Industrial Design Courses

Communication Skills

Course No. IND 285  Credits: 3.0

This course will focus on the development of effective visual communication for product design. An emphasis will be placed on exploring and communicating ideas through manual sketching, rendering, orthographic drawing, modeling and verbal/visual presentation. Studio time will include demos, one-day assignments, work time and one-on-one instruction. Coursework is designed to align with projects in Industrial Design 1.1. Offered fall.

Communication Skills

Course No. IND 286  Credits: 3.0
Faculty Dennis Futo
Prerequisite(s) Communication Skills

This course is an extension of the Fall Communication Skills and will focus on the development of effective visual communication for product design. An emphasis will be placed on exploring and communicating ideas through sketching, rendering, orthographic drawing, modeling and verbal/visual presentation. Digital communication tools and techniques will be introduced, including the use of digital drawing tablets. Studio time will include demos, one-day assignments, work time and one-on-one instruction. Coursework is designed to align with projects in Industrial Design 1.2 Prerequisite: Communications Skills 1.1. Offered spring.