Design Gathering, Fall 2025 Resources

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Important Update for Senior Project Students

Starting this year, all Senior Projects must be completed over two semesters. One-semester projects will no longer be approved. Please plan your schedules and workloads accordingly to allow enough time for research, development, and production.

Academic Standards and Sophomore Year

As a department, we are addressing grade inflation across the program to maintain high academic and creative standards. Grades will better reflect the quality, effort, and originality of each student’s work. A's and A+’s will be reserved for exceptional work.

The sophomore year will be more rigorous, with increased expectations for craft, concept development, and critical thinking. This is a crucial stage in preparing for the advanced studios and the Senior Project.

Rick Griffith Lecture

Link(s) to Eight Semester Plan(s)

Note that if you are a transfer student, you may have to deviate from this plan, please consult with your academic advisor and refer to your DPR.

Eight Semester Plan for Graphic Design↗ Eight Semester Plan for Graphic Design + Illustration Concentration↗

Information Aesthetics Information

Class Description

A hands-on course in data visualization, information design, and visual storytelling. Students use real-world data to create clear and engaging visual narratives about social, political, and economic issues.

Focus for 2025

Public Transportation — research, analyze, and visualize how people move through cities. We’ll examine systems, equity, and accessibility using public data sources.

You Will Learn To

• Work with publicly available data sets
• Create infographics, maps, and interactive visuals
• Translate data into meaningful designs and storytelling
• Combine research, analysis, and design thinking Key Skills

Critical research, data visualization, mapping, design, and storytelling.