 


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