Studio—4 hours; lecture/discussion—2 hours. Prerequisite:
DES 1 (may be taken concurrently) or consent of instructor;
students with a background in drawing or Advanced Placement Art
Studio units are encouraged to submit a portfolio for review to
waive this course. Priority given to Design majors. Drawing as a
tool for design. Basic skills in objective observation and
representation, including line, shape, tone, and space. Drawing
as a tool for formulating and working through design problems.
Studio—4 hours; lecture/discussion—2 hours. Prerequisite:
DES 1 (may be taken concurrently) or consent of instructor.
Priority given to Design students. Introduction to digital tools
with emphasis on graphic design including theory, practice and
technology. Includes principles of color, resolution, pixels,
vectors, image enhancement, layout, visual organization, visual
hierarchy, typography.
Studio—4 hours; lecture/discussion—2 hours. Prerequisite:
DES 1 (may be taken concurrently) or consent of instructor.
Priority given to Design majors. Introduction to mechanical
drafting, including scaled drawing, orthogonal projection,
isometric, axonometric and perspective. Includes basic rendering
techniques.
Studio—4 hours; lecture/discussion—2 hours. Prerequisite:
DES 1, 14 (or 21), 15, 16 or consent of instructor. Pass One
priority given to Design majors. Visual communication and digital
imaging techniques using black and white, and color. Critical
analysis of photographs and the role of photography in society
combining theoretical perspectives with practical applications.
Explore use and meaning of single, sequence, and single composite
images.
Studio—6 hours. Prerequisite(s): DES 001; DES 015; DES 016; or
Consent of Instructor. Pass One restricted to Design majors.
Programming concepts/skills for design. Algorithm based design
and development flowcharts. Pseudo-code entry level programming.
Principles of coding logic syntax structure. Analysis of history.
Development iteration presentation of design projects. Not open
for credit to students who completed DES 037.
Studio—4 hours; lecture/discussion—2 hours. Prerequisite:
DES 1, 14 (or 21), 15, 16 or consent of instructor. Priority
to Design majors. Practice of creating interactive visual media
for network-based applications and principles of human computer
interaction. Responsive design. User-centered research,
information architecture, interface and interaction. Analysis of
usability. Development and presentation of design production
materials and completed interactive projects.
Studio—4 hours; lecture/discussion—2 hours. Prerequisite: course
1, 14 or 21, 15, 16 or consent of instructor. Priority given to
Design majors. Exploration of materials, embellishments, and
structural techniques derived from historic and contemporary
world cultures. Emphasis on unique qualities of individual
expression applied to hand made textiles, fashion and textile
products. Offered irregularly.
Studio—4 hours; lecture/discussion—2 hours. Prerequisite:
DES 1, 14 (or 21), 15, 16, (21 recommended) or consent of
instructor. Priority given to Design majors. Computer assisted
drawing and modeling using a mid-level, multi-use CAD program.
Basic architectural drawing and modeling technique in both
two-dimensional and three-dimensional CAD environments. Not open
for credit to students who have taken course 150.