Archive for August, 2009

TalkingDesign: Fabrica!

“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 [...]

Tuesday, August 11th, 2009

DesignMatters! Mariana Amatullo discusses Art Center’s Human Rights Exhibition

editor’s note: for the original published article with accompanying footnotes, please click here.

“Images for Human Rights: Student Voices”: A Model Design Education and Public Outreach Project from the Art Center of Design.
How do young artists and designers address human rights?  How does the next generation of visual thinkers engage in a dialogue about freedom, human [...]

Monday, August 10th, 2009

Still TalkingDesign: Nederlandse Stijl II

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 [...]

Wednesday, August 5th, 2009