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Patrick Richardson
Display Name
Patrick Richardson
Major Program of Study
Communication Design
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He/Him/His
Bio

Passionate about using art to transcend surface-level differences, I’m a Strategic Visual Designer from Brooklyn. My work delves into crucial societal issues, going beyond skin color to explore deeper connections. Empathy is my greatest strength; it enables me not only to understand diverse perspectives but also to embody them in my art, making it universally relatable across generations.

Driven by sensitivity and empathy, I harness these qualities to fuel my creativity, forging deep connections through every piece I create.

My Courses

COMD 4900 OL91 Intern, SU2024

COMD 4900 OL91 Intern, SU2024

Internship in Communication Design (Online Asynchronous Summer Intensive) (BFA degree) Assignment to fieldwork/study situations of approximately 25+ hours per week at an internship site approved by the department Internship Coordinator: an advertising agency, graphic design firm, corporate design office, publications art department, photography or illustration studio, TV or media production company. Each student keeps a blog/journal to be shared in group seminars. Supervision is by faculty and by the supervisor at the internship site. Internships may be undertaken during the spring, summer and fall semesters. Prerequisites: COMD 3701 or COMD 4701 or department approval. 2 class hours, 120 field hours/semester, 3 credits Students will be required to keep a journal of their internship in the form of a blog using Open Lab. A portion of the class will be devoted to presenting and sharing experiences with classmates.

COMD3505 Special Topics in Graphic Design, SP2024

COMD3505 Special Topics in Graphic Design, SP2024

This course offers rotating topics in the graphic design field. Current topics include signage and way-finding systems, exhibition design, lettering, experimental typography, typeface design and others. (Students can take this twice with a different topic.)

COMD3711 Vector Art Editing, Fall 2023

COMD3711 Vector Art Editing, Fall 2023

Students will learn advanced techniques for design, illustration, and production on the computer using vector graphics. Students are exposed to professional tools using software such as Adobe Illustrator on the Macintosh operating system.

COMD3505 Special Topics in GD, Fall 2023

COMD3505 Special Topics in GD, Fall 2023

This skills course offers rotating topics in the graphic design field. Topics may include signage and way-finding systems, exhibition design, lettering, experimental typography, and others. Students can take this course more than once (and up to 2 times) with a different topic. 2 hr. lecture, 2 lab hrs, 3 cr Prerequisites COMD 2400 or department permission FALL 23 Topic: Experimental Typography and Lettering

COMD 3504 EO05 COMMUNICATION DESIGN THEORY Spring 2023

COMD 3504 EO05 COMMUNICATION DESIGN THEORY Spring 2023

Course Description This course will offer an in-depth introduction to communication design theory, examining theoretical perspectives of design practice within the larger discourse of design and visual culture. Communication models, the nature of representation, the dimensions of context and semiotics will be explored through critical readings from key documents written between the early decades of the twentieth century and the present. In this context, “theory” doesn’t mean “a hypothesis to be tested” (as in the sciences), but rather points to a set of working beliefs about how the world—or in this case, visual communication—works. Some aspects of certain visual communication theories are based on observable “facts,” but the way these facts are woven together says more about how we construct meaning than it does about empirical answers to factual questions. So why does a design professional—typically an eminently practical, hands-on person working toward a specific end for the benefit of a specific client—want or need to engage with visual communication theories? First, “doing theory” promotes a sophisticated level of reflection about design work—far beyond the touchstones of “did they like it?” and “did it serve its purpose?” Second, it encourages designers to think holistically about the contexts for their work—beyond the immediate job at hand to the larger contexts of the social, the cultural, and the historical. And finally, it recognizes the obvious: today, graphic design shapes our visual world and puts each person at the nexus of thousands of messages each day. In this course, we, as senders and receivers of such messages, will attempt to make sense of all this through our verbal discussions in class, our blog postings, and our research poster design and presentations. We will be looking at two types of theories: generative theories, that explain the “how” of visual communication; and critical/sociocultural theories that explain the “what, where, and when” of design, or the historical, cultural and social contexts. By developing the ability to look at design through these different lenses, professional designers can enhance the quality of their decision-making and have a better grasp on the multiple contexts and frameworks for clients and audiences. We can better understand and evaluate the many issues about local usability and usefulness within broader contexts of ethics, aesthetics, professional and social responsibility.

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My Clubs

Art + Design Club

Art + Design Club

We are a design club at New York City College of Technology. We host Meet the Pros (facebook.com/meetthepros) speaker series and we release an annual design magazine, Command+J.