1. Class Philosophy ANYONE can learn how to draw and create.
CSI Design Principles
Megan Berry Instructor
Class Philosophy ANYONE can learn how to draw and create.

2. Megan Berry Bachelors Degree in Art Education
Minors in Art History & French
Michigan State University
Masters Degree in Curriculum & Teaching

3. Megan Berry Davis Junior High 2000-2001 8th Grade Art/Art Foundations
Utica High School
Photography (started program), Art Foundations,
Fashion Design, Comic Illustration, Drawing Fundamentals
Shelby Junior High 2007
Film & Photo (started program)
Utica Center for Science & Industry 2008-present
Design Principles and Digital Media (designed the curriculum for both courses)

4. Megan Berry Freelance Photographer
Family portraits, special occasions, senior pictures

5. Course Content: Design Thinking
Getting students comfortable and confident with the design process.
Empathy, Ideate (Brainstorm), Prototype
Understanding the client or “user”
Collaboration
How to give and process feedback.
Refine and improve ideas.
Cycle can repeat many times.

6. Course Content: Drawing
Basic drawing skills: tapping into right hemisphere on the brain
Using drawing as a way to communicate ideas
Orthographic drawing (free-hand and in Solid Works program)
Executing and understanding that drawing is a crucial step in the creative process
Truly seeing the world differently in order to draw

7. Final portrait from same student
The Drawing Journey
Self-Portraits
Preliminary drawing
September 2010
Final portrait from same student
June 2011

8. Final portrait from same student
The Drawing Journey
Self-Portraits
Preliminary drawing
September 2010
Final portrait from same student
June 2011

9. Final portrait from same student
The Drawing Journey
Self-Portraits
Preliminary drawing
September 2010
Final portrait from same student
June 2011

10. Course Content: Art & Design
Elements of Art & Principles of Design: basic building blocks of any artistic creation
How art and design relate to careers
Team and individual projects
Critiques; expressing opinions effectively
Drawing inspiration from famous art of the past and the present

11. Examples of larger projects
Futuristic architectural design

12. Examples of larger projects
Repetitive Tool Design

13. Examples of larger projects
Furniture
Design
in Solid Works

14. Examples of larger projects
Color
Theory
Project

15. Grading Objectives Mastery of Skill Craftsmanship Creativity
Large projects are graded on the following 5 criteria:
Objectives
Mastery of Skill
Craftsmanship
Creativity
Work Ethic

16. Portfolio
Each quarter students will write a self-reflection (portfolio review) to assess growth in these areas:
Achieving personal goals set at beginning of the quarter
Progress on assessment criteria
Progress on drawing skills
Professionalism
Their portfolios will be a well-organized, 3-ring binder.

17. Contact Information
Megan Berry