TOPICS ANNOUNCED OF FALL 2022

DESN 370 courses are upper-level design electives on a variety of topics. They are our newest (and often best) classes. They can also be repeated up to three times, and all count towards the major – so pick and choose your favorites. 

DESN 370-001 (25508)
Risograph Printing 

Cecilia Ruiz
Fridays 10am-1:50pm

In this course, students will learn about the colorful and vibrant world of Risograph printing and how it compares to other printing methods used in the Graphic Design industry. Students will become familiar with the technical aspects and unique abilities of Riso printing as they print their various projects such as posters, zines, cards, promotional flyers, and more.  

DESN 370-002 (25507)
Character Animation

Elliot Cowan
Mondays 8:10am-12pm 

Looking to improve your character animation skills and learn traditional “acting with a pencil”? 

In this class you’ll take the animation principles you learned in your Intro To Digital Animation class and push them further to start delivering animated performances. Using Adobe Animate, you’ll create characters that think and emote and make the audience believe they exist. This class is perfect for anyone who wants to expand their animation skills, might want to pursue a career in the animation industry, or simply wants to express themselves through the powerful medium of animation.

DESN 370-003 (25506)
Introduction to NFTs

Antonius Wijiadjaja
Wednesdays, 1:40 PM – 5:30 PM

This course introduces students to non-fungible tokens, unique and irreplaceable digital assets that live on the blockchain. Students will create digital work such as drawings, music, photography, prose, and poetry, and then learn how to preserve them forever in a transparent, immutable, and shared public ledger. Over the semester, we will explore the history of blockchain technology and discuss the future of cryptocurrency and cryptoart. Although no coding experience is necessary, knowledge of JavaScript and JSON would help dive deeper into the technology

DESN 370-004 (25505)
Animation Production

Dustin Grella
Thursdays 10:00am-1:50pm

Students will create a personal film in the student’s animation technique of choice that uses an audio track to construct an animated documentary. Over the course of the semester, students will be responsible for every stage of the process from conception to completion. Combining multiple animation techniques, integration of other disciplines and experimentation are encouraged.

DESN 370-005
Animation Hotline

Dustin Grella
Thursdays 2:00pm-5:50pm

Animation Hotline uses crowdsourced voicemail messages as content for short animated videos. In this course, students will learn how to set up a project to collect content, animate those messages, then promote the messages online and through social media. Animation Hotline currently has hundreds of animations that have been screened in venues such as the Cannes and Sundance Film Festival and in online publications such as the New York Times.