Design Across Disciplines

3 units

The field of design is shifting from disciplines based on the items they produce (e.g., graphics, apparel, built environments) toward the design of strategies that may incorporate many designed elements. This requires a more cross-disciplinary approach, across both academic disciplines at large as well as disciplines of design. This course introduces students to core skills of strategic design through individual and group projects, readings, discussion and journaling. Students explore systems thinking, strategic framing, iteration and collaboration. We will discuss how designed things affect and are affected by the social systems around them.