About Design at OBU
Contact information
For general information on graphic design courses and curriculum at Oklahoma Baptist University, contact:
Corey Fuller, MFA
email@coreyleefuller.com
coreyleefuller.com
distinctive OBJECTIVES
to produce students and ultimately working designers that...
- view art and design as an expression of their God-given purpose and giftedness.
- are thoughtful, creative, relevant in their field, and excellent at what they do.
PHilosophy
What is design?
There's an old saying from architect Louis Sullivan that “form follows function.” Design is not just decorative ornament but the way that something works. Graphic design, in particular, utilizes text, images, or a combination of both to communicate a specific message to a particular audience. The test of success lies in the effectiveness of communication. In this regard, good design is not simply an opinion based on aesthetics, but it is quantifiable in terms of meeting the objectives of a client.
What is a designer?
A designer is part artist and part scientist—an artist in the sense of creating works that visually stimulate and resonate emotionally with people, and a scientist in the sense that they create something that works functionally to enhance cognition and influence a course of action. In essence, a graphic designer is a visual, creative problem-solver.