“Professional Practices” is designed to help bridge the gap from being a student to becoming a working professional.
Abstracts
Thoughtful Social Impact Through Scaffolded Design Methods and Well-Time Fieldwork
A spring 2018 design studio, case study—how to attain that balance of a good quality course and meaningful social design.
Urban Abstract Design of Modern Architecture in Bauhaus
Designers must delve beneath the obvious principles of Bauhaus purity and minimalism to comprehend how human memory and sense perception contribute to our experience
Power in the Dark
Through the elimination of fear, women will be free to wander the darkened streets.
Teaching the Truth About Eric Gill in the Age of #MeToo: A Classroom Case Study
I believe we have a responsibility as educators to provide young people with honest information so that they are empowered to make choices that reflect their values.
Story-Doing Concepts
To create a fundamental shift to what a brand or entity’s story can do for the greater good, we have to think of storytelling in terms of actions.
Visualizing Historical Arguments
A Hispanic identity has been part of the United States since long before the massive immigration of the last decades. I explore the process as a form of research over finished forms.
The Future of Water
This project examines the critical relationship between storytelling and information, specifically, quantitative insights, within a dynamic virtual setting, of current events in the social sector—our global water crisis.
Tactics & Strategies
This presentation will discuss tactics and strategies for critique within the design school classroom that go beyond the archetypal “group crit,” and into innovative and unexpected ways of engaging students in critical dialog.
Developing Citizen Designers: Our Civic Responsibility
Social Design is the practice of design where the primary motivation is to promote positive social change within society. As the design industry evolves, so too must design education.