Assistantships
GD210 | Studio
(Freshman)
Image and Tech
Tinkering
(Spring 2021)
(Freshman)
Image and Tech
Tinkering
(Spring 2021)
Instructor(s). Denise Gonzales Crisp
Teaching Assistant(s). Eryn Pierce & Isabel Bo-Lin
An introduction to making and using images and typography in graphic design. Students engaged in quick exercises that introduced fundamental concepts and then progressed into more complex projects that centered on type / image delivery and use, technological dependency, and the user / reader / inter-actor relationship.
Tools. Google Drive / Docs / Sheets, MURAL, Adobe Suite, Issuu, DaVinci Resolve, projector, Speed / group critiques, Design through writing, Slack, Readings, Reflection
1 Course overview <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vZ-GixwwpkDC4O88ZbhEg8-2VxAvwvhBDGDpWoQjmxw/edit?usp=sharing> 2 Student work <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1By3Ad6wDPTJYd4JELCBpFlD9OxLDpo-j/view?usp=sharing> 3 Graduate Teaching Assistantship student evaluation <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Ypz6wp546pBpF7JqFOVGTMx-BOlTnx5D/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=115585185364256061404&rtpof=true&sd=true>
Teaching Assistant(s). Eryn Pierce & Isabel Bo-Lin
An introduction to making and using images and typography in graphic design. Students engaged in quick exercises that introduced fundamental concepts and then progressed into more complex projects that centered on type / image delivery and use, technological dependency, and the user / reader / inter-actor relationship.
Tools. Google Drive / Docs / Sheets, MURAL, Adobe Suite, Issuu, DaVinci Resolve, projector, Speed / group critiques, Design through writing, Slack, Readings, Reflection
1 Course overview <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1vZ-GixwwpkDC4O88ZbhEg8-2VxAvwvhBDGDpWoQjmxw/edit?usp=sharing> 2 Student work <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1By3Ad6wDPTJYd4JELCBpFlD9OxLDpo-j/view?usp=sharing> 3 Graduate Teaching Assistantship student evaluation <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Ypz6wp546pBpF7JqFOVGTMx-BOlTnx5D/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=115585185364256061404&rtpof=true&sd=true>
GD417 | Lecture
(Mixed-Level)
Information and
Publishing
Design Systems
(Fall 2020)
(Mixed-Level)
Information and
Publishing
Design Systems
(Fall 2020)
Instructor(s). Rachael Paine
Teaching Assistant(s). Eryn Pierce
Students demonstrated understanding of systems as concerns typography (and grids) in print and online publishing through projects, and class discussion. Lectures, reading, and critique focused on the principles of and techniques for building typographic systems that support changing content.
Tools. Google Drive / Docs / Sheets, Adobe Suite, Speed / group critiques, Slack, Readings, Reflection
1 Course overview
<https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1PMaiirmDalAE1Lfd4MUwdpvRK-4A30s3cNKYNKoiX7A/edit?usp=sharing>
2 Student work <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vPeo2unmN2vfnkZn15a21HH4gozCWidQ/view?usp=sharing> 3 Graduate Teaching Assistantship student evaluation <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rZyWRRd6xSTFuRjRNX1ewc9qrA0RuKu0/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=115585185364256061404&rtpof=true&sd=true>
Teaching Assistant(s). Eryn Pierce
Students demonstrated understanding of systems as concerns typography (and grids) in print and online publishing through projects, and class discussion. Lectures, reading, and critique focused on the principles of and techniques for building typographic systems that support changing content.
Tools. Google Drive / Docs / Sheets, Adobe Suite, Speed / group critiques, Slack, Readings, Reflection
1 Course overview
<https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1PMaiirmDalAE1Lfd4MUwdpvRK-4A30s3cNKYNKoiX7A/edit?usp=sharing>
2 Student work <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vPeo2unmN2vfnkZn15a21HH4gozCWidQ/view?usp=sharing> 3 Graduate Teaching Assistantship student evaluation <https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1rZyWRRd6xSTFuRjRNX1ewc9qrA0RuKu0/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=115585185364256061404&rtpof=true&sd=true>
GD400 | Studio
(Juniors/Seniors)
Crafting Graphic
Identity Systems
(Spring 2019)
(Juniors/Seniors)
Crafting Graphic
Identity Systems
(Spring 2019)
Instructor(s). Denise Gonzales Crisp
Teaching Assistant(s). Eryn Pierce
Students explored designing graphic identity systems in 2D, 3D, and 4D media through making, reflecting, collaboration, and discussion that modeled the practices for developing projects in the professional environment. The final project was a physical / digital prototype with an accompanying style guide.
Tools. Google Drive / Docs / Sheets, SketchUp, Adobe Suite, Improvisational brainstorming, Written reflection, Project scheduling / management, Creative briefs, Speed / group critiques, Reflection
1 Course overview
<https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1SssQ7re81U82tva-gi5W7RKItE3tsYTifj06pXVROz0/edit?usp=sharing>
2 Student work <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1I9BwPI1A055KZYuWFno9DeU2sXxpNkdZ/view?usp=sharing>
Teaching Assistant(s). Eryn Pierce
Students explored designing graphic identity systems in 2D, 3D, and 4D media through making, reflecting, collaboration, and discussion that modeled the practices for developing projects in the professional environment. The final project was a physical / digital prototype with an accompanying style guide.
Tools. Google Drive / Docs / Sheets, SketchUp, Adobe Suite, Improvisational brainstorming, Written reflection, Project scheduling / management, Creative briefs, Speed / group critiques, Reflection
1 Course overview
<https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1SssQ7re81U82tva-gi5W7RKItE3tsYTifj06pXVROz0/edit?usp=sharing>
2 Student work <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1I9BwPI1A055KZYuWFno9DeU2sXxpNkdZ/view?usp=sharing>
GD301 | Studio
(Juniors/Seniors)
(Juniors/Seniors)
Investigations of
Branding, Interaction,
and Service Design
(Fall 2019)
Branding, Interaction,
and Service Design
(Fall 2019)
Instructor(s). Kermit Bailey & Victoria Chi
Teaching Assistant(s). Eryn Pierce
This course focused on branding, interaction, and service design. Students studied and applied design methods within each design area and discovered how they interact as a complex system.
Tools. Google Drive / Docs / Sheets, Wordpress, Adobe Suite, Speed / group critiques, Site visits / observation, Accessibility training
1 Course overview
<https://gd301fall2019.home.blog/>
2 Student work <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MlUgCwqk8NQkXEooT6KqrgYEpDWLxqFi/view?usp=sharing>
Teaching Assistant(s). Eryn Pierce
This course focused on branding, interaction, and service design. Students studied and applied design methods within each design area and discovered how they interact as a complex system.
Tools. Google Drive / Docs / Sheets, Wordpress, Adobe Suite, Speed / group critiques, Site visits / observation, Accessibility training
1 Course overview
<https://gd301fall2019.home.blog/>
2 Student work <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MlUgCwqk8NQkXEooT6KqrgYEpDWLxqFi/view?usp=sharing>