Borysenko O. Formation and Development of Communication Design in Galicia in the second half of the 19th century – the first third of the 20th century

Thе object of research are objects / subjects of graphic design art of Galicia in the second half of the 19th - first third of the 20th centuries. The subject of the research is features of the formation and development of communicative design in Galicia in the second half of the 19th - first third of the 20th centuries. The aim of research is to find out the peculiarities of the formation and development of communicative design in Galicia in the second half of the 19th - first third of the 20th centuries. The factors influencing the communication design formation in the defined period have been found out; basic concepts of the communication design sphere have been systematized and the terms «communication space» and «communication design» have been introduced into scientific circulation; the author’s periodization of the communication design formation and development has been developed; the typology of objects / subjects of design-graphic in Galicia in the second half of the 19th century – the first third of the 20th century has been determined; a number of objects / subjects of communication design in Galicia of the period under study have been identified and put into scientific circulation; the place of communication design in Galicia in the conditions of socio-cultural transformations of the second half of the 19th century – the first third of the 20th century in the system of European art and design culture development processes has been ascertained. The research methodology is represented by scientific approaches, principles, general scientific and special methods of research. An empirical basis for scientific work was full-time (photo-fixation, description, observation) and remote analysis of objects (scientific publications, sources of electronic libraries in Ukraine and abroad). The objects of design-graphic design as a holistic phenomenon and a multidimensional process of forming a communicative system of design space are comprehensively considered and analyzed in the work. Theoretical conclusions of the research can be used in the educational process, namely in the lectures in the disciplines "Communication design", "Design history" in the specialty "Graphic design", in the development of educational and methodological literature, in course and diploma design.