Natacha Poggio Assistant Professor, Visual Communication Design Hartford Art School, University of Hartford Designing for wellness has extended further beyond the creation of care products to the design of processes and experiences involving patients as learners and users. Visually compelling and meaningful systems of artifacts are part of the “wicked solutions” at the intersection between … Continue reading “Spark Collaborations: Design as Catalyst for Social Impact”
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Font Design: Caribbean Archeology Inspired Symbols
Maria Giuliani Associate Professor Communication Design New York City College of Technology The Taíno Indians resided on the island of what is today known as Puerto Rico. Hundreds of petroglyphs or images carved into stone have been found here and in many of the other Caribbean islands. Contrary to other known archeological glyphs like the … Continue reading “Font Design: Caribbean Archeology Inspired Symbols”
Graphic Design in the Zone: Peak Performance in Picturing Sport
Jen Roos Assistant Professor of Graphic Design Computer Arts + Design Mercy College Founder and Principal 8 Point Studio While much has been written about the significance of sport and graphic design in culture, there exists a gap in research examining their intersection. The cultural impact of sport and graphic design has increased and so … Continue reading “Graphic Design in the Zone: Peak Performance in Picturing Sport”
Espiritu, Texas 1886-2015: An Essential Part Of American History
Andrés Vera Martínez Assistant Professor, Cartooning and Illustration Lesley University College of Art and Design Cambridge, MA The Spanish term Mestizos, meaning mixed, came into popular usage during the 16th century to describe the offspring of Spaniards and Native Americans. Vaqueros, or the first cowboys, were Mestizos and their cowboy culture has been mythologized and … Continue reading “Espiritu, Texas 1886-2015: An Essential Part Of American History”
Rethinking Graphic Design Education
Matthew Monk Academic Dean Vermont College of Fine Arts After teaching graphic design for twenty years at a prominent institution for art and design education, I was given an opportunity to build a new graphic design MFA program from scratch in the context of a growing, up-and-coming arts college that is known for its successful … Continue reading “Rethinking Graphic Design Education”
The Next Wave in Publication Design
Christie Shin Assistant Professor Communication Design, School of Art and Design Fashion Institute of Technology In response to the massive growth of media consumption in recent years, “Immersive reading” has become the primary focus of the publishing industry. While traditional reading only involves seeing the page, immersive reading spans the spectrum with a more engaging … Continue reading “The Next Wave in Publication Design”
Re-Defining Reading
Laura Franz Professor, Design Department Head, Graphic Design Option (Major) College of Visual and Performing Arts, UMass Dartmouth For decades, critics have predicted the end of the written word: “No one reads anymore! No one writes anymore!” Yet from birth certificates to gravestones, from T-shirts to text messaging, the written word—and thus reading—is woven into … Continue reading “Re-Defining Reading”
Small Disruptions
Andrew Shea Adjunct Faculty Pratt Institute Parsons, The New School Designers are eager to find solutions that are economically inclusive, socially progressive, and environmentally sound. And whether they call it social impact design, designing for social change, socially responsible design, or by another name, it usually implies that design makes some kind of impact. The … Continue reading “Small Disruptions”
Kanga as a Form of Visual Communication
Ziddi Msangi Associate Professor Design Department, College of Visual & Performing Arts University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Founding Faculty, Graphic Design Vermont College of Fine Arts Throughout East Africa, but especially in Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda, women wear wraps called kanga. They contain a central image along with a patterned motif and saying. They range from … Continue reading “Kanga as a Form of Visual Communication”
The Queer Writing on the Bathroom Wall
Mark Addison Smith, Assistant Professor Electronic Design and Multimedia The City College of New York The Queer Writing on the Bathroom Wall documents my typographic and theoretical process of discovering an instance of homophobic graffiti—gay fagget fucker die you know it’s a truck driver—within a midwestern truck stop men’s bathroom, translating the author’s letterforms into … Continue reading “The Queer Writing on the Bathroom Wall”