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Visual Development 1

Skills needed. You’ll gain essential Photoshop abilities, along with basic composition, clothed figure, and color theory skills for visual development.

MFA Thesis Preparation/MA Portfolio Review

As an MFA student, you’ll refine your thesis concept and prepare works to include in your midpoint review. Once you finalize a thesis concept, you will write content and prepare work for individualized instruction and critique. As an MA student, you’ll prepare for your final portfolio presentation by completing three… Read More

Professional Practice for Interior Design

Gain the business skills needed in an interior design firm. You’ll learn about professional ethics, fee structures, scope of services negotiations, and project management, setting a foundation for your entrepreneurial spirit.

Graphic Design 3: Nature of Interaction

In today’s world, brands are defined by the experiences that they provide. The proliferation of mobile devices means that many of these experiences are delivered as digital products. Through careful research, persona development, and design strategies, you’ll create the mobile design experiences around which much of Silicon Valley revolves.

Package Design 3: Advanced 3D Branding

Extend your knowledge of packaging by developing a full-fledged product line. Using market research, product analysis, brand development, photography, and illustration, you’ll design portfolio-worthy products for today’s demanding marketplace.

Advanced Tech: Low Code, No Code

Writing code shouldn’t be a bottleneck when turning design into reality. Learn to create stunning websites, apps, and digital experiences with little to no code using popular low-code/no-code tools like Webflow, Framer, and SwiftUI.

History of Textiles

Study traditional textiles of Asia, Africa, and the Americas, including Western textile design from prehistory to the present. You will also focus on late 19th- and early 20th-century textile use in interiors, clothing, and cars.

Materials

Cultivate your sense of materiality. You’ll gain knowledge to select and specify finishes, fabrics, and furnishings based on aesthetics, durability, environmental attributes, and industry standards.

Introduction to Construction Documents

Hand-draft your interior architectural construction documents, including floor, lighting, electrical, furniture, and finish plans. You’ll apply lettering, line weight, dimensions, and graphic symbols to interior sections, elevations, details, and schedules.

Process and Illustration

Illustrators are creative problem solvers. Building on concepts for various topics and aimed at different markets, you’ll hone your compositional skills while exploring different techniques for creating compelling art for multiple markets.