Monika Maniecki Adjunct Lecturer MFA in Illustration Fashion Institute of Technology, SUNY This research was presented at the Design Incubation Colloquium 1.2: New York City College of Technology on Friday, October 31, 2014.
Abstracts
The Graphic Design Portfolio: Process Over Product
Irina Lee Design Director, Bureau Blank Adjunct Lecturer, School of Visual Arts Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Visual Communications: Art + Graphic Design SUNY Farmingdale Portfolio preparation can be a friendly approach to learning time management, identifying personal career goals, and transitioning from a student to a professional practice. “Live Interviews + Networking Night” was … Continue reading “The Graphic Design Portfolio: Process Over Product”
Defining Practice, Redefining Education: Five Case Studies
Juliette Cezzar Associate Director & Assistant Professor BFA Communication Design Parsons the New School for Design The last decade has brought with it a fragmentation of the design field, where the work of the graphic designer is publicly being defined as limited to artifacts (magazines, posters, advertisements) while “new”fields of interaction design, digital product design, service … Continue reading “Defining Practice, Redefining Education: Five Case Studies”
Engaging the Campus Community with Design Thinking
Andrew DeRosa Assistant Professor Queens College, CUNY Design thinking often involves small trans-disciplinary teams working together to tackle complex problems for communities using ethnography, prototyping and co-design. Translating this process into an academic course creates a number of challenges and opportunities. I’ve chosen to approach this challenge by using the campus as laboratory and engaging … Continue reading “Engaging the Campus Community with Design Thinking”
Reality Check: Learning About the Difference Between Design and Designer
Yue Chen Art Director Office of Visual Communication New York City College of Technology, CUNY Design critic Ralph Caplan wrote: “Learning how to write is not the same as being a writer.” The same principle holds true when it comes to design, and yet this simple truth is often forgotten in the classroom. While students … Continue reading “Reality Check: Learning About the Difference Between Design and Designer”
Service-learning: A Natural Fit in Design Education?
M. Genevieve Hitchings Assistant Professor Advertising Design & Graphic Arts New York City College of Technology, CUNY College level design courses can provide students with opportunities to work effectively in collaboration with actual clients. Such projects, undertaken jointly by faculty, students, and clients, develop student skills not only in design, but also in research, and … Continue reading “Service-learning: A Natural Fit in Design Education?”
Design Considerations for Low Literacy Audiences: A Case Study
Kathryn Weinstein Associate Professor of Graphic Design Queens College, CUNY This presentation describes a case study of the re-design of the Inwood House Resident’s Handbook. Inwood House is a short-term residence for pregnant young women in foster care. Considerations for the design of the handbook included the age, gender and the average literacy level (3rd … Continue reading “Design Considerations for Low Literacy Audiences: A Case Study”
ABC’s of Type Design
Liz DeLuna Associate Professor of Graphic Design St. John’s University Every typeface has a story, and many typefaces have life cycles and histories that span centuries. These histories and stories reveal tales of historical and cultural context, modes of production, changes in production technologies and rationales for the emergence of styles and trends. This lecture examines … Continue reading “ABC’s of Type Design”
The Unique Challenges of Defining Research and Scholarship for Communication Design Academics
Dan Wong Assistant Professor Advertising Design & Graphic Arts New York City College of Technology, CUNY This research was presented at the Design Incubation Colloquium 1.0: Inaugural Event at AIGA on Thursday, June 5, 2014.
Using Printmaking Techniques to Teach Metacognitive Skills to Design Students
Sharon (Libby) Clarke Assistant Professor Advertising Design and Graphic Arts New York City College of Technology, CUNY As we educators wrestle with the shifting significance of print in our classrooms, we risk losing equipment, space, and funding for printmaking techniques that are seen as being no longer relevant. This study works to prove that techniques … Continue reading “Using Printmaking Techniques to Teach Metacognitive Skills to Design Students”