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Aug 25, 2024
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ILD 4980 - Senior Illustrative Design Seminar Credits: 3
This course investigates seminal issues and ideas in illustrative design. Topics include the changing role of the illustrator and designer in contemporary culture, conflicts between commercial practice and social responsibility, and practical issues as they relate to securing a professional position in the field. Visiting illustrators and designers contribute to a thought-provoking seminar environment. Upon successful completion of this course, students have successfully completed a thesis project, writing portfolio, and marketing materials.
Prerequisites: ILD 3000 - Illustrative Design Junior Portfolio Review
Notes: This course is open to seniors in their second to last term.
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Apply aesthetic theories to contemporary illustrative design problems.
- Develop an awareness of the power of visual materials, such as propaganda and advertising, within the sociocultural, political, philosophical and economic landscape.
- Synthesize the ethical implications of illustrative design and the associated responsibilities of the illustrative designer.
- Determine a contemporary issue that necessitates change, including requisite research methods and development of new ideas and strategies.
- Demonstrate the relationships between cultural, social, economic, and political policies and their impact on the contemporary challenges facing illustrative designers.
ILD 4980 Course Learning Outcome Rubric
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