More than three鈥憅uarters of students from low鈥慽ncome households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
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I tell my students, to be a good Designer, you DO NOT need amazing drawing skills. But you do need to learn the graphic shorthand of Design Sketching. The emphasis in my Graphic Design class is on students improving their visual communication skills through Design Sketching.
There is a direct connection between the hand and brain that facilitates creativity. I am going to challenge my students to draw on paper first, WITH PEN, as they document their ideas. Pencils and computers encourage one to erase 鈥渂ad鈥 ideas. And computers sometimes make it too easy to pursue lesser ideas. I want my students to document their ideas without editing themselves. Drawing with pen allows one to start forgetting about the 鈥渕istakes,鈥 and get on with the ideas.
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I tell my students, to be a good Designer, you DO NOT need amazing drawing skills. But you do need to learn the graphic shorthand of Design Sketching. The emphasis in my Graphic Design class is on students improving their visual communication skills through Design Sketching.
There is a direct connection between the hand and brain that facilitates creativity. I am going to challenge my students to draw on paper first, WITH PEN, as they document their ideas. Pencils and computers encourage one to erase 鈥渂ad鈥 ideas. And computers sometimes make it too easy to pursue lesser ideas. I want my students to document their ideas without editing themselves. Drawing with pen allows one to start forgetting about the 鈥渕istakes,鈥 and get on with the ideas.