Richard Kamimura

ART605 · ART604 · ART606 · ART603 · 24 lifetime ratings

AI rating: 62/100
RMP rating: 3.9/5
Take again: 72%
Difficulty: 2.9

The decision

Take him if and will ask for help; skip if and easy perfect grades.

Best fit · Effort For RewardHelpful FeedbackProject-Based DesignTaste-Based GradingYouTube HeavyChill Nerd Energy

for engaged students
and perfect scores are rare even after revisions
some love the

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

58/100

Many earn A/B with revisions and participation, but perfect scores are rare and .

Online stresses revisions without free A's; but some still call him a .

Is the course easy?

Standard

48/100

yet time-consuming, especially without strong Adobe skills.

; online may feel less instructional support.

Is attendance flexible?

WorthIt

68/100

great for motivated design students, polarizing for those needing structure.

Positive in-person mentees balance .

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

52/100

Often fair with revisions, but rarely free A's and .

Format shift

Online revisions help; several online reviews still flag tough or .

Workload

Moderate

55/100

Multiple design projects with sketches, concepts, and revisions .

Format shift

Both formats are project-heavy; class time is often lab work.

Teaching experience

Average

58/100

Friendly and ; others find demos vague, YouTube-heavy, or disorganized.

Format shift

; online clarity complaints are more common.

Assessment method

FocusOnAssignments

18/100

Almost entirely project and portfolio based with critiques and revisions; no traditional exams.

Format shift

Same project focus online and in person.

Luni fit check

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

Course format

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Classroom format

In person

18 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

—but some call him disorganized or too YouTube-reliant.

Main concern

and weak software instruction frustrate beginners who need structure.

What students said

“Meet with him during class for feedback, and he will set you up for success.”
ART606

“You tube teacher, very critical, ”
ART605

“Disorganized, canvas/zoom illiterate professor who misrepresents basic information”
ART604

Remote format

Online

7 reviews

Medium confidence · Best fit for Effort For Reward

Online sections are manageable with revisions allowed, but critiques and .

Main concern

Vague pointers and taste-driven grades frustrate students who want objective software instruction.

What students said

“he never gives anyone a perfect score but he does allow revisions for better grades”
ART604

“ ”
ART603

“ personal tastes”
ART603

Exam style

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

No traditional exams; , and optional resubmissions.

Project BasedNo TestsRevisions AllowedCritique FocusedPortfolio

Assessment risk

StudentFriendly

88/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

and ; reviews explicitly note no tests.

Project BasedNo TestsIn-Class FeedbackPortfolio

“No tests; its a project based class.”
ART605

“the end of the year mandatory portfolio in art 606 is actually really helpful”
ART606

Online

and revision chances; no proctored exams mentioned.

Project SubmissionsRevisions AllowedPeer Critique

“Also allows for resubmissions until the end of the year”
ART604

“As long as you participate and follow his suggestions and ”
ART604

Student evidence

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Top student voice
“ .”
Voice snapshots generated from 25 mixed reviews emphasizing feedback strengths and clarity gaps. Credibility rating: Medium.

🎯 Teaching Quality

58/100

“Amazing professor! He offers a lot of and demonstrates a good amount of past student examples”

👍 Recommendation Split

68/100

“ !”

⚖️

52/100

“He never gives anyone a perfect score but he does allow revisions for better grades”

⚠️ Clarity Concerns

40/100

“ so vague, and rarely showed any useful examples.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

Class time is and he goes around class helping
showed us a ton of slightly relevant YouTube videos instead of lecturing

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

Not a , but not tough either, he doesn't throw A's out easily
Hard to get an A
No tests; its a project based class

Theme 3

🧩 About Structure

He changed the parameters of multiple assignments and didn't tell the class
and a lot of ppl that didn't have AI/PS experience seemed to struggle

Data context

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Analysis sample

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Lifetime ratings

68/100

Evidence confidence

25 reviews with polarized opinions and moderate detail; enough signal for projects and but smaller sample.

Inside 25 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 513

4 out of 53

3 out of 52

2 out of 55

1 out of 52

Course coverage

ART60410 reviews

ART6036 reviews

ART6056 reviews

ART6063 reviews

Reported outcomes

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

23 reported outcomes

A range

A+ 1 · A 14

B range

B+ 2 · B 3

C range

No reported values

D range

No reported values

F

No reported values

No letter grade reported

Drop/Withdrawal 3

Richard Kamimura

Take him if x x x x and will ask for help; skip if x x x x and easy perfect grades.

Four answers before you build your schedule.

FairEffort

Standard

Recommended

WorthIt

See how this professor fits your week.

Compare the in-person and online experience.

Know what to expect from exams and major assignments.

In person

Online

See what students actually said.

🎯 Teaching Quality

👍 Recommendation Split

⚖️ x x

⚠️ Clarity Concerns

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

🧩 About Structure

See exactly what the AI read.

Quality ratings

Course coverage

A range results lead the reported letter grades.

A range

B range

C range

D range

F

No letter grade reported

Take him if and will ask for help; skip if and easy perfect grades.

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