Present and critique midterm projects before examining the impact of AI on illustration through current legal cases, artist perspectives, and discussions about creative labor and authorship.
Category: Syllabus
Week 12: Labor, Environment & Power
Lecture
Investigate the environmental, economic, and social impact of AI through readings, discussion, and guest perspectives. Students will consider the hidden labor and infrastructure behind today’s AI systems while reflecting on their own creative practice.
Classwork / Homework
Week 11: Ownership, Authorship & Disclosure
Lecture
Examine copyright, authorship, and transparency in AI-assisted creative work. Students will review current legal guidance, experiment with Content Credentials, and discuss disclosure practices across professional design workflows.
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Homework
Week 10: Code Generation: AI as Tool-Builder
Lecture
Use AI-assisted coding to create custom creative tools and automate design workflows. Students will focus on understanding, testing, and refining generated code rather than relying on it blindly.
Homework
Week 09: Interaction Design: AI as Design Material
Lecture
Design AI-powered digital experiences using current prototyping tools. Students will explore AI as a design material while considering accessibility, transparency, trust, and responsible interaction design.
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Homework
Week 08: Animation: Video Generation & Production Pipelines
Lecture
Explore AI-assisted video production using text-to-video and image-to-video workflows. Students will experiment with motion, narration, and sound while learning how AI fits into contemporary animation pipelines.
Homework
Week 06: Illustration: Style Development & img2img
Lecture
Use image-to-image workflows to extend original drawings into finished illustrations. Students will experiment with style development, character consistency, inpainting, and outpainting while discussing originality, artistic influence, and authorship.
Homework
Week 05: Graphic Design II: Typography, Vectors & Brand Consistency
Lecture
Build cohesive visual identity systems using AI-assisted workflows. Students will explore typography, vector graphics, color systems, and prompt strategies for creating consistent branding across multiple applications.
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Week 04: Graphic Design I: Identity & Asset Generation
Lecture
Explore how AI can support brand identity development through mood boards, visual exploration, and asset generation. Students will compare the strengths of different image-generation tools while considering where AI-generated assets fit within professional branding workflows.
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Homework
Week 03: Image Generation & the Bias Audit Lab
Lecture
Learn the fundamentals of image generation through prompt writing, composition, and iterative refinement. Students will compare multiple image-generation models while conducting a structured bias audit that explores how different systems interpret the same prompt.
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