Fundamentals of Design by Instructor Chen Nan is a required by course for sophomores of the Department of Visual Communication at the Academy of Arts & Design, Tsinghua University. This course aims to help students understand the basic concepts, terms, and related knowledge of design, and teach them how to make use of literature to improve creative thinking and acquire design methods and skills. It also give students an idea of the evaluation systems and criteria for high-quality works and the trends of design.
In the online course, Instructor Chen also shares a variety of things he has done during the epidemic, such as creative design, painting, woodcarving, and writing. All these increase the students' enthusiasm for design, inspiring them to find fun and lead a fulfilling life in times of uncertainty.
Assignment:
A Group Shot with Your Mind Map
Rubric:
take a deep dive into the information pattern in your brain and present it in unique, creative graphic forms;
underscore the layers and logical relations of different contents.
You can do so in graphics, color, text, 2D, 3D, or any other forms of expression.
Student Work
Huang Huiyan
Shao Wenqin
Liu Moshan
Wei Maochun
Xie Xiaojun
Chen Yuting
Jin Jianxi
Huang Yilei
Tang Xi
Source: Department of Visual Communication
Editor: Zhao Ruohan
