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Spring 2021  ︎ SUNY Purchase ︎ (DES3240) Design Issues

Schedule Overview

(schedule is subject to change based on your feedback and necessity)

Week 01 ︎ 02/03/2021 ︎


Week 02 ︎ 02/10/2021 ︎

    • Watch and be ready to discuss content for Topic: Hustle Culture/Workaholism
    • If you’re assigned to create a response, work on it and upload by next Monday.
    • Complete and upload your notes for the video.


    Week 03 ︎ 02/17/2021 ︎


    • HW︎
      • Watch/read and be ready to discuss content for Topic: Queering Design (Education)
      • Prepare your response if that’s what you are assigned to do
      • Complete and upload your notes

    Week 04 ︎ 02/24/2021 ︎


    Week 05 ︎ 03/03/2021 ︎

    • Introduction to Topic: Cult of the Ugly
    • Decide the next 4 people to do responses for Topic: Cult of the Ugly
    • Discuss and review responses for Topic: Where are the Black Designers?

    • HW︎
      • Readings and viewings related to Topic: Cult of the Ugly
      • Prepare your response if that’s what you are assigned to do
      • Complete and upload your notes

    Week 06 ︎ 03/10/2021 ︎

    • Discuss and review responses for Topic: Cult of the Ugly
    • Introduction to Topic: Decolonizing Design
    • Decide the next 4 people to do responses for Topic: Decolonizing Design

    • HW︎
      • Readings/viewings related to Topic: Decolonizing Design
      • Prepare your response if that’s what you are assigned to do
      • Complete and upload your notes

    Week 07 ︎ 03/17/2021 ︎

    • Introduction to Topic: Manifestos
    • Decide the next 4 people to do responses for Topic: Manifestos
    • Discuss and review responses for Topic: Decolonizing Design

    • HW︎
      • Readings/viewings related to Topic: Manifestos
      • Prepare your response if that’s what you are assigned to do
      • Complete and upload your notes

    Week 08 ︎ 03/24/2021 ︎

    • Introduction to Topic: Designer as [X]
    • Decide the next 4 people to do responses for Topic: Designer as [X]
    • Discuss and review responses for Topic: Manifestos

    • HW︎
      • Readings and viewings related to Topic: Designer as [X]
      • Prepare your response for Topic: Designer as [X] if you were assigned one.
      • Complete and upload your notes

    Week 09 ︎ 03/31/2021 ︎

    • Introduction to Topic: Problematic History
    • Decide the next 4 people to do responses for Topic: Problematic History
    • Discuss and review responses for Topic: Designer as [X]

    • HW︎
      • Readings/viewings related to Topic: Problematic History
      • Prepare your response for Topic: Problematic History if you were assigned one.
      • Complete and upload your notes

    Week 10 ︎ 04/07/2021 ︎

    • Introduction to Topic: Semiotics
    • Decide the next 4 people to do responses for Topic: Semiotics
    • Discuss and review responses for Topic: Problematic History

    • HW︎
      • Readings/viewings related to Topic: Semiotics
      • Prepare your response for Topic: Semiotics if you are assigned to do one.
      • Complete and upload your notes

    Week 11 ︎ 04/14/2021 ︎
    No Class!︎
    Here’s your HW for the break!︎


    Week 12 ︎ 04/21/2021 ︎

    • Introduction to Topic: Copyright
      Decide the next 4 people to do responses for Topic: Copyright
    • Discuss and review responses for Topic: Semiotics
    • Introduction to Project: License to Ill(ustrate)

    • HW︎
      • Readings/Viewings related to Topic: Is Design OP?
      • Create a response for Topic: Is Design OP? if you assigned up for one
      • Complete and upload your notes

    Week 13 ︎ 04/28/2021 ︎

    • Discuss and review Topic: Copyright responses
    • Introduction to Topic: Is Design OP?
    • Decide 3-4 people to do responses for Topic: Is Design OP?

    • HW︎
      • Readings/Viewings related to Topic: Copyright
      • Create a response for Topic: Copyright if you signed up for one
      • Complete and upload your notes
      • Start work on Project: License to Ill(ustrate)

    Week 14 ︎ 05/05/2021 ︎

    • Discuss and review Topic: Copyright responses

    • HW︎
      • Continue work on Project: License to Ill(ustrate)

    Week 15 ︎ 05/12/2021 ︎

    • Check-in on status of Project: License to Ill(ustrate)

    • HW︎
      • Continue work on Project: License to Ill(ustrate)

    Week 16 ︎ 05/19/2021 ︎

      • Critique groups for Project: License to Ill(ustrate)
      • Unofficial class feedback session
      • Havdalah