Design Lab HU 209 Fall 2015
HOURS
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: 1 – 4 p.m.
Wednesday: Closed
Thursday: 9 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Friday: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Simplicity in Design
Simplicity.. What is it? How can we strive for simplicity in our designs and in our lives? One of my personal goals for this semester is to simplify my life – streamline, pair down, purge, etc. Do you need to do this too?
Simplicity is a very big trend in design today and many people taught its connection to happiness. (If you are interested in this, this book is really great: Happiness Project. The Power of Habit, Simple and Usable…
See these videos for some examples:
Less is More: Fundamentals of Minimalist Web Design
NOT related:
A great article just published this week on the “Creative Class”
How can WE make our lives simpler this semester? 😉 Open to suggestions…
Thanks!
Hey students,
Just wanted to say thanks for a great semester – You all have produced amazing projects and I wish you the best in your future art and design careers and lives!
Don’t forget to complete a Course Evaluation – it only takes 5 minutes and is extremely valuable to me.
Keep me posted on you!
Best,
Prof. Hopkins
Exhibit updates
Hello students,
Wanted to post a photo from my opening recently at Whitespace Collection. My commissioned edition has received great press and feedback and I’m happy with the results. The mixed media series is being shown until March – get over to Whitespace Collection to see it!
See here for a great article published by the Palm Beach Daily News.
Also, my work was recently selected to be the image for the branding campaign of the 44th Annual Writers Festival at Agnes Scott College – exciting!
Other news: PBSC Fine Arts Faculty Show opens on December 9 from 5 to 7 p.m.
Sketches into Illustrator files? Yes please!
I’m crazy about this announcement. Are you?
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