DEAR DESIGN LEARNING MATERIALS

The Dear Design curriculum aims to help participants explore broad aspects of the design process. Participants explore their personal design processes and develop their unique “Ideal Design Signatures” through representations on postcards. These Dear Design learning materials enable participants to navigate through various activities, slides, and exercises at their own pace. Although the original curriculum follows a 10 week seminar structure, learners may pick and choose among the topics for their own learning experience. Learn more about ideal design signatures here!

DEAR DESIGN
SEMINAR
FULL 10 TOPIC STRUCTURE
The full 10 topic Dear Design curriculum deeply explores broad aspects of the design process. Participants will explore their own design processes, reflect on their design behaviors and develop their unique personal ideal design signatures.
DEAR DESIGN
PATHWAYS
SELECTED TOPIC STRUCTURE
The selected topic structure offers focused pathways through the Dear Design curriculum. Specific topics have been selected to connect to various learning goals such as Understanding Design, Communicating about Design and Design Identity.
DEAR DESIGN WORKSHOP
CONDENSED TOPIC STRUCTURE
The Dear Design workshop curriculum is designed to be a more condensed alternative to the 10 week Dear Design curriculum. Although shorter, the curriculum still enables participants to explore their own design process and start to develop an ideal design signature. Materials for both a 3 hour version and a 2 hour version are available here.