AI Rate Professor

Art

Daisuke Yamaguchi

ART18 · ART33A · ART31A · ART033A · ART018 · 18 lifetime ratings

AI rating
96/100
RMP rating
4.9/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
2.8

The decision

if you want strong demos, real critique, and mentor-level support.

Best fit · Effort For RewardProduct design mentorStrong critiquePortfolio-focusedCaring and funnyTransfer-ready
  • Near-perfect ratings with 100% would-take-again among respondents
  • Deep product design and rendering mentorship with portfolio and transfer support
  • Reasonable project workload;

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

72/100

Most students earn A/A+, and resubmits help, but you must turn in work and show effort for portfolio-quality outcomes.

High grades appear in both formats; in-person comments stress work ethic more clearly.

Is the course easy?

Standard

55/100

Avg difficulty near 2.8 with solid foundations and out-of-class project work that is manageable but not trivial.

Online reviews lean a bit easier/chiller; .

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

35/100

; online reviews are mixed between optional and mandatory.

; online is more flexible for some students.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

97/100

, and they would take every class he teaches.

Both online and .

Course guide

See how this professor fits your week.

Grading

Lenient

78/100

; one Tough Grader tag, but A/A+ grades dominate.

Format shift

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Workload

Moderate

62/100

projects, midterm, and finals.

Format shift

In-person and online both describe manageable but .

Teaching experience

Excellent

96/100

Organized demos, detailed critique, mentor-level support for portfolios and transfers, funny and caring.

Format shift

Excellence is consistent online and in person.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

32/100

, and ; not exam-heavy theory testing.

Format shift

Assessment structure described mainly in in-person reviews.

Luni fit check

Weigh these signals against your actual schedule.

Get help balancing workload, grading, and timing when no option is an obvious fit.

Course format

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Classroom format

In person

15 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

In-person students emphasize , and mandatory studio attendance.

Main concern

Expect and participation; effort is required for A-level portfolio pieces.

What students said

“Dice is an incredible professor and mentor. He truly cares about his students/what they wish to get from the class.”
ART033A
“As long as you turn in your work and show that you are working hard, you'll pass.”
ART31A
“By far the . Very chill class and .”
ART018

Remote format

Online

3 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

Online students call him online-savvy, mentoring, and the nights and office-hour help.

Main concern

Still project-driven; you need to reach out for the full mentoring benefit.

What students said

“Dice is amazing! He was pretty much my mentor outside of class and helped me with ArtCenter applications.”
ART033A
“ . Also had movie nights for design-related films that were super fun to watch!”
ART31A

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

Assessment is project- and critique-based with a midterm and .

MidtermFinal projectProject critiquesResubmit chances

Assessment risk

Standard

68/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and a ; work hard and turn work in to pass, with resubmit chances.

1 midtermFinal projectCritiquesResubmit for higher grade
“1 midterm, 1 project, and the .”
ART018
“He gives u a .”
ART31A

Online

Online reviews do not describe webcam or proctoring; focus is projects, critique, and resources.

Project-basedOffice hours helpDesign film nights
“Really chill class.”
ART31A

Student evidence

See what students actually said.

Top student voice

“Dice is an incredible professor and mentor. He truly cares about his students/what they wish to get from the class.”

Voice snapshots generated from 18 reviews with strong consistency on mentorship, critique, and product-design skill building. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

96/100

“ . So glad I took his class.”

🧭 Mentorship & Transfer Help

94/100

“He helped me with , and portfolio work.”

📝

93/100

“ . Be ready to work out of class but you can definitely get a portfolio piece if you work hard.”

👍 Recommendation Rate

97/100

“If dice taught more .”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • His lectures are so
  • does a lot of good demos
  • Dice makes product design so accessible!

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • A reasonable amount of work. !
  • As long as you turn in your work and show that you are working hard, you'll pass.
  • . 10/10 would take him again.

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • An amazing human. and is willing to help his students.
  • The kindest professor I ever had at PCC.
  • He's a funny guy, and his knowledge and intelligence is expansive.

Data context

See exactly what the AI read.

Analysis sample

18

Recent reviews read by the AI

18

Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

18 detailed reviews from 2014-2023 with consistent themes, rich quotes, and strong grade reporting.

Inside 18 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 517
4 out of 51
3 out of 50
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

ART31A8 reviews
ART033A5 reviews
ART182 reviews
ART33A2 reviews
ART0181 review

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

15 reported outcomes

A range

13

A+ 4 · A 9

B range

2

B+ 1 · B 1

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

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No letter grade reported

0

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