This new design course allows you to explore wearables, soft goods and fashion through the lens of product design. Projects can include: bags, footwear, wearable tech, fashion or functional apparel. Work on one project through all the stages of the product design process: brainstorming, trend research, market research, fashion/product sketching, form and material experimentation, and problem solving with the final goal to create a finished sample. In-class discussions will cover careers and opportunities.

Vehicle electrification is the single largest disrupter in the automotive industry today. In this course, you’ll be immersed in the world of the modern Electric Vehicle with focus on EV passenger car design. Learn surprising details about EV history, major milestones in EV development and get an overview of the present global EV market situation. Current and future EV technology will be studied with special emphasis on the benefits to automotive designers. Your newly acquired knowledge will be applied to two futuristic EV design concepts. Prerequisites: Intro to Transportation Design or Intro to Product and Transportation Design, and Visual Communications and Form Development, or by permission of an ArtCenter advisor.

Is the Creative alive in you? Do you find yourself blocked? Join us for a 12-week journey through the text of The Artist’s Way and unleash the creative process within you with the support and guidance of Dr. Kathleen Fitzgerald. Our inner artist needs support, attention and community, now more than ever. We will explore limiting beliefs and fears that get us stuck, find inspirational activities to unleash the creative process within us, and gain deeper awareness and insight to your own creative process.

Explore 3D paper engineering mechanisms used in the publishing world—everything from children’s pop-up books, pull tabs and novelty board books to pop-up greeting cards and fine art installation environments. In this 10-week course, you will animate your ideas using paper as your surface and tool, learn techniques to create movement from 2D to 3D, and develop a concept proposal ready for submission to your specific genre. Pre-press production and publishing submission requirements will also be covered. Skills learned can be applied across a range of disciplines, including entertainment, illustration, graphic design, fine art, product and environmental design.

It’s a historic election year and freedom of the press has never been more important. In this two-day introduction to letterpress printing, you will use wood and metal type, pattern, scale and color to design and print a compelling folio of broadside posters on the topic of the election and the importance of a free press. Make your voice heard and exchange works with your classmates. Open to students of all levels.

This class introduces the skills and processes for the application of product, illustration, entertainment and graphic work to the field of toy design. Students focus on designing age-appropriate toys from studying developmental psychology, play patterns, the culture of childhood, materials and manufacturing processes, the industry business context, and character and story development. Students will apply the content from lectures, research, and play experiments to creating a portfolio of toys and their own toy products. Required texts: Designing for Kids: Creating for playing, learning, and growing. (Routledge) Krystina Castella. Prerequisites: Product Design: Process; Introduction to Product and Transportation Design, or by permission of an ArtCenter advisor. Transferable for prospective Product Design majors with a grade of B or better.