Visual Thinking: Form and Space covers manual and digital techniques for idea exploration, concept development, and design presentation using various media.
Brooke Godfrey ran a well-organized class where she taught a lot about design software. However, most lectures were demonstrations without slides, making it easy to forget the material. The reviewer noted the class would be perfect if there were a way to look back at the methods learned in lecture.
Visual Communication II covers advanced concepts, methods, and materials for communicating ideas in design, integrating manual and digital approaches within creative design thinking.
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.70 GPA, 81.2% A/AB (n=32 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.77 GPA, 84.4% A/AB (n=32 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.94 GPA, 96.9% A/AB (n=32 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.
Digital Fabrication for Designers combines professional design software, laser cutting, and 3D printing with traditional model making for tangible prototyping.