Place Into Words: An Unconventional Approach To Communicating The Story of Human Space Flight

Alan Walker MFA Candidate & Adjunct Instructor School of Visual Communication Design Kent State University Alex Catanese MFA Candidate & Adjunct Instructor School of Visual Communication Design Kent State University Jordan Kauffman MFA Candidate & Adjunct Instructor School of Visual Communication Design Kent State University Many of us have experienced moments where we can’t help … Continue reading “Place Into Words: An Unconventional Approach To Communicating The Story of Human Space Flight”

Fusing Hand and Hi-Tech for Hi-Touch

Denise AndersonAssistant Professor Robert Busch School of Design Kean University Edward JohnstonAssistant Professor Robert Busch School of Design Kean University Graphic design academic programs must respond to contemporary society’s relentlessly growing need for digitally designed solutions.  According to the Creative Group’s 2017 Salary Guide, starting salaries will increase this year by more than 5% for … Continue reading “Fusing Hand and Hi-Tech for Hi-Touch”

Critical Practices as Design Scholarship: Strategies and Opportunities

Jessica Barness Assistant Professor School of Visual Communication Design Kent State University Steven McCarthy Professor College of Design University of Minnesota Conventional academic scholarship typically involves publishing one’s research findings in journals and books, or in the arts, performing or exhibiting creative work. Design straddles these worlds and adds its own cultural norms, such as … Continue reading “Critical Practices as Design Scholarship: Strategies and Opportunities”

Trianimals

Ned Drew Professor Department of Arts, Culture and Media Rutgers University Brenda McManus Assistant Professor Graphic Design Dyson College of Arts & Sciences Pace University This letterpress project encompasses the traditional printing method with a contemporary and modular printing system. Inspired by the minimalist children’s book design of artists such as Blexbolex, Bruno Munari and … Continue reading “Trianimals”

How Hard Is It To Navigate A Rectangle? Harder Than You Think

Neil Ward Assistant Professor of Graphic Design Drake University Wayfinding and signage are important pieces of a buildings structure and interior space, especially on college/university campuses. They provide a visual blueprint that informs students, administrators, faculty, and public visitors where they are and attempts to direct them to classrooms, galleries, labs, performance spaces, and offices. When … Continue reading “How Hard Is It To Navigate A Rectangle? Harder Than You Think”

Eat Your Vegetables: Sneaking in Conceptual Thinking During Technical Instruction

Suzanne Dell’Orto Adjunct Lecturer Fine & Performing Arts Baruch College, CUNY “Eat Your Vegetables: Sneaking in Conceptual Thinking during Technical Instruction” is an experiential progression of graphic design projects that helps to introduce and refine the technical skills essential to professional practice. More important, it overlays other 21st century skills, adding pedagogical depth to the … Continue reading “Eat Your Vegetables: Sneaking in Conceptual Thinking During Technical Instruction”

A Start-Up Simulator: Collaborative Design Studio

Efecem Kutuk Program Coordinator Industrial Design, University Lecturer Robert Busch School of Design Michael Graves College Kean University In recent years collaboration has become a fundamental of the design industry. In the start-up business environment, the corporate structure has been replaced by a passionate, skilled and capable 24/7 work force of risk-taking design entrepreneurs. Everyday … Continue reading “A Start-Up Simulator: Collaborative Design Studio”

Fashioning The Brand

Summer Doll-MyersGraphic DesignKutztown University Ann LemonAdvertisingKutztown University The good, the bad and the beautiful of fashion advertising. What does it mean to wear a label, a logo, a brand – across your chest or on your back pocket? Consumers, especially millennials, are becoming more invested in the brands they love by following, liking, and pinning … Continue reading “Fashioning The Brand”

A Selfish Communication

Brian Dougan Associate Professor of Architecture American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates From within the hasty pace of academic change, the absence of certain platitudinous expertise in design education together with an emphasis in nascent design technologies has resulted in an unavoidable deficit in terms of how students work. The contemporary attack is often … Continue reading “A Selfish Communication”