Wednesday, April 8, 10:00am–1:00pm
CSB 218C
Tracy Ma is currently the Visual Editor at The New York Times Styles desk. Formerly she was the Deputy Creative Director at Bloomberg Businessweek and she was a lecturer at Parsons.
Design Lecture Series: Ayham Ghraowi & Matt Wolff
Wednesday, April 1, 10:00am–1:00pm
CSB 218C
Ayham Ghraowi is a graphic designer and editor based in New York. From 2017 to 2019, he was lecturer in Critical Practice at Yale School of Art, where he also served as the Assistant Dean for Research and Public Projects. In 2018, he initiated the Yale School of Art Press. In summer of 2019, alongside Byron Kim and Lisa Sigal in their inaugural year as co-directors, he joined as faculty at Yale Norfolk Summer School where he continues to develop curriculum and teach. In addition to teaching, he directs an independent studio of collaborators that design and produce publications, digital applications, exhibitions and films. He was recently producer and the assistant director of Drill, a film by Hito Steyerl that premiered at Park Avenue Armory in Summer 2019. He is a contributing editor at e-flux journal.
Design Lecture Series: Shannon Finnegan
Wednesday, March 25, 10:00am–1:00pm
CSB 218C
Shannon Finnegan is a Brooklyn-based multidisciplinary artist making work about accessibility and disability culture. They have done projects with Banff Centre, Friends of the High Line, Tallinn Art Hall, Nook Gallery, and the Wassaic Project. They have spoken at the Brooklyn Museum, School for Poetic Computation, The 8th Floor, and The Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library. In 2018, Finnegan received a Wynn Newhouse Award and participated in Art Beyond Sight’s Art + Disability Residency. In 2019, they were an artist-in-residence at Eyebeam. Finnegan’s work has been written about in C Magazine, Art in America, Hyperallergic, and the New York Times.
Design Lecture Series: Jane Wong
NOTE: This lecture has been rescheduled for March 25.
Wednesday, March 11, 10:00am–1:00pm
CSB 218C
“Jane [Wong] is an architect and everyday designer. She holds a degree in Architecture from the University of Waterloo School of Architecture, where upon graduating, has worked as a project lead for a major condominium project in Toronto and a key designer on several other high profile mixed-used commercial and residential projects.”
“While practicing full time in architecture, she has pursued her interests in social innovation and personal craft through exhibitions and other research studies. She has been published in OnSite and has also had several exhibitions of her work showcased in Toronto, including a regional competition winning project for Canada’s entry to the 2012 Venice Biennale in Architecture. She also co-founded RUNE as a platform for exploration into architectural objects and jewelry design.”
“Her time at Waterloo allowed for the pursuit of many international internships, including a term in Copenhagen. This international experience allowed her to both broaden her understanding of urban typologies, and also gain insight into the day to day operations of vastly different cultures around the world.”
“Those years set a foundation into what has now grown into a critical interest in constructed and social environments, and how those are heavily influenced by the intersection of architecture, technology and new media.”
“The potential for social innovation to change a city through interactive technology is fascinating, and Jane returns to Copenhagen to pursue graduate studies at CIID for what looks to be an exciting and fast-paced year of exploration and research!”
Design Lecture Series: Gregor Huber
Wednesday, March 4, 10:00am–1:00pm
CSB 218C
Gregor Huber is a co-founder of Huber/Sterzinger (formerly Glashaus), a collaborative design practice based in Zurich, Switzerland.
Past projects include Yto Barrada, The Dye Garden, Edition Digital Culture Nr. 6 – Virtual Reality, and A Pyrotechnic Display of Creativity (recipient of the Swiss Design Awards 2009).
On A Pyrotechnic Display of Creativity, Aurelia Müller noted:
“Gregor Huber is responsible for the content, concept and design of the Rote Fabrik newspaper and has been awarded a Swiss Federal Design Grant in recognition of his graphic design for the years 2007 – 2009. The newspaper, which appears ten times a year, provides information on the programme of events at the Rote Fabrik in Zurich, a former factory turned alternative arts centre. It also addresses a wide range of topical issues. Although it focuses more on the role of this historically left-wing institution as an ongoing project rather than on any ideological dogma, according to the graphic artist, the newspaper can and does take a political stance.”
“The themes traditionally associated with the alternative arts scene are deliberately replaced by current topics. In one issue, for instance, the newspaper explores ‘Wissen und Bedenken’ [Knowledge and Misgivings]. In another, it looks at the Wikipedia Generation and the rise of half-knowledge. Under the heading ‘Focused on you and your needs’, the question of survival in a corporate world is discussed, while an issue devoted to ‘Selbstveröffentlichung’ [Self-publication] is all about privacy and the quest for identity in a mass-media society. What is particularly remarkable about this newspaper is the way it merges content and form: in this issue, a Facebook-style layout is used to convey all the information gathered online and collated to form the fictitious personal profile of a so-called Mr Rolf Müller.”
“The key to the graphic design of the Rote Fabrik newspaper is that it responds specifically to the current theme of each issue and is freely adapted to suit the topic rather than having to follow a prescribed format. This tailor-made approach means that the design of each issue is unique, brimming with ideas and invariably full of all sorts of surprising and unexpected graphic solutions.”
“Gregor Huber notes how important it is for him to be on the lookout for new, experimental ways of getting the message across. He has certainly proved that amply in his design for the newspaper. The positively pyrotechnic display of creative ideas in his use of different styles, together with his meticulously executed and highly varied solutions make him a deserving winner of this award.”
Design Lecture Series: Federico Pérez Villoro
Wednesday, February 26, 10:00am–1:00pm
CSB 218C
Federico Pérez Villoro is an artist and researcher living between Mexico City and New York. Through texts, performances, and digital artifacts, Federico explores the materiality of language and the impact of technology in socio-political behavior. His work has been exhibited internationally and published by Printed Matter, C Magazine, Gato Negro Ediciones, and the Walker Art Center’s The Gradient. Federico has taught undergraduate and graduate courses at the Rhode Island School of Design and California College of the Arts. He has lectured and acted as a visiting critic at schools such as CalArts, The New School, UNAM, and Hongik University. In addition, Federico has advanced a number of experimental educational initiatives. He recently founded Materia Abierta, a summer program on theory, art, and technology in Mexico City. Previously, Federico developed Second Thoughts, a series of lectures, workshops, and discussions on contemporary design at Fundación Alumnos and Museo Tamayo. Alongside Roxana Fabius, he is the co-founder of (human) learning, an itinerant study group that has been hosted in spaces such as P! in New York City, Art Center/South Florida in Miami, Florida, and ZONAMACO in Mexico City. In 2013, he received an MFA from the Rhode Island School of Design.