For a century, poster art has been used effectively for commerce, propaganda, protest, image, and personal expression. This class will focus on two particularly vibrant and expressive applications of this medium: The concert poster and the theatre poster.
This class introduces individuals with little or no design background to the graphic design practice. Students work both on and off the computer to complete assignments that explore basic 2D communication principles integrating color, shape, texture, typography, and photography to build a visual language.
This class introduces individuals with little or no design background to the graphic design practice. Students work both on and off the computer to complete assignments that explore basic 2D communication principles integrating color, shape, texture, typography, and photography to build a visual language.
Permaculture design uses holistic principles to design living systems that yield benefits without depleting resources. Students will learn the Holmgren principles of permaculture design and map the environmental relationships and ecological requirements of their lifestyles, resulting in more opportunities for self-sustaining permaculture design. / Open to students ages 18 and above.
Required Software: Adobe Creative Suite.
Strongly Suggested Software: Mind Mapping software such as FreeMind (FREE), IMap, or Mindjet.
It is often assumed that only professional artists and illustrators can draw well. However, if concerns about artistic quality are eliminated, drawing or sketching can become a powerful communication tool. For example, a quick sketch may more effectively communicate complicated ideas than a one-thousand word document. During this class, students will learn the importance of becoming a visual thinker and how to create an effective quick sketch. In this class students will explore the many creative facets of the quick sketch and learn to develop an individualized style and method.
It is often assumed that only professional artists and illustrators can draw well. However, if concerns about artistic quality are eliminated, drawing or sketching can become a powerful communication tool.
Have you ever used a website or app that makes it hard to do what you want? This class explores the UX Design process and leverages it to bridge the gap between functionality and aesthetics, creating a better experience for your users.
In this class, students will be introduced to designing for web and screen. This includes web-specific design fundamentals, best practices, and review of current web design trends.
From ideation to client review, students will be guided through each step of the design process including ways to find inspiration, wireframing, using design tools, and preparing a design for client review. Students will complete a final web design project and continue building and refining their web portfolio.
In this class, students learn how to apply style to HTML using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). Students will create well crafted web pages using various CSS selectors and properties, including fonts, colors, divs and spans, layout, and positioning.
This five week online class is a blend of tutorials, readings, development projects, and online discussion. The class is geared toward the beginning to intermediate web developer or designer; students are assumed to have a strong fluency with HTML.
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