Teaching & Student Work

31 Mar Shifting Spaces & Forgotten Walls Exhibition

Posted at 09:45h in Student Work & Teaching

A final look at the “Shifting Spaces & Forgotten Walls” exhibition that was recently held at Art 29 at the W Doha Hotel & Residences. Through a series of photographs and videos, the exhibition provided a closer look at the diversity of Qatar’s atmospheric Old...

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17 Dec Three! Junior Exhibition of Interactive Systems for Change

Posted at 00:59h in Student Work & Teaching

Three is an exhibition based on three components of design: condition, action, and effect. It was produced by students in their third year of the Graphic Design program and taught by three faculty: Basma Hamdy, Levi Hammett, and Denielle Emans. The exhibition is the product...

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01 Dec 3D Character Design

Posted at 16:20h in Student Work & Teaching

With an introduction to 3D modeling, this multi-phase project asked students to navigate basic 3D rendering technology and translate a vector illustration into three dimensions. Once complete, students printed their characters on a MakerBot and hand-painted the character models. For the final phase of the project,...

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01 Dec Book Jacket

Posted at 21:39h in Student Work & Teaching

For this assignment, students devised a series of experiments to explore a chosen verb through typographic formal compositions. Each student aimed to develop a unique visual representation of the word based on its meaning using single letters or different words. Following the experimental process, students developed...

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07 Nov AASHE Conference & Expo

Posted at 21:24h in Student Work & Teaching

Four outstanding students from the Fall 2014 Design for a Sustainable Future course accompanied me in an exhibition opportunity at the 'AASHE 2015 Conference and Expo: Transforming Sustainability Education' held in Minneapolis. Accepted for inclusion as part of the conference in a double-blind peer review process,...

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07 Mar Collage & Expression

Posted at 21:57h in Student Work & Teaching

For this Imaging II project, students created two binary posters to reflect two opposing emotions (ie. confidence vs fear), time-periods (ie. past vs present), selves (ie. how you see yourself vs how others see you), or even melodies. The goal was to capture the quality, emotion, and...

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23 Dec Wonderbox

Posted at 00:51h in Student Work & Teaching

This project was a collaboration between GDES students and MAHATAT, a public art organization located in the Middle East. During the collaboration, students worked to revive the magic of traditional ‘wonder-boxes’ by developing prototypes in English and Arabic, while considering the need for both functionality...

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01 Dec ReStart: Sustainability Exhibition

Posted at 00:34h in Student Work & Teaching

Sustainability—it’s a word we hear a lot. We casually refer to sustainable choices, products, and lifestyles, but what exactly is this idea of sustainability? In order to unravel this buzzword, nineteen Graphic Design seniors from Virginia Commonwealth University’s campus in Doha, Qatar (VCUQ) and Rochester...

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30 Nov Packaging the Mundane

Posted at 23:53h in Student Work & Teaching

This project asked students to choose a (perishable or non-perishable) product that satisfies an essential need for a “makeover” using experimental print formats. The goal was to take the mundane package and breathe life into the item using a system-based approach. The package should engage...

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