0 or 3 credits
Fall 2025 Lecture Laboratory Departmental CreditLower DivisionA foundational course that covers a broad spectrum of hand-graphic communication techniques fundamental to landscape design including hand-drafting, sketching, architectural lettering, conceptual graphics, illustrative rendering, technical drawing, and drawing to scale. A series of short studio exercises will foster three-dimensional thinking and associated drawing methods. Materials used are purchased by the student.
Learning Outcomes1Develop graphic ability to clearly describe design ideas, concepts and proposals.
2Develop an awareness of the range of graphic representations, techniques and methods available to the designer.
3Develop a working vocabulary for graphic communication in landscape design.
4Foster the value of CRAFTSMANSHIP and PROFESSIONALISM in the preparation of graphics.