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DESIGN 166: Design Foundations_WIN 2025TU/TH 1:00–2:20PM in KANE 220 + FRI 9:00–10:20 (AA,AC,AE,AG,AI) | 10:30–11:50 (AB,AD,AF,AH,AJ) in ART
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RM_247Professor Karen Cheng, kcheng@uw.eduAI + AJ Office Hours By Appt. Signup HEREGoogle Drive Folder of All Lecture Slides
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RM_228Professor Dominic Muren, dmuren@uw.eduAG + AH Office Hours By Appt. Signup HEREPanopto Lecture Recordings
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RM_116Teaching Assistant: Dahae Cheon, dahae35@uw.eduAE + AF Office Hours by Appt. Signup HERE
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RM_230Guest Faculty Naomi Pleasure-Park, nppark24@uw.eduAC+ AD Office Hours by Appt. Signup HERE
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RM_110Teaching Assistant: Lisa Bambach, bambaclk@uw.edu AA + AB Office Hours by Appt. Signup HERE
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WEEKTUESDAYTHURSDAYFRIDAY
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11.07
LECTURE
1) Is Design 166 Right for Me? (please also read Syllabus)
2) Assign Project 1: Visual Communication Design

UPCOMING DUE DATES
1) Read Week 1 Files before 10am on FRI 1.10
2) Project 1 Design Brief before class on TUE 1.14
3) Project 1 Mindmap before class on TUE 1.14

1.09
LECTURE
1) Photography Basics
2) Photographic Lighting

DUE AT 5PM ON FRI 1.10
1) Syllabus Quiz
2) Student Info Survey		1.10
SMALL GROUP DISCUSSION
1) Exchange name/phone # with two peers
2) Pair activity: Mind-mapping exercise for Project 1

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21.14
LECTURE
1) Composition: Unity + Variety
2) Composition: Balance, Movement, Space

DUE BEFORE CLASS ON THU 1.16
1) Review Photoshop/Affinity Photo Tutorials
2) Read Week 2 Readings
3) Read Printing and Mounting Your Cover		1.16
LECTURE
1) Using Photoshop and Affinity Photo: NAOMI
2) Printing at UW: CHENG
3) Illustration + Collage: CHENG


1.17
CRITIQUE #1: Initial Cover Photos
Bring six different covers, each with a unique photo. Each cover should be 9x11" and centered on an 11x17" printout. No need to trim or mount for this critique.

DUE AT NOON
1) Upload a jpeg of each cover to this Canvas assignment.
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31.21
LECTURE
1) Type Placement
2) Project 1 Review

BEFORE THU 1.23/NEXT CLASS
1) Read Week 3 Readings
2) Review Illustrator/Affinity Designer Tutorials
3) Watch the Mounting Demo Video 		1.23
LECTURE
1) Typesetting w/ lllustrator + Affinity Designer: Lisa+Dahae
2) Illustration/Collage con't: CHENG
3) Literal vs. Metaphor: CHENG
4) Printing a PDF in Odegaard: CHENG		1.24
CRITIQUE #2: Developed Cover Photos w/ Type
Bring six different covers, each with a unique visualization. Each cover should be 9x11" and and centered on an 11x17" printout. Place all required type on your covers, or indicate where type elements will be placed on your cover design with boxes. Mount three covers for practice.

DUE AT NOON
Upload a jpeg of each cover to this Canvas Assignment.

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41.28
LECTURE
1) Final Refinement of Project 1
2) Project 1 Review from Week #2
3) Type Ideas
4) Assign Self-Reflection on Project 1

BEFORE THU 2.06/NEXT WEEK
1) Read Week 4 Readings		1.30
BREAKOUT INTO CRITIQUE SECTIONS
We will use lecture time for design feedback before Tuesday's turn-in of Project 1. Bring as many prints as you wish for feedback from your peers and instructors.

AA+AC: Lisa, ART 116 (11/12 students)
AB+AD: Naomi, CSE2 G01 (15/15 students)
AE+AI: Dahae, KANE 220 (14/14 students)
AF+AG: Dominic, ART 236 (15/15 students)
AH+AJ: Cheng, ART 247 (17/16 students)		1.31
CRITIQUE #3: Final Cover Designs
Bring six 9x11" covers, centered and mounted on black 12x18" ArtAgain paper. If you like, you can select your two best covers and turn them in at the end of class. If you want to refine them over the weekend, you can turn in your final two covers at the START of lecture on Tue 2/4.

DUE AT NOON:
Upload a jpeg of each cover to this Canvas Assignment.
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52.04
LECTURE
1) Improving Your Design Process: CHENG
2)Project Introduction: MUREN
3) PLEASE READ Project 2: Cardboard Stool Design Brief

DUE AT START OF CLASS @ 1:00PM
1) Submit Final Two Files for Grading on Canvas:
Cover 1 and Cover 2
2) Submit Final Two Mounted Covers in person

SPECIAL WED 2/5 STUDY HALL SESSION WITH VCD, IxD, AND ID MAJORS		2.06
LECTURE
1) Ideation for your Cardboard Stool
2) Assign Box Tutorials

BEFORE TUE 2.11
1) Watch this three-part video series
2) Watch #1-4 of this Paul Jackson video series
3) Watch this video on corrugated cardboard		2.07
CRITIQUE #1: Sketches/Paper Models
Bring sketches for 3 different stool concepts. Each sketch should be on a sheet of 11x17" paper or two 8.5X11" pages. For each sketch/stool concept, create a 1/3 scale paper "sketch"/mock-up.

DUE AT NOON:
Upload scans of your sketches and photographs of your "cardboard sketch" prototypes to this Canvas Assignment.
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62.11
LECTURE
1) ID faculty Sang-gyeun Ahn: Bring One Stool Model
2) Cardboard Prototyping (Dominic Recording)

DUE AT START OF CLASS @ 1:00PM
1) Bring Box Tutorial to lecture; also upload images of your box tutorial boxes to Canvas by noon.
2) Submit Self-Relection on Project 1 on Canvas before class

BEFORE FRI 2.14
Read Week 6 Readings		2.13
LECTURE
1) Photographing your cardboard model
2) 3-D Aesthetics

BEFORE TUE 2.18
Read Week 6 Readings before class on Friday		2.14
CRITIQUE #2: Corrugated Stool Prototypes
Bring three stool prototypes built from cardboard at 1/3 scale (E-flute preferred, but foraged cardboard OK). Tape and hot glue okay, but you should have tabs planned. Bring sketches as needed (only if your model has weaknesses—use sketches to communicate the concept more clearly).

DUE AT NOON:
Upload photographs of your three stool prototypes along with updated sketches to this Canvas Assignment.
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72.18
LECTURE
Project 2 Review: Dominic		2.20
LIVE CRITIQUE with UW ID faculty: Jason Germany and Sang-gyeun Ahn.
Bring your best prototype (one that you want feedback on) to class.		2.21
CRITIQUE #3: Evolved Cardboard Stool Prototypes
Bring two stool prototypes built from E-flute cardboard at 1/3 scale, no tape or glue. These should be variations on a single concept direction.

DUE AT NOON:
Upload photographs of your final stool prototypes to this Canvas assignment.
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82.25
LECTURE
Final Documentation Requirements:
Photos, Net, Reflection

Introduce Project 3:
IxD Journey Map and Design Solutions		2.27
BREAKOUT INTO CRITIQUE SECTIONS
We will use lecture time for a peer interviews to draft content for your IxD journey map.

AA+AC: ART 117 (11+12=23) Lisa
AB+AD: ART 247 (15+15=30) Naomi
AE+AI: CSE2 G01 (14+14=28) Dahae
AF+AG: ART 236 (15/15=30) Dominic
AH+AJ: KANE 220 (17/16=33) Cheng

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FINAL CRITIQUE #4: Final Refined Stool
Bring at least two models to class. You should bring additional models or partial prototypes/variations as needed to get the necessary feedback to finalize your project. Ideally, your additional models allow instructors/peers to quickly determine if a particular option A or B is superior.

DUE AT NOON:
Upload what you brought to today's critique to this Canvas assignment.
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93.04
LECTURE
Transforming insights from your journey map
into "How Might We" Questions

Project 3: Final stool model +
net documentation (if hand-drawn) due at lecture

BEFORE FRI 3.07
Read Week 9 Readings		3.06
LECTURE
Drawn Visuals for the IxD Project

Review of "How Might We" questions and
Brainstorming Solutions (Concept Card Live Critique)		3.07
CRITIQUE #1: Slide Deck Draft
Bring a draft of your slide deck (on your laptop or iPad) for small group critique.

DUE AT NOON:
Upload your current slide deck draft to this Canvas assignment. You should have the first 15 pages of the slide deck filled out (Your Journey map, the nine "How Might We" Questions, and three Initial Concepts.
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103.11
LIVE CRITIQUE:
Review of How Might We and Concept Cards
with UW IxD faculty: James Pierce

PLEASE PUT YOUR CONCEPT CARD INTO THIS GOOGLE SLIDE DECK		3.13
Final Advice on Project 3
Prep for final by making a free Figma education account.

Course Eval + Final Student Survey
UW Design Major Application Process
3.14
CRITIQUE #2: Refined Slide Deck Draft
Bring a refined draft of your slide deck (on your laptop or iPad) for small group critique. You should have a draft of your final solution in the slide deck.

NO CANVAS UPLOAD, AS FINAL DECK IS DUE ON MONDAY.
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FINALS WEEKMON 3.17 @ 4:30–6:20PM
Final Exam in person in lecture hall KANE_220
Bring your laptop or iPad to share your final concept during our vote-a-rama
FINAL PROJECT 3 DUE ON CANVAS 4:30pm

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