The visual world we perceive has been designed. By whom? For whom?. Embedded within the images we consume and the spaces we inhabit are codes: hidden cues that program our minds, define our values, and inform us of our place in the social hierarchy. What is beauty? Whose life is worth saving? Why do we desire what we desire? Whatdo we consider “orderly” By viewing our visual landscape through the lens of design, this course interrogates and deconstructs the world as presented ; revealing the hidden power dynamics that lie just beneath the surface.