{"id":44571,"date":"2026-04-08T14:48:53","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T18:48:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/rinsfepscor\/?page_id=44571"},"modified":"2026-04-21T15:39:43","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T19:39:43","slug":"art-and-design-cdp","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/rinsfepscor\/art-and-design-cdp\/","title":{"rendered":"Art and Design CDP"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-hero-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-hero   cl-has-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-hero-proper\"><div class=\"overlay\"><div class=\"block\"><h1>Art and Design<\/h1><p>RI-NEST Career Development Program<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"still\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/rinsfepscor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/848\/Monet-Visathon.jpg);\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls-container\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-controls\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-icon\" title=\"Accessibility controls\">Accessibility controls<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control cl-accessibility-motion-control cl-accessibility-control-hidden\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-default\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Pause motion\">Pause motion<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Motion: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">On<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-alternate\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Play motion\">Play motion<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Motion: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">Off<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control cl-accessibility-contrast-control\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-default\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Increase text contrast\">Increase text contrast<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Contrast: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">Standard<\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-alternate\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-button\" title=\"Reset text contrast\">Reset text contrast<\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-control-label\">Contrast: <span class=\"cl-accessibility-syntax\">High<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-system-setting\"><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle\" title=\"Apply my preferences site-wide\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-accessibility-toggle-label\">Apply site-wide<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<div class=\"fullwidth\">\n<div class=\"fullwidth\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Upon completing this badge, participants will be able to:<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-44630\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/rinsfepscor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/848\/26_RINEST_Badge_Art-Design-WEB-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/rinsfepscor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/848\/26_RINEST_Badge_Art-Design-WEB-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/rinsfepscor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/848\/26_RINEST_Badge_Art-Design-WEB-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/rinsfepscor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/848\/26_RINEST_Badge_Art-Design-WEB-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/rinsfepscor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/848\/26_RINEST_Badge_Art-Design-WEB-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/rinsfepscor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/848\/26_RINEST_Badge_Art-Design-WEB-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/rinsfepscor\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/848\/26_RINEST_Badge_Art-Design-WEB.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fullwidth\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Understand basic art and design concepts.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Create effective graphic or visualization.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Cultivate transdisciplinary relationships to strengthen research and messaging.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fullwidth\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div class=\"type-intro\">\n<div class=\"fullwidth\">\n<h3><b>Available Modules<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fullwidth\">\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Please complete the <a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/rinsfepscor\/core-competencies-cdp\/\">Core Competencies badge<\/a> prior to enrollment.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><b>Introduction to Graphic Design for Communication<\/b><\/h2>\n<div><a class=\"cl-button  \" href=\" https:\/\/forms.gle\/oPufKQLUShKcw1se8\" title=\"\">REGISTER!<\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"fullwidth\">\n<p><em><b>NOTE:<\/b> Registration requires a <b>personal&nbsp;<\/b>Gmail address; school-affiliated accounts will not have access.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fullwidth\"><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This module introduces students to the basic tenets of graphic design as a mode of communicating and messaging. Beginning with a brief overview of graphic design history, students will learn about working with typefaces, the basics of structuring informational hierarchies, how to work with color and image, and how language and visuals come together in graphic compositions. With each module, students will complete design assignments that incrementally build up to a finished digital poster. With short quizzes and technical demonstrations, this course is designed to give students exposure to contemporary graphic design practices, give them strategies for making design, and hands-on experience creating!&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>By the end of this module, participants will be able to:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Have an understanding of basic typographic vocabulary.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Be able to design information with multiple levels of hierarchy and craft accessible reading experiences across multiple types of media.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Learn how to successfully integrate typography and images into compositions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Basic strategies for approaching design work, considering projects and audiences.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Understand how design systems and compositions work to create meaning.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Instructor:<\/b>&nbsp;Kaela Kennedy (Institute of Contemporary Art\/Boston, Rhode Island School of Design)<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2><b>Image-Making for Scientists<\/b><\/h2>\n<div><a class=\"cl-button  \" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSftF20y7vWzoC2dN2yx0QfSf2tS7O1BEdxLL3julo4IF_EIwA\/viewform\" title=\"\">REGISTER!<\/a><\/div>\n<p><em><b>NOTE:<\/b> Registration requires a <b>personal&nbsp;<\/b>Gmail address; school-affiliated accounts will not have access.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Image-Making for Scientists seeks to inspire a different way of thinking about imagery in science and to introduce participants to the processes and considerations of creating images that resonate strongly while conveying necessary information.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>By the end of this module, participants will be able to:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Learn the importance of images in an information-driven society.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Understand the basic principles of what makes a good image.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Build strong visuals that can efficiently communicate while also matching the given context.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><b>Instructor:<\/b>&nbsp;Leah Beeferman (Rhode Island School of Design, Brown University)<\/p>\n<div class=\"fullwidth\">\n<h3><b>More Coming Soon!<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cl-tiles fourths\" style=\"margin-top: 2rem\"><a class=\"cl-button   prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/rinsfepscor\/career-development-program-rinest\/\" title=\"\">Career Development Program Home<\/a> <a class=\"cl-button   prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/rinsfepscor\/cdp-faq\/\" title=\"\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/a> <a class=\"cl-button   prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1mswSJtdvIjnx4rCKYmdeu2vLFPmVDk0FdyFSXFoK8_M\/edit?usp=sharing\" title=\"\">Resources at your campus<\/a> <a class=\"cl-button   prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/-HasLAg6Vcg?si=8lnxUsIr0Cu_nldq\" title=\"\">Using Google Classroom<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Upon completing this badge, participants will be able to: Understand basic art and design concepts. Create effective graphic or visualization. Cultivate transdisciplinary relationships to strengthen research and messaging. &nbsp; Available Modules Please complete the Core Competencies badge prior to enrollment. Introduction to Graphic Design for Communication NOTE: Registration requires a personal&nbsp;Gmail address; school-affiliated accounts will [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1994,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-44571","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/rinsfepscor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/44571","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/rinsfepscor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/rinsfepscor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/rinsfepscor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1994"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/rinsfepscor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44571"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/rinsfepscor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/44571\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44703,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/rinsfepscor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/44571\/revisions\/44703"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/rinsfepscor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44571"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}