DESGN-6700: Design Electives

Course Description

This is a Graduate Design elective.

Academic Level: Graduate

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Subject

Graduate Design

Sections

Fall 2025

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
DESGN-6700-1: Design Electives: Advanced Type Brett Macfadden	Brett Macfadden	Thu 9:00-11:50AM, Main Bldg - 102 A

Summer 2025

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
DESGN-6700-1: In Defense of Beauty: Paris Owen Smith	Owen Smith	Every Day 9:00AM-05:00PM Mon 10:00-11:00AM
DESGN-6700-2: Communication & Translation: Design in Seoul Sara Raffo	Sara Raffo	Every Day 9:00AM-05:00PM, Off Campus - Study Abroad Mon 10:00-11:00AM Tue 10:00-11:00AM

Spring 2025

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
DESGN-6700-1: Design Electives - Conceptual Object Donald Fortescue	Donald Fortescue	Mon 12:00-03:00PM, Main Bldg - S22

Fall 2024

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
DESGN-6700-1: Design Electives: AI-based interactions Jiwon Jun	Jiwon Jun	Wed 4:00-07:00PM, Main Bldg - W1

Spring 2024

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
DESGN-6700-1: Design Electives - Conceptual Object Donald Fortescue	Donald Fortescue	Mon 12:00-03:00PM, Main Bldg - (Furniture Benchroom) (inactive)

Fall 2023

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
DESGN-6700-1: Design Electives:AI-based interactions Jiwon Jun	Jiwon Jun	Wed 4:00-07:00PM, 80 Carolina - P2

Summer 2023

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
DESGN-6700-1: Study Abroad: In Defense of Beauty, Paris & London Owen Smith	Owen Smith	Thu 11:00AM-12:30PM Every Day 9:00AM-05:00PM, Off Campus - Study Abroad - Europe

Spring 2023

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
DESGN-6700-1: Engaging Nature Donald Fortescue	Donald Fortescue	Tue 12:00-03:00PM, Main Bldg - 141

Fall 2022

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
DESGN-6700-1: Elective: Tangible Interface Design Graham Plumb Dave Elfving	Graham Plumb Dave Elfving	Thu 4:00-07:00PM, Hubbell - 131

Spring 2022

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
DESGN-6700-2: Social \| Distance Scott Minneman	Scott Minneman	Tue 12:00-03:00PM, San Francisco - Main Building - N5
DESGN-6700-5: Critical Designwreckers Matthew Boyko	Matthew Boyko	Wed 4:00-07:00PM, San Francisco - Grad Center - GC3
DESGN-6700-7: AI. Culture. Creativity. Christine Meinders	Christine Meinders	Tue 4:00-07:00PM, San Francisco - Grad Center - GC4
DESGN-6700-8: Advanced Type and Experimental Publication Helen Ip	Helen Ip	Wed 8:00-11:00AM, San Francisco - Main Building - N3
DESGN-6700-9: Studio Forward Cristina Gaitan Mathew Kneebone	Cristina Gaitan Mathew Kneebone	Wed 12:00-06:00PM, San Francisco - Main Building - 250
DESGN-6700-10: Climate Designers Marc O'Brien	Marc O'Brien	Wed 4:00-07:00PM, San Francisco - Main Building - 101 (inactive)

Fall 2021

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
DESGN-6700-1: Poetic Research: Special Topics in Design Research and Design Writing Silas Munro	Silas Munro	Wed 2:00-04:00PM
DESGN-6700-2: Design Electives: Engaging Nature Donald Fortescue	Donald Fortescue	Meeting Time TBD Mon 2:00-04:00PM, San Francisco - Main Building - 102 A
DESGN-6700-3: Design Electives: Future-focused Prototyping Marty Marfin	Marty Marfin	Fri 8:00-10:00AM
DESGN-6700-5: Studio Forward Cristina Gaitan Juan Carlos Rodriguez Rivera	Cristina Gaitan Juan Carlos Rodriguez Rivera	Meeting Time TBD, Online - DE-15 Mon/Thu 5:00-07:00PM, San Francisco - Main Building - 102 A Mon/Thu 5:00-07:00PM, San Francisco - Main Building - 102 B

Spring 2021

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
DESGN-6700-1: Design Electives- Sonic Spaces Guillermo Galindo	Guillermo Galindo	Wed 4:00-05:55PM
DESGN-6700-2: Design Electives- Social/Distance—novel ways to work, learn, and play Scott Minneman	Scott Minneman	Wed 4:00-05:55PM
DESGN-6700-4: Design Electives- Eating the Future Monica Martinez	Monica Martinez	Wed 4:00-05:55PM
DESGN-6700-8: Exhibition Design Jon Sueda	Jon Sueda	Wed 4:00-05:25PM, Online - DE-8

Fall 2020

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
DESGN-6700-3: Lag Time Sara Dean	Sara Dean	Tue 8:00-11:00AM
DESGN-6700-4: Engaging Nature Donald Fortescue	Donald Fortescue	Tue 8:00-11:00AM

Spring 2020

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
DESGN-6700-1: Eating The Future Monica Martinez	Monica Martinez	Fri 12:00-03:00PM, San Francisco - Main Building - 102 A
DESGN-6700-4: Design Elective: Mixed Reality Experiences Scott Minneman	Scott Minneman	Wed 8:00-11:00AM, San Francisco - Main Building - 101
DESGN-6700-5: Advanced Type and Experimental Publishing Alexandra Visco Calvin Rocchio	Alexandra Visco Calvin Rocchio	Mon 4:00-07:00PM, San Francisco - Grad Center - GC6
DESGN-6700-6: Exhibition Design christopher hamamoto	christopher hamamoto	Wed 4:00-07:00PM, Off Campus - Curatorial Research Bureau

Fall 2019

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
DESGN-6700-2: Conceptual Cartography JD Beltran	JD Beltran	Wed 8:00-11:00AM, San Francisco - Main Building - W2
DESGN-6700-3: Design Research Lab: Advanced Methods and Projects James Pierce	James Pierce	Tue 4:00-07:00PM, San Francisco - Grad Center - GC5
DESGN-6700-5: Engaging Nature Donald Fortescue	Donald Fortescue	Fri 12:00-03:00PM, San Francisco - Main Building - N17
DESGN-6700-6: Another Model Jonn Herschend William Rogan	Jonn Herschend William Rogan	Wed 8:00-11:00AM, San Francisco - Main Building - E2

Spring 2019

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
DESGN-670-01: Precious Plastics Matthew Boyko	Matthew Boyko	Mon 7:15-10:15PM, Main Building - E1
DESGN-670-02: Exhibition Design Sara Dean	Sara Dean
DESGN-670-03: Sonic Crossroads Guillermo Galindo	Guillermo Galindo	Tue 7:15-10:15PM, Main Building - 130
DESGN-670-04: Design Elective: TBA TBD	TBD	Wed 8:00-11:00AM, Main Building - 101
DESGN-670-05: Advanced Type Helen Ip	Helen Ip	Mon 8:00-11:00AM, Main Building - E1

Fall 2018

Section	Instructor(s)	Meeting Info
DESGN-670-02: Conceptual Cartography TBD	TBD	Wed 8:00-11:00AM
DESGN-670-03: Type Design Mechanics James Edmondson	James Edmondson	Fri 12:00-03:00PM, Main Building - N5
DESGN-670-05: Mixed Reality Experiences Scott Minneman	Scott Minneman	Wed 8:00-11:00AM
DESGN-670-06: Another Model Jonn Herschend William Rogan	Jonn Herschend William Rogan	Wed 8:00-11:00AM, Main Building - E2