Brian Sanders

LOW · DESIGN100 · DES101 · DESIGN124 · 4 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 34/100
RMP rating: 2.0/5
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Difficulty: 4.3

The decision

Skip unless you already know his design approach; the sparse, dated, and unserious reviews do not support taking him for a reliable experience.

Best fit · Self Taught ProMetaphorical TheoriesMixed Joke ReviewsDesign Color TheorySparse Old Feedback

Only four very old reviews with thin detail and joke-like comments
Quality ratings skew low (three 1s and one 5) despite one rave

Key questions

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Is this an easy A?

HardWork

38/100

Difficulty averages very high and comments never describe easy grades or light effort for an A.

Is the course easy?

Challenging

28/100

Students rate difficulty very high and describe dense design theory rather than simple intro material.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

50/100

Reviews .

Is this professor recommended?

Avoid

32/100

Most ratings are 1s and the misnomers.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

45/100

No grades or grading-style comments appear, so fairness stays neutral.

Format shift

Workload

Moderate

50/100

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Teaching experience

Poor

35/100

One rave is drowned out by low quality scores and a critique that lectures misuse metaphors.

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Assessment method

Balanced

50/100

Comments never .

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

4 reviews

Low confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

praise for color theory and sharp complaints that lectures are full of metaphorical misnomers, plus empty or joke comments.

Main concern

Extremely thin, old, and partly unserious reviews make the real classroom experience hard to trust.

What students said

“His lectures and design theories are loaded with metaphorical misnomers.”
DESIGN100

“Sanders may be a neo-surrealist, but his promotion of motif-based color theory is a breath of fresh air.”
DES101

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

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Exam style

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Assessment risk

Standard

50/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

policy.

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“His lectures and design theories are loaded with metaphorical misnomers.”
Voice snapshots generated from 4 in-person reviews, highlighting sparse design-theory themes. Credibility rating: Low.

🎯 Teaching Quality

35/100

“His lectures and design theories are loaded with metaphorical misnomers.”

🎨 Theory Style

55/100

“his promotion of motif-based color theory is a breath of fresh air.”

👎 Overall Signal

32/100

“No Comments”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

His lectures and design theories are loaded with metaphorical misnomers.
his promotion of motif-based color theory is a breath of fresh air.
Overall, good teacher.

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Course DIFFICULTY rating: 5
Course DIFFICULTY rating: 2

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

28/100

Evidence confidence

Only four reviews spanning 2004-2014, with joke language, empty comments, and .

Inside 4 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 51

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2 out of 50

1 out of 53

Course coverage

DES1011 review

DESIGN1001 review

DESIGN1241 review

LOW1 review

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