ART 418 01: Kickoff and Introductions

Abe Garcia

Rendered from the course ledger for ART 418, The Business of Design, Charleston Southern University, Fall 2026

ART 418 01: Kickoff and Introductions

Monday, August 24, 2026 · Lecture

Introductions, and a walk through the whole semester: what the course is, how it runs, and what it asks of you.

Assigned today

- Reading for Design Practice and Process, read by Wednesday, August 26, 2026.

Materials

- [The slides](/lecture/art418-kickoff.html). What the course is, and how it runs: the project, the semester map, grading, and AI. Arrow keys, or type a slide number and press Enter. - [The slides as a PDF](/lecture/art418-kickoff.pdf). The same deck to keep, 33 pages, with every frame of the studio's projects.

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Class 01 of 28, ART 418, The Business of Design, Charleston Southern University, Fall 2026.

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