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GD 305 — INVESTIGATING THE MATERIAL GLITCH (CUR-277)

GD 305 — INVESTIGATING THE MATERIAL GLITCH is a DePaul University catalog course in College of Communication. This course will investigate binary ideas fundamental to most design practice (good/bad, positive/negative, digital/analog) through the creation of images which are neither one nor the other---but fall into the space between, the space of a glitch. This course will use graphic printing-making methods as a tool to examine these ideas---including stencils, wood blocks, xerox transfers, and cyanotypes. Students will learn the technical aspects of each process.

Summary 🟡 ✓

  • Resource type: course
  • College / school: Graphic Design
  • College/School: College of Communication
  • Curriculum section: Art, Media, and Design
  • Catalog: GD 305
  • Last Verified: 2026-07-01

Access (availability): 🟢 Green — open or routine · 🟡 Yellow — appointment or affiliation · 🔴 Red — restricted · ⚪/⚫ White/Black — not yet classified

Verification: ✓ confirmed · ~ likely · ? needs review · ✕ archived

Course access

  • Access: 🟡 Yellow — Needs an appointment or affiliation
  • Rationale: Catalog lists formal prerequisites, co-requisites, or program-status requirements.
  • Prerequisites:
  • GD 200 OR GD 205 is a prerequisite
  • GD 205 is a prerequisite

Verification

Catalog description

This course will investigate binary ideas fundamental to most design practice (good/bad, positive/negative, digital/analog) through the creation of images which are neither one nor the other---but fall into the space between, the space of a glitch. This course will use graphic printing-making methods as a tool to examine these ideas---including stencils, wood blocks, xerox transfers, and cyanotypes. Students will learn the technical aspects of each process. This course will be taught through discussion, critique, and studio work utilizing analog and digital drawing methods. There will also be instruction on the use of both the laser cutter and the CNC router in the DePaul makerspace. GD 200 OR GD 205 is a prerequisite for this class.

Resource relevance

Relevant applied coursework per catalog description review (labs, studios, instrumentation, media production, or similar).

CDM-001

CDM-004

Notes

Catalog course key: GD 305.

Catalog context

  • Themes: fabrication, optics_laser
  • Recent schedule: Not offered in the queried registrar terms