CI-135 The Design of Everything
This course will explore a selection of the genius personalities and their creative work in 5 distinct areas of human creative endeavor; art, science, nature, technology and the built environment. The course explores the underlying similarities in the process of their discovery, invention and creativity across the disciplines. Studying such names as Newton, Warhol, Hawking, Jobs, Gaudi and Banksy, students will uncover the process of design through research, analysis, synthesis, iteration and error. In class group projects will allow a hands-on opportunity to create.
Prerequisite
Restricted to students with less than 54 credits. Students with more than 54 credits needing to fulfill their CI requirement should seek approval from the Undergraduate Advising Office.