Experiments in Building Empathy and Revealing Bias

Rebecca Mushtare Associate Professor Of Web Design & Multimedia State University Of New York At Oswego When left to our own devices, we unconsciously design for the audience we know best—ourselves. Although some traditional-aged college students have had travel opportunities or exposure to diverse cultures and communities, most still have limited life experience, which magnifies this … Continue reading “Experiments in Building Empathy and Revealing Bias”

COIL & Preparing Global Designers

Sean Nixon Associate Professor of Art Program Coordinator, Design Program Art, Design, Fashion, Music, Theater & Communication Dept. SUNY Ulster In 2015, the top 225 design firms generated $65 billion in revenue from projects outside their home countries, according to ENR, Engineering News Report. The REAL World Classroom TM Design Program at SUNY Ulster is … Continue reading “COIL & Preparing Global Designers”

Designing for Autonomous Machines

Alex Liebergesell Associate Professor  Graduate Communications Design Pratt Institute
 “The Future of Employment”, published by the Oxford Martin School in 2013, predicts significant displacement of human labor forces over the coming two decades, as computerization and robotics continue to migrate from routine manual to non-routine cognitive tasks. While designers fare well in the study’s susceptibility-to-displacement … Continue reading “Designing for Autonomous Machines”

Facilitating a Culture that Celebrates Experimentation and Addresses the Fear of Failure through Assessment

Alex Girard Assistant Professor Graphic Design Art Department Southern Connecticut State University At Southern Connecticut State University, it has been observed that students pursuing a design degree are entering the program with a background dominated by a philosophy in which success equals providing a pre-defined, correct answer to a problem. This approach does not prepare … Continue reading “Facilitating a Culture that Celebrates Experimentation and Addresses the Fear of Failure through Assessment”

Making the Machine Human: Embracing Printing Technologies in Crafting a Present-Day Moveable Typeface

Peter P. Bella, Jr Assistant Professor Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne How human can the machine become in relation to the craft of moveable type and modern printing technologies? The letterpress has been an instrumental aspect of typography for centuries. The mechanical process of raised letterforms transferring ink to paper has a humanistic quality that … Continue reading “Making the Machine Human: Embracing Printing Technologies in Crafting a Present-Day Moveable Typeface”

Unforeseen Structures: Chaos, Materials, and Emergent Process

Mitch Goldstein Assistant Professor School of Design Rochester Institute of Technology  My research focuses on the examination of form and methodology using darkroom photography techniques, specifically the photogram. Photograms use no cameras or lenses — instead, objects are placed on or near unexposed photographic paper and briefly exposed to light. This process results in abstract … Continue reading “Unforeseen Structures: Chaos, Materials, and Emergent Process”

Zika and Public Health Guidelines: Prototyping Models for Different Personas

Courtney MarcheseAssistant Professor of Interactive Media + DesignSchool of CommunicationsQuinnipiac University : In graphic design, models are material prototypes that help synthesize research into testable forms. Through experimentation and testing, many rounds of revisions are made to culminate in a visual that can effectively speak to its audience. In an age of infinite information, data … Continue reading “Zika and Public Health Guidelines: Prototyping Models for Different Personas”