Tag: 2024-2025

DFN-142 PERFORMATIVE SPACES

This introductory studio course provides students,the opportunity to develop skills in presentation,,storytelling, writing, and performance in a studio,practice context. Projects will broaden student’s,understanding of contemporary current events,,recontextualizing themes through their own voice,or personal lens. Students apply skills,,materials, and tools gained thus far in their,first-year experience to explore the narrative,development of ideas found in contemporary culture,that are relevant to the student and their area of,disciplinary study. Performative explorations,,that may be collaborative in nature, provide,students presentation skills that prepare them to,engage an audience, through a variety of sensory,experiences and means.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites:

DGD-418 PROFESSIONAL STUDIO PRACTICES II

The final required course examines concepts of,contemporary design practice within the area of,Communication Design. In this course students,expand their understanding of various forms of,practice, from independent contract to,junior/senior positions in studio ownership. The,course is dedicated to the review, analysis,,preparation of an individual comprehensive,portfolio. Based on personal goals and faculty,assessment, students develop tools to position,themselves in the professional market. These,would include resume, websites, print,,communications, and other materials to prepare,them for their professional studio practice. This,course includes on-site/remote visits that,includes BIPOC business leaders and studios,practitioners as additional preparation for,entering the professional design market.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: DGD 312, DGD 317

DGL-270 INTERMEDIATE HOT AND COLD GLASSWORK

This intermediate class teaches students how to,combine coldworking and hot working processes. ,Students explore technical processes in-depth,,including cutting, polishing, gluing, and surface,embellishment. Students learn to safely and,effectively utilize cold-working and hot working,to solve fabrication problems and develop an,expressive language with the material. ,Craftsmanship, problem-solving, and design are,emphasized.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: DGL 142, DGL 170

DIL-159 PAINTING & IMAGE MAKING FOR,ILLUSTRATION I

Students will develop a process and skills in,using painted value and color to define,composition, form, light, and space depicting,diverse cultures and perspectives. This is in,order to employ the basics of professional,illustrative working methods using water and ,oil-based painting mediums with additional,fundamental media.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: DFN 101, DIL 147

DIL-327 FASHION & LIFESTYLE ILLUSTRATION

In this course, students focus on mixed markets of,fashion and pop culture. This is not a fashion,course in the traditional sense, but it is,established for students interested in fashion and,lifestyle markets. An individual approach and,experimentation with different media in the,handling of figures and products is emphasized.,Projects include editorial illustration for,fashion and pop culture periodicals, illustrations,to promote beauty, body positivity, inclusivity,,lifestyle products, clothing lines, and,development of a personal brand. Students are,encouraged and guided on how to explore and,research how fashion illustration relates to race,,gender, sexual orientation/Identity,,disability/differently-abled, global cultures, and,economic class.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: DIL 231, DIL 261

DIL-408 FUTURE ILLUSTRATION MEDIA

In this course, students explore numerous,technologies, techniques, and ideas that are at,the cutting edge of the illustration industry. Key,concepts include implementing movement, applying,various programs and applications to their,process, and the exploration of virtual reality,and how illustration can be applied to 3D spaces,with concepts and ideas that are aimed at a,diverse global audience.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: DIL 342

DIN-220 AUTO CAD I/ARCHITECTURAL DRAWING

In this course, students are acquainted with,computer-aided drafting (CAD) for interior design,by constructing detailed documents and plans. The,course is designed to introduce students to the,technologies used in the interior design field for,the appropriate preparation of documents.,Students’ expand their knowledge of dimensioning,spaces through the development of plans,,elevations, sections, interior details and other,standard conventions that are part of construction,documents. Concepts are introduced in this class,where students will look at how humans respond to,environments, including ADA, inclusive and,universal design.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: DIN 127, DIN 128, DIN 130

DIN-475 INTERIOR DESIGN INTERNSHIP

Participation in an internship experience allows,students to use classroom-learned skills in a,related employment experience. Students must work,a minimum of 135 hours over the course of the,entire semester. To participate students must be,of junior or senior status with completion of,freshman and sophomore studios. Students must,have a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.8. Seniors may,not be eligible to participate in an internship,during their final semester. Transfer students,must have attended one semester at CCS in addition,to meeting the other eligibility criteria.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites:

DLE-410 PHILOSOPHY AND POETRY

Since classical antiquity in the Western,tradition there has been a central dialogue,between philosophy and poetry on the question of,genre: What is philosophy? What is poetry? In,what way might philosophy and poetry be related? ,Do philosophy and poetry point to different kinds,of experience or different kinds of knowledge?,Through a selection of texts from Plato and,Aristotle to Heidegger, Derrida, Lacoue-Labarthe,along with the poetry of Surrealism, Paul Celan,,J.H. Prynne and Anne Carson, this course will,look at the way in which the mutual interrogation,of poetry and philosophy has been central to the,thinking about modernity and the nature of,experience as social or resistant to the claims,of the social.

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: Take one 3.0 credit, 200 level course from one of the,following subjects: DAH (Art History), DEN (English), DAS,(Academic Studies), DVC (Visual Culture).