🍂 fall semester : [ 09/02/25 - 12/16/25 ] 🍂

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𝒾. — core studio

" this core studio allows for an intensive project-based learning experience in communication design. students will be exposed to skills and theories that build on the knowledge from second year, expand their design capacities, and prepare them to work independently in fourth year. "

• 6 credits
• C3210 (Studio)
  • M & W .. [ 12:20 p.m. - 3:10 p.m. ]
• maria g.
  • office hours: by appt.

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𝒾𝒾. — character design

" in this course, students explore the fundamentals of character design for animation, working with the elements of characterization, design, performance, movement, appeal, and anatomical structure in the creation of their own characters. dimensional and flat stylizations are examined through construction of structural drawings and shape-based techniques. Through practical application, students contextualize the impact of body language and facial expressions on character design. research and discussion consider the differences between concept art and production artwork, the basics of colour theory, the development of design styles in animation history, and the role representation. "

• 3 credits
• D4382 (Studio) — [ 09/02/25 - 10/08/25 ]
• A3080 (Studio) — [ 10/15/25 - 12/16/25 ]
  • W .. [ 3:25 PM - 6:15 PM ]
• sara k.
  • office hours: C3290. Th .. [ 11 AM - 12 PM ]

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𝒾𝒾𝒾. — design research + methods

" this course introduces students to the multiple methods of conducting design research for facilitating and enhancing people's experiences of designed images, artifacts, spaces, environments, and interfaces. topics include: marketing, ethnography, cultural probes, scenario development and testing, persona development and testing, journalling, cognitive mapping, empathy tools, body storming, experience prototyping, participatory design research, and ethics. "

• 3 credits
• D3325 (Lecture)
  • Th .. [ 3:25 p.m. - 6:15 p.m. ]
• jean c.
  • office hours: by appt.