Demystifying Design

A Crash Course in Graphic Design, Visual Culture,
and Basic Design Application
Through a set of online lectures in design
history and culture, as well as weekly hands-on
assignments and in-person discursions, this
workshop is designed to give you a basic
understanding of the fundamentals of graphic
design. We will explore how graphic design
functions in the world and the importance it
holds in our daily interaction with just about
everything we see and touch. The lectures will
outline important historic design movements and
help contextualize principles such as layout,
typography, logo design, composition,
hierarchical structure, and illustration. The
assignments will provide you with an opportunity
to try your hand at designing and conceptual
problem solving either on a computer or by
traditional analog techniques. We will go over
each assignment weekly with an in-class
participatory critique followed by a general
discussion and Q & A.