Journal Entry from the Ruggerero Genocide Survivors’ Village Project

Excited to deliver the materials created by the senior graphic design class at Drexel University, I was back in Rwanda this past June. The class had worked hard to complete the assignment funded by the Sappi Foundation Grant Ideas that Matter to develop an identity and brand tools [...]

Maryam Hosseinnia Shares her Experience of Continuing Education

Lately, I’ve been grappling with the following questions: how do experienced designers reach out for creative inspiration? What about professors who bask in the dynamic arena of academic exchange fuelled by young blood?
How important is it for a visual communicator to foster an evolving spirit of creativity in [...]

Join us in October as we travel into the heart of China’s design scene.

We’ll visit Hong Kong, Shanghai, Suzhou and Beijing. It’s a trip not to miss.
For more information, download pdfs here. Ask about our one week discount option.

“Una Conversazione sul Ruolo della Cultura e della Responsabilità Sociale nel Design”
editors note: For a slideshow of Fabrica’s entry in the AIGA XCD competition, click here. To review Fabrica’s ongoing social campaigns, click here

AIGA XCD: Fabrica! Who are you and how did you come to be?

FABRICA: Fabrica is a unique hybrid environment of learning [...]

Praten Over Ontwerp, Part 2

More insight from our friends at the Willem de Kooning Academy (WDKA)
Recap:
The Academy has just launched the Cultural Diversity minor, in collaboration with students from the Department of Cultural & Social Studies (CMV) at Rotterdam University.
Research for the Project is commissioned by a partner from the City of Rotterdam. This [...]

Praten over ontwerp, Part 1
AIGA XCD TalkingDesign goes to Rotterdam! Our TalkingDesign Session features graduates from the Willem de Kooning Academy (WDKA)
Introduction
The Academy has just launched the Cultural Diversity minor, in collaboration with students from the Department of Cultural & Social Studies (CMV) at Rotterdam University.
Research for the Project is commissioned by a partner from [...]

Entry #1

At the San Diego Y-Conference earlier this year, I gave a presentation outlining the social and political upheavals prior to the establishment of our office, Smart Design.  The presentation got the attention of the CrossCultural Junction, and an invitation to join as an ongoing contributor.

From Air Jordan to the Dalai Lama, photographer Tony Di Zinno made his bones on propaganda and print campaigns for the likes of Nike, Adidas and The North Face. His career spans assignments in 50 countries and on six different continents informing his work with a distinct global - and very human - perspective.
Tony [...]

Reflections on self-validation and the role of “Social Design”

The Masterstudio Basel explores the idea of Furniture
What makes The Chair a chair? The fact that someone’s sitting on it? And if a person sleeps or eats on it, would that make it a bed or a table?