Design Courses
ADVISE: Readiness for college-level English or ESL 188
Foundational design course, covering the theories, processes, vocabulary, and techniques common to visual design disciplines. Students will develop and apply their knowledge through analysis, critique and individual and collaborative exercises and projects.
DSGN 101 = VMD 101 = PHOT 100
ADVISE: (DSGN 101 or VMD 101 or PHOT 100) and (Readiness for college-level English or ESL 188)
Quick sketching methods for ideation and visual problem solving for designers, animators, illustrators and makers. Terminology, techniques and conventions of rapid visualization are covered, with hands-on practice with line, shape, form, perspective, lighting, shade and shadow.
DSGN 110=VMD 112
ADVISE: Completion of or concurrent enrollment in: (DSGN 101 or VMD 101 or PHOT 100) and VMD 105
An exploration and application of the historical, cultural symbolic personal and professional uses of color through individual and collaborative projects. Topics include the properties and theory of color; creating color relationships and harmonies; and
optical, psychological and spatial uses of color in various media and design disciplines.
DSGN 150 = VMD 118