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Cameron Neat

Assistant Dean of Communication Design, Associate Professor

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Research Interests

activism, aesthetics, art, book design, Cooking, design, drawing, environment, exhibit design, Gardening, health, history, illustration, information graphics, interactive design, life, literature, music, nature, philosophy, photography, publication, rhetorics, science, service, typography

Courses

Course Name Department Course Code Term
Graduate Studies Design GSMD 500 26/FA

Description

This studio focuses on the tangible processes necessary to discuss, explore and synthesize design. Readings and content from complementary classes will be brought into the studio, diagrammed, illuminated and analyzed through intensive sketching and visualization activities. Students will explore metaphoric and narrative methods such as video prototyping, scenarios and storyboarding, to investigate events and ideas. Critiques will focus on the student's effectiveness in visualizing or embodying insights developed out of their research as well as on their effectiveness in communicating to diverse audiences via the tools, methods and mediums of their investigation.

Pre-requisites

No prerequisites.

Communication Design COMD 200 26/FA

Description

This introductory core studio offers exposure to key aspects of Communication Design. Students will learn the fundamentals of principles of composition, typography, visual rhetoric, and style while exploring a variety of media and contexts for communication design. Students engage in all aspects of the design process: research, analysis, iteration, prototyping, presentation and evaluation in order to meet the required objectives through individual and group projects. Discussion and reflection help students make informed decisions about the development of their project work and the direction of their professional interests.

Pre-requisites

No prerequisites.