Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Priority given to Design
majors. Introduction to design discipline through readings,
writing, visual problem solving, and critical analysis. Topics:
design principles and elements, vocabulary, color theory, Gestalt
principles, conceptualization strategies. Role of designer and
products in contemporary culture including social responsibility
and sustainability. GE credit: ArtHum | AH, VL.—F.
(W.) Housefield
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 majors. Understanding color, form and
composition as ways of communicating design concepts and content.
Color theory, color mixing, interaction of color. Design
principles and elements. Gestalt theory. Explores a variety of
materials, media and presentation techniques
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.
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. No prerequisites. Priority to
Design majors. Global history of design across time, viewed
through the lens of the effects of the creation and discovery of
new energy sources, processes and materials on design. Not open
for credit to students who have taken course 40 or 140.
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. No prerequisites. Priority to
Design majors. Introduction to the history and theory of design
in particular relation to political, philosophical, cultural,
economic, and environmental debates and objectives.
Lecture—3 hour(s); Discussion—1 hour(s). Priority to Design
majors. Global historical survey of design’s engagement with
changing notions of aesthetics and experience. Relates
transformations in the theory, production, and reception of all
aspects of design (objects, landscapes, architectures, etc.) to
larger cultural, social, and political contexts. Not open
for credit to students who have taken DES 040 or DES 140. GE
credit: AH, DD, WE. Effective: 2014 Spring
Quarter.
Lecture/Discussion—1 hour(s); Lecture—2 hour(s); Independent
Study. Historical survey of the role of design in the
production of geographic location. Role of design in the
choreography or enforcement of bodies in geographic space. Global
exploration of the design imagination in the creation of
alternatives to built space in the present. GE
credit: ACGH, AH, DD, WE. Effective:
2021 Fall Quarter.
Lecture/Discussion—2 hours; Studio—4 hours. Prerequisite(s): DES
001; or Consent of Instructor. Priority given to Design majors.
Design concept development and detailing as it relates to the
making of objects, structures and models using form, scale and
materials. Product design and rapid prototyping methods using a
range of techniques for advancing the design process.
Lecture/Discussion—2 hours; Studio—4 hours. Prerequisite(s): DES
001; or Consent of Instructor. Priority given to Design majors.
Computer-assisted drawing (CAD) 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.
Studio—4 hours; lecture/discussion—2 hours. Prerequisite:
DES 1 (may be taken concurrently) or consent of instructor.
Introduction to diverse methods for creating textile structures.
Exploration of the creative potential of hand-constructed
textiles, manipulation of fabric to create dimensional surfaces,
and the basics of building and joining fabric structures. Only
two units of credit to students who have completed courses 23 or
24. Not open for credit for students who have completed both 23
and 24.
Studio—4 hours; lecture/discussion—2 hours. Prerequisite:
DES 1 (may be taken concurrently) or consent of instructor.
Priority given to Design majors. Study and practice of designing
clothing for the human body. Emphasis on flat pattern
development, structural joining sequences and the development of
three-dimensional garments from two-dimensional drawings. Not
open for credit to students who have completed course 77A.
Lecture/Discussion—3 hour(s); Discussion—1
hour(s). Positioning of science and technology in society as
reflected and constructed in popular texts. Topics include genre
theory, demarcation, rhetorical figures, forms of qualitative and
quantitative reasoning, and the epistemic role of popularization
in science. GE credit: AH, WE. Effective:
2014 Winter Quarter.
Discussion—1 hour; Lecture/ Discussion—3 hours. Introduction to
writing needs, conventions, and genres in design contexts.
Emphasis on applying critical reading, analysis, and writing
skills to designed products, such as graphics, visual
communications, and clothes, and designed spaces, such as
exhibitions and interior architecture. GE credit: AH, VL, WE.
Lecture/discussion—4 hours. Prerequisite: course 1 or English 3
or the equivalent. Style, language, and structure in the essay.
Analyzing style, developing a voice in writing, revising
sentences, developing effective paragraphs and arguments, and
writing with force and clarity. GE credit: ArtHum,
Wrt | AH, WE.—F, W, S. (F, W, S.)
Lecture/Discussion—4 hours. Prerequisite(s): UWP 001 C- or better
or UWP 001V C- or better or UWP 001Y C- or better or ENL 003 C-
or better or COM 001 C- or better or COM 002 C- or better or COM
003 Cor better or COM 004 C- or better or NAS 005 C- or better;
or equivalent. Restricted to completion of UWP 1, or equivalent,
with C- (P) or better. Principles of research writing. Analysis
and development of research topics and effective arguments,
including critical reading, analysis, integration, and
documentation of source material. Not open for credit to students
who have taken UWP 019.
Studio—4 hours; lecture/discussion—2 hours. Prerequisite:
DES 1, 14 (or 21), 15, 16, 77 or consent of instructor.
Priority given to Design majors. Advanced study and practice of
designing clothing for the human body through pattern development
and structural joining. Emphasis on draping techniques and
advanced conceptualization for fashion design. Not open for
credit to students who have taken course 77B.
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.
