An experimental practice that bridges the gap between radio and design
Abstracts
Federico: Embracing Outside Influences
A typeface modeled after the sign making practice of a solitary World War II veteran
Data in Motion: Storytelling with Data and Motion Graphics through a Graphic Design Practice & Pedagogy
Students were trained in preparing the dataset through cleaning and enriching it with other relevant metadata
Mining for Ideas: Collaborative Collages as Spaces of Opportunity
A method founded in play and inspired by design history
Navigating Web Accessibility: Lessons Learned from a Community of Practice
The American Disability Act (ADA) prohibits discrimination based on disability, its website does not provide legal details on complying with US web accessibility laws, only suggestions.
Maternal Health Hackathon: Community-Led Design for Reproductive Justice in Arkansas
Participants from across the state were gathered to identify the root causes of the maternal health crisis and generate actionable visions for change
Visualizing Self-Tracked Data to Navigate Well-being
An explorative process, grounded in Positive Psychology’s core concepts like gratitude, acts of kindness, goal-setting, and mindfulness
You Look Like the Right Type
In a daily ritual since 2008, exact-dialogue fragments of overheard conversations are made into illustrated quotes
Making History: Teaching Design History Methods in Studio
Learning outcomes emphasized gathering information, examining sources, interpreting evidence, connecting design to social contexts, and crafting historical narratives in text and image
Co-Creating Compassion: Engaging the Alzheimer’s Community in Social Robotics for Caregiving
A robot for individuals grappling with Alzheimer’s disease that offers companionship, support, and aid in various caregiving tasks