Graphic design is about mixing creativity + strategy to communicate visually. Images, fonts, and colors combine to tell a story, catch attention, or solve a problem. From logos to posters to app layouts, it’s art with a purpose! Typography is a big part of graphic design.
Is it wrong to enjoy true crime media because it’s based on harm done to real people? Is it ok for one country to threaten another with nuclear warfare, to avoid world destruction? Should some books be banned from schools?
The world is facing many global challenges in the 21st century. One of the most significant is global climate change, which is an existential threat to humans – and the planet. Within this challenge are issues related to environmental injustices.
Do you have something to say? Want to celebrate something you see? Should you drop it into the vast morass of hyperspace, or rather craft it into a compelling tangible narrative, a pocket treatise?
Introduction to Site Forces on Architecture and the Built Environment introduces how natural, physical and social systems impact the design of buildings and the built environment.
Architecture sits at the intersection of economic, social, and environmental injustices, often using speculative mediums to explore and communicate these realities. From sketches to animations, architectural practices engage with evolving tools to reach broader audiences beyond architects.
Cities have become the indispensable crucible toward synthesis of collected human experience; an architectural constructed response to great challenges facing humanity. We seek to better understand spatial conditioners of the urban experience.
What would it mean to design a park for a deer? Or to consider the local songbirds when building the eaves of a house? In this course, we will explore all the different life forms— plants, trees, animals, fungi, bacteria…and humans— which interact with the built environment.
Jump into the digital realm exploring the intersection of digital design, representation, and documentation using the Adobe Creative Suite, as well as Rhino (a 3d modeling software).
Spend the week diving into the history, mechanics, and ethics of visual journalism with hands-on time dedicated to making a cohesive, sequenced photo story with an award-winning National Geographic photographer.
