Seattle
Washington
School of Visual Concepts
History:
While most portfolio schools are relatively new inventions, SVC dates back to the days before Photoshop, the web, and recycled paper; 1971, to be exact. That year, two gifted and highly successful illustrators, Dick and Cherry Brown, decided to open an art school where working professionals would do the teaching. Since computers hadn't been invented yet, they stressed hand skills and conceptual thinking. Nearly 43 years later, their underlying philosophy is still quite intact. Today, SVC still believes you should learn to draw and think, before you start to point and click. We're not opposed to technology. Hardly. What we're opposed to is people who think learning to pound a hammer qualifies you to be an architect.
Recent News
School Of Visual Concepts News - December 26, 2023
Perhaps you’re not the only one happy to be done with the holidays. This time of year can be exhausting. But January will be here in a couple of days. And then what? The smart ones among us (and those about to get smarter) are giving a serious…
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A little lost when it comes to user experience journey maps? Look what you just found: New: Mapping User Experiences 1 Friday, 10/27, 10:00a - 1:00p PT, $225 Instructor: Bobby Hughes, Founder and Principal, Aardvark Design Labs If you’re…
Read More »School Of Visual Concepts News - October 12, 2023
Guess which way UX design job openings are going? Right now there are more than 11,000 UX design jobs posted on LinkedIn, and around a third of them, surprisingly, were tagged by the companies that posted them as targeted for entry-level folks.…
Read More »School Of Visual Concepts News - September 29, 2023
Now serving UX Writing in the snack and full meal deal sizes. If you’re a product designer or UX designer who needs to pick up a few UX writing tips to handle that extra work you’ve been asked to do OR if you’d like to make UX…
Read More »School Of Visual Concepts News - September 12, 2023
Soft Skills for Designers 5 Thursdays, 9/21 - 10/26 (No class 10/12) 6:00p - 9:00p PT, $425 Instructor: Emily Parcell, Founder, Human-Centered Leader Employers don’t just care about your technical abilities. They also want to know if…
Read More »School Of Visual Concepts News - August 28, 2023
Learn how to do all the things bosses really care about. Soft Skills for Designers 5 Thursdays, 9/21 - 10/26 (No class 10/12) 6:00p - 9:00p PT, $425 Instructor: Emily Parcell, Founder, Human-Centered Leader Employers don’t just care…
Read More »School of Visual Concepts News - July 12, 2023
Is this really a good time to prepare for a career in UX design? FREE: SVC Certificate Program Info Session Tuesday, 7/18, 6:00p - 7:00p PDT Presenter: Larry Asher, Director, SVC You’d think with all the news about tech layoffs this…
Read More »School of Visual Concepts : Free stuff and valuable stuff coming up at SVC
What’s your strategy for learning more about content strategy? Content Strategy Fundamentals 2 Thursdays, April 13 & April 20, 6:00p - 9:00p PDT, $325 Instructor: Scott Kubie, UX Content Consultant, Author: Writing for Designers It…
Read More »School of Visual Concepts - Coming to SVC: A freebie for job-hunters
UX Writers: Figma is for you, too. Figma for UX Writers Workshop 2 Saturdays, 2/25 & 3/4, 10:00a - 1:00p PST, $325 Instructor: Lenny Raymundo, Senior Content Designer, BILL Figma prototyping software is everywhere in the tech and design…
Read More »School of Visual Concepts - Coming up at SVC: Expert-led classes for UX designers and UX writers
Coming up at SVC: Expert-led classes for UX Designers and UX Writers. These two classes are just like every class at SVC: They're led by very experienced senior designers. They're based on up-to-the-minute best practices. And they're taught…
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