I feel like I have been saying (still with uncertainty) for some time now that maybe jumping directly to college right after high school may not be the answer. How many times have you heard about students whom go directly to college, get their degree, and find a job in an unrelated field. I [...]
In a few weeks, “A Better World by Design” conference will be held for the 2011 year. This year I, and some close colleagues at GoodGood Design, have been invited to team-facilitate two workshops at the event. Our mutual designer buddies [...]
This summer, I have had the great opportunity to teach high school students design, as part of a college Young Artists Residency program at the Art Institute of Boston @ Lesley University. Students of my Graphic Design Techniques course collaborated with students from another graphic design course, and a fashion design course, to [...]
I was interviewed recently for a magazine feature about a course I designed and teach called “Introduction to iPad and iPhone Development”. A writer came to my class one evening and spoke with some of my students about the course, and the apps they had been working on as part of their capstone [...]
I had the pleasure to attend the 2011 Design Senior Exhibition at the Art Institute of Boston at Lesley University. There I found great work and a great turnout. Highlights for me include some extremely nice branding and poster based graphic design work from Stephanie Young, and two iPad apps developed by
I am thrilled to announce the launch of a new project I have been working on for the last 9 months. I am working as a Senior Designer/Developer for SENSATE Journal, a brand new academic journal based out of Harvard and MIT. Fellow designer Ben Gaydos (GoodGood Design) [...]
This assignment has students create a real-life object intended for human interaction. They have one week to complete a prototype and presentation. The goal of this assignment is to have students break from using their laptops and Adobe software suite, and exercise their resourcefulness muscle.
Students created a variety of items from disposable trash cans, [...]
Course: Freshman Semiar @ Bunker Hill Community College.
Speical thanks to Kate Castelli from the AIB Illustration Department for working with our BHCC students.
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