Crossing the Line: Free D-Crit Conference

The School of Visual Arts MFA Design Criticism Department presents “Crossing the Line: The 2010 D-Crit Conference,” organized by D-Crit students. Moderated by D-Crit faculty member and “Studio 360” host Kurt Andersen, this inaugural event will feature thesis presentations by all 15 graduating students alongside keynote lectures by Doors of Perception founder John Thackara and [...]

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How do we spend our time?

Explore American’s time use through an interactive New York Times map charting gender, age, race, employment, and education. Comparing and contrasting can cause us to consider what we value in our daily lives.

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Gap and Pantone – an interesting cobranding attempt

A popup store recently opened on 5th avenue in NYC as a cobranding attempt between Pantone and Gap, launching limited edition tshirts in various Pantone colors. In particular, they featured Pantone’s 2009 color of the year – Mimosa which is described as: Mimosa: Optimistic, hopeful, reassuring, warm, cheerful, radiant, versatile. An interesting attempt for the [...]

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Artist or Designer..or both

As I sat through a lively group of architects, artists, industrial designers, and craftsman argue the virtues and vices of the furniture design industry the other night as part of SHOWPDX, I was struck by the fact that we are witnessing within product design, and perhaps other disciplines in general, a discord – perhaps discords [...]

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