Whether students are new to design or just want to up their game, this class can give them fresh insight. When fleshing out a design, proportions are the bones that give ideas structure. They are also critical when making small adjustments to refine a design. Students will work through a series of design challenges to bring their ideas to life and learn to execute a design with confidence. Mastering proportions can also open students’ eyes to great work in furniture, architecture, and nature. At their simplest, proportions are patterns that send visual messages. Those messages can convey life, movement, and unity. Students will learn timeless principles that apply to any style, from traditional to contemporary. That is the “Eye” part of the class. The “Hand” part involves getting comfortable stepping off proportions with a set of dividers. Students will design and build a simple shadowbox to put what they have learned into practice.