Massachusetts College of Art and Design | Continuing Education | Summer 2008 Courses

DESCRIPTION
Students are introduced to the design process and problem solving techniques used in industrial design. This course covers the tasks required for research, preliminary concept sketching, design refinement, presentation, and fabrication possibilities. Both media and drawing techniques and basic scale model making are addressed. No prerequisites. Industrial Design Certificate Students: This course may satisfy the DE200 Design Process requirement pending approval.

INSTRUCTOR
Richard Keohan is Assistant Professor of Industrial Design at MassArt. His work has been published in ID Magazine and Product Engineering and he has received awards from IR/100 and Creative Club of Boston. Mr. Keohan is the holder of US design and function patents, and is Principal of Keohan and Hannon Industrial Designers. He earned his BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design.

DESCRIPTION
In the design fields, documentation and communication of ideas requires a visual language, a fluency with symbolic and illustrative methods. This course is about developing and refining the basics of this language, the "alphabet and grammar" used to communicate the characteristics of objects and systems. Through the exploration of various media in architectural or design contexts, students will learn to apply this method of drawing or visual language to objects and systems, allowing them to be easily understood and reproduced.

INSTRUCTOR
Judith Anderson is Assistant Professor of Industrial Design at MassArt. She is a former design engineer for General Electric, Industrial Design Research Associate, Helen Hamlyn Research Centre in London and product designer/design support for In2it Design United, London, UK. She is skilled in graphic software and 2D/3D software.

DESCRIPTION
In this computer studio-based class, students will explore and develop a working knowledge of the computer as an integral tool in the design process, using state-of-the-art Computer Aided Industrial Design (CAID) tools. We will focus on the use of 3D surface modeling, using a complete system with the tools necessary to quickly generate professional 3D models. Students will be expected to produce and develop professional level solutions to design problems that meet the highest standards of MassArt’s Industrial Design program.

INSTRUCTOR
James Read is Associate Professor of Industrial Design at MassArt. He holds a BFA from Maryland Institute College of Art and MFA from Rochester Institute of Technology in Industrial Design and Computer Graphics. His exhibitions include a Faculty Show at the Joe and Emily Lowe Art Gallery, Syracuse University and "Party Hats", One-Person Show at Art Studio Fuji, Firenze, Italy. He is owner of ReaDesign.