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/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.
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.
Studio—6 hour(s). Production techniques of video shooting,
editing, lighting, sound and effects. A conceptual framework for
video-art techniques. GE
credit: AH, VL. Effective: 2015 Winter Quarter.
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.
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.)
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-6 hour(s). Prerequisite(s): DES 001; (DES 014 or DES 021);
DES 015; DES 016. Pass One restricted to Design Majors.
Principles and practices of User Interface (UI) and User
Experience (UX). Design for digital, interactive media. Iterative
design processes, audience research. May be repeated up to 1
Time(s). GE credit: AH. Effective: 2018 Fall Quarter.
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—4 hours; lecture/discussion—2 hours. Prerequisite:
DES 1, 14 (or 21), 15, 16 or consent of instructor. Priority
given to Design majors. Fundamentals of letterforms and
typography. Characteristics of typefaces; formatting and
composition of type. Principles of legibility, visual hierarchy,
grid systems, and the integration of type and image. Not
available for credit to students who have completed course 22.
Studio—4 hours; lecture/discussion—2 hours. Prerequisite:
DES 1, 14 (or 21), 15, 16, 115 or consent of instructor.
Priority given to Design majors. Multiple, conceptually-linked
assignments focusing on the fundamental choices designers make in
translating concepts into effective graphic form. Problem finding
and analysis of audience needs. Design process from research and
initial concepts to project prototypes. Not open for credit to
students who have completed course 152 or 152A.
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.
Lecture/Lab 6.0 hours – Prerequisites: DES 001 or Consent of
Instructor. Practical introduction to design ethnography through
project-based work. Tools and methods, observation, interviews,
field notes, and synthesis of qualitative data. Exploration of
participatory design. Examination of the ethical questions.
Studio—4 hours, lecture/discussion—2 hours. Prerequisite:
DES 1, 21 or 150A or consent of instructor. Priority to
Design majors. Introduction to the theory and practice of
interior design with focus on residential spaces. Basic methods
of design conceptualization, development, and presentation.
Lecture/Discussion—2 hours; Studio—4 hours. Prerequisite(s): DES
001; (DES 014 or DES 021); DES 015; DES 016; or Consent of
Instructor. Priority given to Design majors. Development of
designs for contemporary furniture. Consideration of behavioral
and physical requirements, cultural and historic expression, and
structural and aesthetic qualities. Process includes research,
drawings, and construction of scale models. Required field trip
Lecture/discussion—3 hours; project—1 hour. Prerequisite:
DES 1 or consent of instructor. Priority to Design majors.
Introduction to the finish materials used for interior design
with special emphasis on sustainable and recycled products.
Performance factors, relative costs and energy impacts,
installation conditions and construction details, and design
potential for a full range of interior materials. Offered in
alternate years.
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: DES 1 or
consent of instructor. Pass One priority to Design majors.
Thematic survey of interior architecture. Emphasis on dwellings
in their cultural settings and development of modern interior
design theories. Interiors considered in relation to buildings’
exteriors, sites, and uses. Offered in alternate years.
Lecture/Discussion—4 hour(s). Pass One restricted to Design
majors. Short term and long term trends, micro and macro
trends. Theories of adoption and diffusion of trends. Economic,
political, technological and psychological indicators in trend
forecasting. Future trends in design using cultural brailing,
cross-cultural analysis methods and ethnographic
research. GE credit: AH, VL. Effective: 2021
Fall Quarter.
Studio—4 hours; lecture/discussion—2 hours. Prerequisite:
DES 1, 14 (or 21), 15, 16, (115 recommended) or consent
of instructor. Priority given to Design majors. Fundamentals of
creating motion based, screen-based typography. Consideration of
narrative structures, movement assemblage, and other visual
languages, synthesized within a nuanced understanding of
typography within digital space.
Studio—4 hours; lecture/discussion—2 hours. Prerequisite:
DES 1, 14 (or 21), 15, or consent of instructor. Use of
traditional and contemporary processes to create images and
patterns on fabric using a variety of dyes, including direct
applications, bound and mechanical resists. Emphasis on
individual exploration and interpretation of processes and
techniques. May be repeated for credit one time with consent of
instructor.
Studio—6 hours; Prerequisite: DES001, DES 014, and DES 050 or
consent of instructor. Priority given to Design majors.
Studio—6 hour(s). Prerequisite(s): DES 001; (DES 014 or
DES 021); DES 015. Pass One restricted to Design
majors. Human-centered approach to problem solving,
ethnography, ideation, project framing, rapid prototypes, visual
communication, and experiential learning. Creative approaches to
graphic design, industrial design, fashion, business, and
entrepreneurship. GE
credit: AH, VL. Effective: 2020 Spring Quarter.
Studio—6 hour(s). Prerequisite(s): DES 001; (DES 014 or
DES 021); DES 015; DES 016; or Consent of Instructor. Pass
One open to Design majors only. Introduction to Physical
Computing through a hands-on experience. Concepts, techniques and
technologies required to conceptualize, design and prototype
interactive devices by the merge of digital fabrication, computer
programming, and electronics. GE
credit: AH, SE, VL. Effective: 2021 Fall
Quarter.
Studio—4 hours; lecture/discussion—2 hours. Prerequisite:
DES 1, 14 (or 21), 15, 16 (14 Recommended) or consent of
instructor. Priority to Design majors. Exploration of fashion
design processes for industry within the social and physical
context. Emphasis on two-dimensional conceptualization of ideas,
garment construction, and ideation processes utilizing commercial
textiles. Field trip required.
Studio—4 hours; lecture/discussion—2 hours. Prerequisite:
DES 1, 14 (or 21), 15, 16 and 77 or consent of instructor.
Priority to Design majors for industry and personal expression
with emphasis on computer-assisted design applications. Field
trip required.
Extensive Writing/Discussion—3 hour(s); Term
Paper. Prerequisite(s): Prior completion of two
upper-division Art History (AHI) courses
recommended. Methods of art historical research and
analysis, and general issues in critical thought. Writing skills
appropriate to a range of art-historical
exposition. Effective: 2016 Fall Quarter.
Lecture/discussion—4 hours. Relationship between space and
sexuality. Sexual metaphors in art and architecture, gender
identity formation via images and space. Diverse intersections of
sexuality and art history.
Lecture/discussion–4 hours. Comparative history of
architecture and symbolism of the Hindu Temple in India,
Southeast Asia and the United States. Attention to the temple as
expression of religious knowledge, political authority, and
cultural heritage through the lens of colonialism and
postcolonialism. (Same course as RST 154).
Lecture—3 hours; term paper. Examination of the origin and
development of the major monuments of Greek art and architecture
from the eighth century to the mid-fifth century B.C. (Same
course as Classics 172A). Offered in alternate years.
Lecture—3 hour(s). Term paper or gallery studies and review.
Painting, sculpture and architecture of the early Christian era
and Byzantine Empire: through the later Roman Empire in the West
and to the final capture of Constantinople in the
East. Effective: 1997 Winter Quarter.
Lecture—3 hours; discussion—1 hour. Prerequisite: course 1C
recommended. Innovations of Impressionists, Post-Impressionists,
and Symbolists in relation to social changes. Assessment of role
of dealers and critics, myth of the artist-genius, and gender
relations in French art and culture of the late 1800s.
Studio—6 hour(s). Prerequisite(s): ART 012 or CTS 020
or CDM 020. Pass One restricted to Art Studio
majors. Exploration of animation. Relationship between
drawing, digital stills, and multiple images. Animation using
traditional drawing techniques, collage, and digital
processes. May be repeated up to 1 time(s). GE
credit: AH, VL. Effective: 2019 Spring Quarter.
Lecture/Discussion—4 hours. Prerequisite(s): Upper division
standing or Consent of Instructor. Upper division standing; Pass
One restricted to Theatre and Dance majors. Source materials for
theatrical costuming, selecting fabrics, elements of design,
analysis of plays in terms of costume design, execution of
designs for modern and period plays.
Lecture/Discussion—3 hour(s); Laboratory—3
hour(s). Prerequisite(s): CDM 020 or ART 012; or
Consent of Instructor. Experimental approaches to the making
of film and video in the age of digital technologies. Builds upon
the foundation provided by CDM 020. Instruction in technical,
conceptual, creative, and critical skills for taking a project
from idea to fruition. GE
credit: AH, OL, VL. Effective: 2019 Winter
Quarter.
Lecture/Discussion—3 hour(s); Term Paper. Recent evolution
of the documentary. The personal essay film;
found-footage/appropriation work; non-linear, multi-media forms;
spoken word; storytelling; oral history recordings; and other
examples of documentary expression. GE
credit: ACGH, AH, DD, VL. Effective:
2012 Fall Quarter.
