Oct 24, 2026  
2026-2027 Academic Catalog 
    
2026-2027 Academic Catalog
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ILD 2000 - Illustrative Design Sophomore Portfolio Review


Credits: 0
Course Type: Portfolio Review

Students who have completed 45-60 credit hours are required to participate in a sophomore portfolio review. Students will present original art, design, and illustration work from Foundations courses where faculty evaluate mastery of foundational skills and identify strengths and areas of improvement. Student Foundations’ work will illustrate competency in visual elements and principles of design, drawing, color theory, and three-dimensional fundamentals. Upon successful completion of the Sophomore Portfolio Review, students transition into their major course of study.

Prerequisites: Students who have completed 45-60 credit hours are required to participate in a sophomore portfolio review.

Notes: This course is Pass/Fail.


Course Learning Outcomes:
  • Students demonstrate cultural competencies in describing and responding to audiences and contexts that communication and design solutions must address.
  • Students demonstrate cultural competencies in recognizing the physical, cognitive, cultural, and social human factors that shape design decisions.
  • Students demonstrate communication competency in the ability to solve communication + design problems.
  • Students demonstrate communication competency in their understanding of fundamental business practices, including the ability to organize design projects and to work productively as a member of teams.
  • Students demonstrate communication competency in a strong use and proficiency in storytelling & communication.
  • Students demonstrate design competencies in understanding: symbolic representation, principles of visual organization/compositional theory and information hierarchy, and the proper use of typography and its various applications.
  • Students demonstrate design competencies in understanding art and design history, theory, and criticism.
  • Students demonstrate design competencies in a strong use and proficiency in media and digital skills, and mechanical skills such as drawing and the use of value and color.
  • Students demonstrate design competencies in the ability to create and develop visual forms in response to communication problems.
  • Students demonstrate design competencies in a strong sense of personal style.
  • Students demonstrate critical thinking skills in research and information gathering, analysis, and generation of alternative solutions.

ILD 2000 Course Learning Outcomes Rubric   



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