Karen Taylor

GD2 · DESIGN · GRAPHICDESIGN · GD140 · ART140 · GD149 · GD147 · 93 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 91/100
RMP rating: 4.5/5
Take again: 89.66%
Difficulty: 2.7

The decision

Take Taylor for a supportive, creative graphic design intro that builds portfolio skills and usually rewards effort with a high grade.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyCreative project freedomGreat feedbackBeginner friendly AdobeCaring and patientPortfolio-building work

Students love creative projects, Adobe demos, and and ART classes.
Most call the work fun and doable for an easy A if ; a minority hate heavy first-week loads or slow replies.
No expensive textbook in many sections, with late work often accepted and effort valued over perfect art.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

EasyA

84/100

Many say do the projects, show effort, and use late-work grace for an easy A; art quality is not harshly judged.

Both formats report easy As for completing work; a few online and short-term students struggle with volume or independence.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

72/100

Content is intro design tools and though some weeks stack several assignments.

Online GD2/reading sections feel more text-heavy; studio-style GD147/GD140 feel project-creative in both formats.

Is attendance flexible?

Varies

60/100

Many online and as optional; several in-person courses still expect presence for demos and participation.

Online is often flexible; in-person demos and some studio sections.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

90/100

Nearly all detailed , and a fun design experience.

Strong recommendation online and in person, with only isolated transfer-credit or workload complaints.

Course guide

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Grading

Lenient

85/100

Students call her an , and is not picky about imperfect art.

Format shift

Leniency is consistent across formats; negative notes focus more on response time than grade harshness.

Workload

Moderate

58/100

Projects are usually manageable and fun, but some report 4-7 weekly tasks or .

Format shift

Workload complaints cluster in compressed online sessions; but fair difficulty.

Teaching experience

Excellent

88/100

, and beginner support define the majority experience.

Format shift

Online is occasionally hands-off with slow replies; and accessibility are especially strong.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

22/100

, and portfolio work rather than traditional closed exams.

Format shift

Both formats center projects; a few online GD2 sections add reading-based exams.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

25 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

, and excellent for Illustrator, Photoshop, and portfolio projects with strong critiques.

Main concern

Rare reports of no syllabus or .

What students said

“ and and is always willing to personally help you out if you're stuck.”
DESIGN

“My absolute favorite graphic design teacher! .”
GD140

“Class is a great intro to Adobe software. Class has no book, so great on the wallet!”
GD147

Remote format

Online

25 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Self Taught Pro

Online GD147/ART140 students mostly praise clear video lessons, creative country or design projects, and easy As; a few call her hands-off or hard to reach.

Main concern

Uneven email response and .

What students said

“As long you do the work, which isn't very heavy, you should get an easy A.”
GD147

“Professor and showed genuine interest in .”
GD147

“ ... the and a quiz from a 25-page reading”
GRAPHICDESIGN

Exam style

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Assessment is mostly project and effort based, with and little mention of strict proctoring.

Project-basedEffort-based gradingLate work acceptedCreative assignmentsSome reading quizzes

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

82/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

, and portfolio pieces more than formal exams; reviews do not clearly prove strict closed-book testing.

Project critiquesIllustrator demosPortfolio projectsEffort-based grades

“Loved the projects. Was a well rounded experience that involved so many facets of graphic design”
GD140

“I think the professor did a great job relaying critiques and teaching this course.”
GD149

“ . Just do the work.”
GD147

Online

Online work is largely creative projects and textbook tasks; a few sections use short-answer .

Creative projectsReading quizzes in some sectionsLate work acceptedVideo lessons

“the and a quiz from a 25-page reading, all short answer questions.”
GRAPHICDESIGN

“Will accept late work even till last day. Grades on effort not on how good art is.”
GD149

“Mostly reading and proving you did the ”
GD2

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“If . Her course was organized, thorough, fairly easy, and honestly fun.”
Voice snapshots generated from 50 reviews, highlighting teaching, creativity, and and in-person sections. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

88/100

“Exceptional instructor who goes above and beyond! and ”

👍 Recommendation Rate

90/100

“My absolute favorite graphic design teacher! .”

🎨 Creative Freedom

85/100

“The creative freedom that I had was very fun for me to experiment with and made the course most enjoyable.”

🌈 Easy A Path

84/100

“As long you do the work, which isn't very heavy, you should get an easy A.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Her video lessons for the various aspects we .
She is an , and encouraging, and loves going out of her way to help students.
Gave good lecture videos on how to use Adobe Illustrator for .

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

. Just do the work.
There is a lot of homework but I learned a lot... I found them all to be fairly easy.
Will accept late work even till last day. Grades on effort not on how good art is.

Theme 3

🎨

I loved all the assignments... I just really enjoyed designing each item.
being able to create my own country and come up with my own ideas
Fun class! You get to build your own restaurant utilizing photoshop and illustrator

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Lifetime ratings

88/100

Evidence confidence

Fifty reviews with balanced online and in-person counts, multi-year span, and , and recommendation despite a few outliers.

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Quality ratings

5 out of 571

4 out of 510

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1 out of 53

Course coverage

GD14725 reviews

GD14010 reviews

GD1497 reviews

ART1403 reviews

GD23 reviews

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Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

25 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 9 · A 11

B range

B+ 1 · B 1

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No letter grade reported

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Karen Taylor

Take Taylor for a supportive, creative graphic design intro that builds portfolio skills and usually rewards effort with a high grade.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

EasyA

Beginner

Varies

MustTake

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Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

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🎯 Teaching Quality

👍 Recommendation Rate

🎨 Creative Freedom

🌈 Easy A Path

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

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