NOTE ON HYBRIDITY

Generally, LECTURES will occur ONLINE and LABS will occur IN-PERSON. 

Depending on how the course evolves, we may find that we need more/less in-person or more/less online sessions – so, these modalities may change at the discretion of the instructor after consultation with the course participants.  

Change in modality will be announced no less than 48 hours before any scheduled session.

Course Schedule (Lecture & Lab)

Note on Hybridity. Lectures are generally [ONLINE • Mondays] and Labs are generally [IN-PERSON • Wednesdays]. Changes will be announced at least 48 hours in advance.

Week 1 — Aug 27 (Wed)

  • Lecture 1A: Introduction — Aug 27 (Wed) [IN-PERSON]
    Content: Design Thinking
  • Lab: —
  • ❗CHANGE: Sept 1 (Mon): College closed — Labor Day
  • Due: —

Week 1.5 — Sept 3 (Wed)

  • Lecture: —
  • Lab 1B: Prototyping Introduction — Sept 3 (Wed) [IN-PERSON]
    Content: Meet & Greet, Physical Design Overview
  • Due: —

Week 2 — Sept 8 (Mon) & Sept 10 (Wed)

  • Lecture 2A: Collaborative Design — Sept 8 (Mon) [ONLINE]
    Content: Ambiguous Brief Interpretation
  • Lab 2B: Prototyping Continued — Sept 10 (Wed) [IN-PERSON]
    Content: Team project using non-digital materials
  • Due: Activity 01

Week 3 — Sept 15 (Mon) & Sept 17 (Wed)

  • Lecture 3A: Design Constraints — Sept 15 (Mon) [ONLINE]
    Content: Non-Digital Prototyping
  • Lab 3B: Prototype Feedback — Sept 17 (Wed) [IN-PERSON]
    Content: Critiques and Feedback
  • ❗CHANGE: Sept 22 (Mon) – Sept 24 (Wed): No classes scheduled
  • Due: —

Week 4 — Sept 29 (Mon)

  • Lecture 4A: Principles of Composition — Sept 29 (Mon) [ONLINE]
    Content: Color Theory, Typography
  • ❗CHANGE: Oct 1 (Wed): No classes scheduled
  • Due: —

Week 4.5 — Oct 6 (Mon) & Oct 8 (Wed)

  • Lecture 4.5A: Typography & Sound Design — Oct 6 (Mon) [ONLINE]
    Content: Typography, Sound Design Principles
  • Lab 4.5B: Hands-on with Photoshop & Illustrator — Oct 8 (Wed) [IN-PERSON]
    Content: Adobe Illustrator Tutorial
  • Due: —

Week 5 — Oct 14 (Tue) & Oct 15 (Wed)

  • ❗CHANGE: Oct 13 (Mon): No classes scheduled
  • ❗CHANGE: Oct 14 (Tue): Classes follow Monday schedule
  • Lecture 5A: Presentation Design & Pointers — Oct 14 (Tue) [ONLINE]
    Content: Presentations, Public Speaking
  • Lab 5B: Sound Design with Audition — Oct 15 (Wed) [IN-PERSON]
    Content: Adobe Audition Tutorial
  • Due: —

Week 6 — Oct 22 (Wed) & Oct 24 (Fri)

  • ❗CHANGE: Oct 20 (Mon): No classes scheduled
  • ❗CHANGE: Oct 24 (Fri): Classes follow Monday schedule
  • Lab 6B: Project Work — Oct 22 (Wed) [IN-PERSON]
    Content: Work Time and Critiques
  • Lecture 6A: Visual & Sound Composition — Oct 24 (Fri) [ONLINE]
    Content: Integrated Composition
  • Due: —

Week 7 — Oct 27 (Mon) & Oct 29 (Wed)

  • Lecture 7A: AI Integration in Design — Oct 27 (Mon) [ONLINE]
    Content: Introduction to Adobe Sensei
  • Lab 7B: AI Tool Application — Oct 29 (Wed) [IN-PERSON]
    Content: AI-Enhanced Design Workflow
  • Due: Project 1

Week 8 — Nov 3 (Mon) & Nov 5 (Wed)

  • Lecture 8A: Interaction Design Basics — Nov 3 (Mon) [ONLINE]
    Content: Affordances, Constraints
  • Lab 8B: Prototyping with XD — Nov 5 (Wed) [IN-PERSON]
    Content: Adobe XD / Figma Prototyping
  • Due: —

Week 9 — Nov 10 (Mon) & Nov 12 (Wed)

  • Lecture 9A: User Feedback & Iteration — Nov 10 (Mon) [ONLINE]
    Content: User Experience and Feedback
  • Lab 9B: Interface Testing — Nov 12 (Wed) [IN-PERSON]
    Content: Interface Design Critique
  • Due: —

Week 10 — Nov 17 (Mon) & Nov 19 (Wed)

  • Lecture 10A: Finalize Interaction Design — Nov 17 (Mon) [ONLINE]
    Content: Interaction Design Finalization
  • Lab 10B: Peer Critiques — Nov 19 (Wed) [IN-PERSON]
    Content: Interactive Prototyping
  • Due: Project 2

Week 11 — Nov 24 (Mon) & Nov 26 (Wed)

  • Lecture 11A: Iterative Design — Nov 24 (Mon) [ONLINE]
  • Lab 11B: Project Management — Nov 26 (Wed) [IN-PERSON]
    Content: Project Management Tools & Group Brainstorming
  • Due: —

Week 12 — Dec 1 (Mon) & Dec 3 (Wed)

  • Lecture 12A: Worldbuilding, the Diegetic Object, and Prototyping — Dec 1 (Mon) [ONLINE]
    Content: Worldbuilding the Diegetic Object
  • Lab 12B: Rapid Prototyping — Dec 3 (Wed) [IN-PERSON]
    Content: Group Work Time
  • Due: —

Week 13 — Dec 8 (Mon) & Dec 10 (Wed)

  • Lecture 13A: Introducing the Proposal / Groupwork — Dec 8 (Mon) [ONLINE]
  • Lab 13B: Building the Proposal / Open Lab — Dec 10 (Wed) [IN-PERSON]
  • Due: —

Week 14 — Dec 15 (Mon) & Dec 17 (Wed)

  • Lecture 14A: Project Proposals / Feedback — Dec 15 (Mon) [ONLINE]
    Content: Iterative Feedback
  • Lab 14B: Finalization / Building the Project — Dec 17 (Wed) [IN-PERSON]
    Content: Peer Critiques and Refinement
  • Due: Project 3

Week 15 — Dec 22 (Mon)

  • Final Presentations & Project Showcase — Dec 22 (Mon) [IN-PERSON]
    Content: Group Project Presentation, Showcase, Feedback
  • Due: Project 4
  • Dec 23 (Tue): Submit final portfolio and all outstanding work.
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