Master a design process and how to think like a designer. You’ll learn skills—researching, brainstorming, sketching, writing, iterating, and prototyping—to create effective visual communications. Through peer critique, you’ll strengthen conceptual thinking, practice presenting, and gain skills to tackle any design project.
The Double Diamond - Design Council
| Week | Tuesday | Thursday |
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| 1 | Discover | Define |
| 2 | Develop | Deliver |
Illustrate a related series of three conceptual pictograms. The first two pictograms should represent ideas that, when combined, synergize to create new meaning within the third pictogram. Use lines, shapes, and colors. Make your illustrations stylistically simple, clearly understandable, and visually consistent. All design choices should support and enhance the overarching concept. Use Adobe Illustrator to produce your pictograms as vector graphics. Present your pictograms as standalone artwork placed in a logical sequence. Do not use digital mockups for this project.
| Week | Tuesday | Thursday |
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| 3 | Discover Sep 09 | |
| 4 | Define Sep 16 | |
| 5 | Develop Sep 23 | |
| 6 | Deliver Sep 30 | |
| 7 | Present 1 Oct 07 | |
| 8 | Present 2 Oct 14 | |
Design a conceptual cover that represents the allegory featured in a book, movie, or music album. Include other key components such as the spine and back cover, or the disc label and back cover. Use any mediums and methods including digital type, images, and other graphic elements such as lines, shapes, and colors. All design choices should support and enhance the overarching concept. Primarily use Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, or Adobe Photoshop to produce your final designs. Consider using digital mockups to enhance the presentation of your work.
| Week | Tuesday | Thursday |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Discover Oct 07 | |
| 8 | Define Oct 14 | No class - Fall Break |
| 9 | Develop Oct 21 | |
| 10 | Deliver Oct 28 | |
| 11 | Present Nov 04 | |
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Design a conceptual poster that represents one of your most unique and personally defining traits, experiences, or beliefs. Use any mediums and methods including digital type, images, and other graphic elements such as lines, shapes, and colors. Do not produce a literal self-portrait. You may include an image of yourself, but you should primarily focus on conveying what makes you unique. All design choices should support and enhance the overarching concept. Primarily use Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, or Adobe Photoshop to produce your final design. Consider using digital mockups to enhance the presentation of your work.
| Week | Tuesday | Thursday |
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| 11 | Discover Nov 04 | |
| 12 | Define Nov 11 | |
| 13 | Develop Nov 18 | |
| 14 | No class - Thanksgiving Break Nov 25 | |
| 15 | Deliver Dec 02 | |
| 16 | Present Dec 09 | |
We meet every Tuesday and Thursday from 4:00 to 6:30 p.m. in GT 511E
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The final exam is scheduled for Dec 09 from 3:00 PM to 4:50 PM.