IDES 221 Studio 2: Techniques

College of Art, Media & Design School of Design

3 credits 90.0 hours
200 level undergraduate course

This studio assists the student to acquire essential two-dimensional representational skills to support the process of design, including production and presentation. It is taught in a collaborative manner, with the instructors conducting projects individually or as a team in order to provide focused instruction and integrated experiences over a wide range of subjects, including the tools, processes, and languages of conceptual drawing, rendering, and detailing using both the computer and traditional media as means to assist design and control production. Principles of technical specification and machine control are introduced as are concepts such as rapid photocopying, computer-integrated manufacturing, parts reduction through integration, and other techniques for efficient production. Students learn to apply these techniques to design problems addressed in Projects Studio.

Prerequisites Completion of Foundation

Corequisite Course(s): IDES*201

Open to Industrial Design majors only.
This course is not repeatable for credit.