DES 111R
Design Lecture Series
Design
College of Fine Arts and Communications
Course Description
Visiting lecture series exploring visual culture and and design practice through the lenses of various practicing professionals.
When Taught
Fall
Grade Rule
Grade Rule 9: P, E, I (Pass-fail grade rule)
Min
0.5
Fixed
0.5
Fixed
1
Fixed
0
Other Prerequisites
Design majors only or instructor permission.
Title
Design Practice
Learning Outcome
Students will be able to identify and understand the diverse modes of professional practice in various disciplines of contemporary visual communications, including graphic design, photography, illustration, and interaction design, through guest lectures and research.
Title
Design Theory and Criticism
Learning Outcome
Students will be able to analyze and identify critical theories of design, art, aesthetics, image systems, pictorial semiotics and visual perception through selected readings and writing assignments.
Title
Design Thinking
Learning Outcome
Students will be able to apply sound thinking, creative inquiry, and diverse modes of reasoning, including visual, perceptual, conceptual, inductive, deductive, analytical, logical, critical, organizational and creative.
Title
Creative Discovery
Learning Outcome
Students will be able to identify and apply methodologies to foster creativity, solve visual problems, and address social concerns with innovative approaches to design practice.
Title
Communication, Beliefs, and Ethics
Learning Outcome
Students will be able to discuss the central role of beliefs and ethics in visual communication through art and design. Students will have the ability to examine how the values of societies are expressed in their visual cultures and recognize the role of the individual designers in delivering meaning through image systems.
Title
Design Practice
Learning Outcome
Students will be able to identify and understand the diverse modes of professional practice in various disciplines of contemporary visual communications, including graphic design, photography, illustration, and interaction design, through guest lectures and research.
Title
Design Theory and Criticism
Learning Outcome
Students will be able to analyze and identify critical theories of design, art, aesthetics, image systems, pictorial semiotics and visual perception through selected readings and writing assignments.
Title
Design Thinking
Learning Outcome
Students will be able to apply sound thinking, creative inquiry, and diverse modes of reasoning, including visual, perceptual, conceptual, inductive, deductive, analytical, logical, critical, organizational and creative.
Title
Creative Discovery
Learning Outcome
Students will be able to identify and apply methodologies to foster creativity, solve visual problems, and address social concerns with innovative approaches to design practice.
Title
Communication, Beliefs, and Ethics
Learning Outcome
Students will be able to discuss the central role of beliefs and ethics in visual communication through art and design. Students will have the ability to examine how the values of societies are expressed in their visual cultures and recognize the role of the individual designers in delivering meaning through image systems.
