FNDT 180: Core Studio in COMD

This course provides an introduction to communication design practices. Students will gain experience with the range of activities that comprise the design process, including generating, refining, and communicating 2D, 3D, and 4D ideas. This course will use lectures, discussions, and assignments to cover design processes, concepts and principles of experience creation, form, meaning and context in design, and visual, verbal, and written communication. Along with an introduction to materiality and hand skills, students will be expected to engage in digital literacy skills in generating, developing, documenting, and presenting outcomes using relevant software.