Product Design 1

Course Description

PRODUCT DESIGN 1: one year course; Open to grades 9-12.

This commercial art class is focused on fashion and product design. If you love designing and want to know more about product development you will enjoy this course. Units of study include: introduction to fashion illustration and poster design, product layout and design, merchandising, marketing, color dynamics, t-shirt design, silk-screening and some basic sewing projects. Students learn how to activate their creativity and produce new and unique products and product packaging and portfolio development. There will also be a unit on interior design & architecture. Students will learn both manual sketching and digital design techniques using Adobe CC. Students will learn how to build visual displays and how to put on a fashion/product design show. There will be 2 field trips: One to FIDM and the other TBD. Fulfills the UC/CSU “f“ requirement.