Marianna Trofimova Adjunct Professor Communication Design Department New York City College of Technology City University of New York Principal at Marianna Trofimova Design Paula Murgia Co-Founder Personal Beasties Group, LLC A common definition of an intervention is to interfere or intercede with the intent of modifying an outcome. To that end, we designed the Personal … Continue reading “Conscious Interventions With The Personal Beasties Breathing Mobile App”
Abstracts
Who Does This Internet Artwork Belong To? A Study on Art Appropriation and Youth Identity in a Digital Age
Laura Scherling GreenspaceNYC, Co-founder The New School, Design Lead Teachers College, Columbia University, Doctoral student This pilot study explores meaning making in art appropriation practices. As practices of appropriation continue to expand with Internet use, the disciplines that fall under the umbrella of visual arts education also widen. Contemporary Internet artists, such as Ryder Ripps, … Continue reading “Who Does This Internet Artwork Belong To? A Study on Art Appropriation and Youth Identity in a Digital Age”
Envisioning South Africa’s Global Struggle Against Apartheid
Steffi Duarte Curatorial Research Assistant Product Design & Decorative Arts Department, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Decorative Art & Design Department, Cleveland Museum of Art How can materiality and visual communication provide insight, however fleeting, into histories of past struggles? Drawing on the ephemera and visual language of the global struggle against South African Apartheid, … Continue reading “Envisioning South Africa’s Global Struggle Against Apartheid”
The Fine Art of Persuasion: Corporate Advertising Design, Nation, and Empire in Modern Japan
Gennifer Weisenfeld Professor Department of Art, Art History & Visual Studies Duke University This book tells the story of the birth of commercial art in Japan from the turn of the twentieth century through its global efflorescence in the total design event of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. Until recently, there has been little systematic effort … Continue reading “The Fine Art of Persuasion: Corporate Advertising Design, Nation, and Empire in Modern Japan”
Big Data in Interactive Web Design
Vinoad Senguttuvan Senior Data Scientist Metis Big Data/Data Science has had a significant impact on the web, influencing the way we price flights, recommend movies and predict elections. Web Design, especially interactive web design, can now use Big Data to validate specific design choices and thereby improve upon its effectiveness. This talk will address how data science can pinpoint … Continue reading “Big Data in Interactive Web Design”
Self-Publishing in Higher Education: Meaning and Approach
James Pannafino Associate Professor Interactive and Graphic Design Millersville University, Pennsylvania Publishing a book is one of the most ambitious goals an educator can have. Recent changes in the publishing industry have created unique opportunities for new forms of distribution. Educators can now create legitimate scholarly outputs with self-publishing platforms utilizing both online and print … Continue reading “Self-Publishing in Higher Education: Meaning and Approach”
Design and Culture: Peer-Review Journals From the Inside Out
Elizabeth Guffey Professor of Art & Design History State University of New York at Purchase Editor, Design & Culture Rarely do we get a chance to see from the inside what the editorial process of peer review journals looks like. We will provide an unusual chance to see what the editorial process looks like, from … Continue reading “Design and Culture: Peer-Review Journals From the Inside Out”
Villages in the City
Hui Xie Visiting Scholar in St. John’s University Associate Professor Graphic Design School of Art and Design Shenzhen Polytechnic XiLi Lake, Nanshan District Shenzhen, Guangdong, China “Men and women do not want to move back, but the mark of youth has been branded in their heart. This is not their hometown, but with a deep … Continue reading “Villages in the City”
Zone1/ZoneA: Reflection/ Resilience
David Frisco, Adjunct Professor, CCE Graduate Communications Design School of Design Pratt Institute ZoneA/Zone1 took place during the Fall 2013 semester of a graduate-level design studio, at a design school in New York City. Using the NYC Special Initiative for Rebuilding and Resiliency (SIRR) Report as a departure point, our teams engaged with the five … Continue reading “Zone1/ZoneA: Reflection/ Resilience”
Design Criticism in Search of a Platform
Dr. Gaia Scagnetti Assistant Professor Graduate Communication Design Pratt Institute By definition criticism presents negative connotations. In philosophical terms, criticism is not an action but a method of systematic analysis of a written, oral and visual discourse. It involves merit recognition and it means a methodical practice of doubt. Design criticism has had a short … Continue reading “Design Criticism in Search of a Platform”