ILL-369: Smart Image/Social Impact(DM)

This course is designed for illustrators with an interest in making work beyond the commercial, introducing them to the politics of communication in making work for social impact and change. This is not a make-a-poster-for-your-favorite-charity-and-call-i t-a-day type class. Lectures focus on real-life issues, with discussions on ethics, theories, practices, and how illustration plays a role. Dynamic in-class exercises, field research, student presentations, and four assignments cover key areas of socio-visual communication. Assignments include: design within a specific cultural context, human rights, urban responsibility, and turning group and individual research into actionable images and ideas. Students are encouraged to work together areas of interest to them. This course is an introduction for illustrators who are considering a DesignMatters concentration.