Office: Art Building 120

Telephone: 408-924-4343

Email: Design@sjsu.edu

Website: www.sjsu.edu/design

Professors

David Chai
Raquel Coelho
Connie Hwang
Chang Sik Kim
John Loomis
John McClusky
Diana Seah
Randall Sexton

Associate Professors

John Clapp
Joshua Nelson
Virginia SanFratello, Chair

Assistant Professors

Yoon Chung Han
Diane Lee
Hojeong Lee
Kohar Scott
David Yee
Angela Wu

Overview

Our Department prepares students for design in the real world, not just in the abstract environment of the classrooms. The curriculum aspires to give students both conceptual and practical experience, so that once they graduate, they are armed with skills that could be adapted for the unpredictability of everyday life.

The department offers five areas of focus: Design Studies; Animation & Illustration; Graphic Design; Industrial Design; Interior Design. Each program is led by accomplished faculty members with years of professional achievements; most of whom, in addition to teaching, are currently working in their respective fields which equips them to provide students with the most updated information from the professional world.

The department is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD).

Professional Design Programs

The Department of Design offers professional programs in Animation & Illustration, Graphic, Industrial, and Interior Design. The curricula of the four programs combine the aesthetic sensitivity and technical knowledge necessary to function creatively in design, business and industry. Internships in design offices are integral to all four programs.

Admission Requirements for Animation & Illustration, Graphic, Industrial, and Interior Design

1. Meet university admission requirements; attain upper division standing by completing 60 transferable semester units or 90 transferable quarter units prior to enrollment.
2. Admission to the BFA in Animation and Illustration is determined at the time students apply for admission to the university. There is no internal transfer into this program. Students admitted to the BA Design Studies may be admitted to the BFA in Graphic or Interior Design or the BS in Industrial Design on a space available basis after successfully completing required portfolio reviews in their first two years of study.

Portfolio reviews are held each semester for the following semester. Instructions are available in the Design department office. The following courses are required as preparation for the portfolio review.

• Animation & Illustration: ANI 10 , ANI 11 , ANI 13 , ANI 21 , ANI 31 , ANI 71 , ANI 101 , ANI 111 , ANI 121 . 
• Graphic Design: ANI 11 , DSGD 63 , DSGD 83 , DSGD 99 , DSGD 100 , DSGD 104 .
• Industrial Design: DSID 21 , DSID 22 , DSID 31 , DSID 32 , DSID 32A .
• Interior Design: DSIT 5 , DSIT 10 , DSIT 29 , DSIT 33 , DSIT 34 , DSIT 83 .

Programs

• Animation & Illustration, BFA
• Design Studies, BA
• Graphic Design, BFA
• Industrial Design, BS
• Interior Design, BFA

• Graphic Design Minor
• Interaction Design Minor
• Interior Design Minor

Courses

• ANI 10 - Light and Optics
• ANI 11 - Illustration Fundamentals I
• ANI 13 - Drawing for Animation/Illustration I
• ANI 21 - Color Principles for Screen Arts
• ANI 31 - 2D Animation I
• ANI 41 - Introduction to 3D Modeling
• ANI 61 - Introduction to 3D Animation
• ANI 71 - Visual Principles
• ANI 101 - Visual Storytelling
• ANI 111 - Drawing for Animation/Illustration II
• ANI 112 - Conceptual Illustration
• ANI 121 - Illustration Fundamentals II
• ANI 122 - Illustration Fundamentals III
• ANI 123 - Visual Development I
• ANI 124 - Visual Development II
• ANI 131 - 2D Animation II
• ANI 132 - 2D Animation III
• ANI 133 - Animation Production - Storyboarding
• ANI 134 - Animation Production II
• ANI 141 - Digital Modeling I
• ANI 142 - Digital Modeling II
• ANI 161 - Digital Animation I
• ANI 162 - Digital Animation II
• ANI 175 - Professional Practices in Entertainment Design
• ANI 178 - Animation / Illustration Internship
• ANI 179 - Special Topics in Animation/Illustration
• ANI 180 - Individual Studies
• ANI 192 - International Program Studies
• ANI 198 - Senior Seminar Animation/Illustration
• ANI 199 - Senior Project Animation/Illustration

• DSGN 92 - International Program Studies
• DSGN 100W - Writing Workshop: Design
• DSGN 127 - Internship
• DSGN 148 - Introduction to Spatial Visualization Technology in Urban Planning
• DSGN 180 - Individual Studies
• DSGN 183 - Special Topics in Design
• DSGN 192 - International Program Studies
• DSGN 197 - BA Senior Project
• DSGN 248 - Spatial Visualization Tech in Urb Plan

• DSGD 63 - Fundamental Graphic Visualization
• DSGD 83 - Digital Applications: Basics
• DSGD 92 - International Program Studies
• DSGD 99 - Introduction to Typography
• DSGD 100 - Visual Communication & Process
• DSGD 102 - Intermediate Typography
• DSGD 103A - Advanced Typography I
• DSGD 103B - Advanced Typography II
• DSGD 104 - Introduction to Graphic Design
• DSGD 105 - Intermediate Graphic Design
• DSGD 106 - Advanced Graphic Design
• DSGD 107A - Special Topics in Graphic Design
• DSGD 107B - Special Topics in Experience Design
• DSGD 108 - Graphic Design Portfolio
• DSGD 110 - Visual Literacy: Image Making
• DSGD 111 - Design Values and Professional Practices
• DSGD 120 - Exhibition Design & Info Graphics
• DSGD 127 - Design Practicum
• DSGD 131 - Motion Graphics
• DSGD 132 - User Interface & Interaction Design
• DSGD 141 - 3D Branding & Promotion Design
• DSGD 150 - Degree Project: Senior Studio
• DSGD 176A - Graphic Design History and Theory
• DSGD 186 - Digital Applications: Methodology
• DSGD 192 - International Program Studies

• DSID 21 - Visualization I
• DSID 22 - Visualization II
• DSID 31 - Industrial Design Foundation I
• DSID 32 - Industrial Design Foundation II
• DSID 32A - ID Portfolio Project I
• DSID 41 - Materials and Processes I
• DSID 92 - International Program Studies
• DSID 121 - Industrial Design Process
• DSID 122 - Cont. & Crit. Studies: Industrial Design
• DSID 123 - Intermediate Industrial Design
• DSID 123A - ID Portfolio Project 2
• DSID 124 - Design for All
• DSID 125 - Advanced Industrial Design
• DSID 125A - ID Portfolio Project 3
• DSID 126 - Ergonomics for Design
• DSID 128 - Advanced Projects in Industrial Design
• DSID 128A - ID Portfolio Project 4
• DSID 129 - Visualization III
• DSID 130 - Sustainable Design
• DSID 131 - Interaction Design
• DSID 132 - Softgoods
• DSID 133 - Design Projects: Making It
• DSID 134 - Design and Meaning
• DSID 135 - Design, Entrepreneurship, Intellectual Property and Professional Practice
• DSID 136 - Advanced Digital Workshop
• DSID 137 - Advanced Physical Prototyping
• DSID 143 - Advanced Materials,Process & Technology
• DSID 144 - Design for Healthcare
• DSID 176B - Industrial Design in Society
• DSID 192 - International Program Studies
• DSID 226 - Ergonomics for Design

• DSIT 5 - Introduction of Interior Design and Architecture
• DSIT 10 - Sketching, Drawing + Modeling
• DSIT 29 - Design Process
• DSIT 33 - Architectural Presentation
• DSIT 34 - Interior Architecture Foundation Studio
• DSIT 83 - Visual Communication I