Courses

Introduction to form, organizational structures and problem solving in the context of basic 2D design. Concur: 2310.

Application of acquired skills and knowledge of visual language and spatial constructs to generate design concepts in a given context. Prereq: 2110. Concur: 2330.

Skill building in using drawing to observe, see, record and communicate characteristics of subjects, objects, information, environments, experiences and interactions. Concur: 2110.

Skills and techniques mix media that assist in interpreting, translating and generating visual narratives that reveal relationships among subjects, objects, information, environments, experience and interactions. Prereq: 2310. Concur: 2130.

A history of design as affected by technology, science, and cultural world view.

Introduction to Game Design introduces students to the principles of game design and provides opportunities for them to be put into practice using analog materials and methods. Students explore what motivates play, risk-taking and reward systems, and the visual design of games for serious applications and leisure. Create, test, and play games developed in the course.

Introduces practices for the creation of media-based experiences that engage the senses. Practice with methods for technologically and conceptually innovative, efficient, and descriptive prototyping and expanded graphics software skills development while learning new affordances of experiential media.

Media technologies are central to how we engage in participatory practices of creating, communicating, collaborating, and circulating stories. Practice designing and prototyping forms of storytelling with a focus on engaging a target audience.

Introduction to techniques and methods of evaluative research. Prereq: Enrollment in Design major, or permission of instructor.

User Interface (UI) and User Experience (UX) Design play key roles in the experience users have when interacting with digital products and applications. Presents and activates the theory and methodologies behind UI and UX design. Design of wireframes and interactive prototypes based on these theories and methodologies.

Intermediate Game Design 1 introduces students to concepts for designing and prototyping digital games for entertainment, learning and social good. Students create, test, and play screen-based games developed in the course. Prereq: 3104.

Interdisciplinary knowledge and problems examined and discussed in the context of social responsibility (global and local). Prereq: Enrollment in Design major, or permission of instructor.

Investigation of the administrative and legal aspects of the design profession contrasting the private firm with corporate and free-lance practices. Prereq: Enrollment in Design major, or permission of instructor.