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Design Incubation Colloquium 1.5: Rhode Island School of Design

Design Incubation Colloquium 1.5: Rhode Island School of Design

Hosted by Lisa Maione
Saturday, March 7, 2015
10am–3:30pm
RISD Design Center
20 N. Main Street, Room 212
Providence, RI 02903

Agenda

10:00-11:00am

Modes of Self-Publishing
Minkyoung Kim, Christina Webb
Rhode Island School of Design
MFA Candidates in Graphic Design

Voice + Space + Place: Black Cultural Expression
Kelly Walters
Rhode Island School of Design
MFA Candidates in Graphic Design

Too Many Grads Redux
Kathryn Weinstein
Associate Professor
Queens College, CUNY

11:00-1:00pm Presentations

Rethinking Graphic Design Education
Matthew Monk
Academic Dean
Vermont College of Fine Arts

Bequeath(ed) Type
Liz DeLuna
Associate Professor of Graphic Design
Department of Art and Design
St. John’s University

The Queer Writing on the Bathroom Wall
Mark Addison Smith, Assistant Professor
Electronic Design and Multimedia
The City College of New York

My Korea Studies: Gender, Race and Language in South Korea
Yoon Soo Lee, Professor
Department of Design
College of Visual & Performing Arts
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Founding Faculty
Vermont College of Fine Arts

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

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

Design for Dystopia
Amelia Marzec
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Queens College
Hunter College

Social Disruptions
Andrew Shea
Adjunct Faculty
Pratt Institute
Parsons, The New School

1:00-2:00pm Break for Lunch
2:00-3:00pm Presentations

Re-Defining Reading
Laura Franz
Professor, Design Department
Head, Graphic Design Option (Major)
College of Visual and Performing Arts, UMass Dartmouth

The Next Wave in Publication Design
Christie Shin
Assistant Professor
Communication Design, School of Art and Design
Fashion Institute of Technology

3:00-3:30 Publishing Confidential

Aaris Sherin
Associate Professor of Graphic Design
St. John’s University

Attendees

  • James Chae, RISD
  • Kyle Green, RISD
  • Dana Haddad, RISD
  • Genevieve Hitchings, CityTech
  • Nicole Juen, Vermont CFA
  • Lisa Maione, RISD
  • Regina Milan, UMass Lowell
  • Grace Moon, Queens College
  • Patricia Phillips, RISD
  • Alexander Stewart, RISD
  • Dan Wong, CityTech
  • CJ Yeh, FIT SUNY

Publishing Confidential

Aaris Sherin
Associate Professor of Graphic Design
St. John’s University

The author of a number of books and articles, Sherin dives into the mysterious world of design research and publishing. She will give examples of what works and what doesn’t, while highlighting ways of making the writing process productive and enjoyable.

List of Selected Books by Aaris Sherin:

This research was presented at the Design Incubation Colloquium 1.5: Rhode Island School of Design on Saturday, March 7, 2015.

Design for Dystopia

Amelia Marzec
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Queens College
Hunter College

Imagine a future where the American dollar is worthless. To re-build the economy, citizens must use the only resource available: decades of postconsumer waste. With no way to afford expensive international electronics, but with a deep human desire to connect, they sift through products that have been subject to planned obsolescence for the possibility of working parts. The goal is to build a new communications infrastructure that is community-controlled and far from the prying eyes of any government.

In the global economy, we have enjoyed more connectedness than ever before; but have paid a price in privacy and autonomy. Governments can and will suppress communication, as we have seen during Arab Spring and the Hong Kong protests. Centralized internet and phone systems are not able to survive natural disasters, as we’ve seen during the Tohoku Earthquake and Hurricane Sandy. If roads are closed, gas is rationed and the internet is down, it is impossible to order any supplies. It is time to remove the mystique surrounding the production of telecommunications systems. We must learn to use what is at hand to be prepared for disruptions.

Design for Dystopia traces several projects from concept to outcome: a project that allows people to send messages offline using their mobile phones, bypassing their cell phone provider; a project that re-envisions the structure of electronics manufacturing in America; and thoughts on furthering the design of a more democratic communications infrastructure, using native materials. We need to consider that the devices and methods with which we are dependent on to communicate and receive our content are also political, and we need to address what is actually necessary for basic communication.

This research was presented at the Design Incubation Colloquium 1.5: Rhode Island School of Design on Saturday, March 7, 2015.

My Korea Studies: Gender, Race and Language in South Korea

Yoon Soo Lee, Professor
Department of Design
College of Visual & Performing Arts
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Founding Faculty
Vermont College of Fine Arts

In October of 2012, I started my research into South Korea: the long lost memories, the Korean sentiment, how I am Korean, and how I am not Korean. I started a journal where I wrote exclusively in Korean. New connections were made, and what I thought was going to happen did not happen. Deep seeded experiences of gender and race floated to the top. And the content was negotiated through the study of the Korean language and Korean typography. I would like to share the process of my research and how I ended up on the idea of creating picture books for biracial children of South Korea and the United States.

This research was presented at the Design Incubation Colloquium 1.5: Rhode Island School of Design on Saturday, March 7, 2015.

Colloquium 1.5: Call for Submissions

Deadline: March 1, 2015

The  2015 Spring Colloquium will be held at the Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI. We invite all Communication Design researchers to submit abstracts for consideration by our panel of peers.

For more details, see the Submission Process description.
Event Date: Saturday, March 7, 2015

RISD Design Center, 20 N. Main Street, Room 212.
Providence, RI 02903

Agenda
11:00-1:00pm Presentation
1:00-2:00pm Break for Lunch
2:00-3:30 Discussion: Design Research and Publishing

Please RSVP if you plan on attending. Space is limited.