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I Officially Love Design

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Stephanie Schwartz

Whenever I discuss the program with friends or family, I always talk about this class. I bring up the projects we’re working on, the blog assignments, something I discovered through this class. It’s because we have regular assignments and the … Continue reading →

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More thoughts on design

Posted on December 2, 2012 by Stephanie Schwartz

I enjoyed the essays by Michael Bierut; however, the one major flaw was that reproductions of the Vignelli subway map and ITC Garamond typeface – the subjects of two of the respective essays – were not included. Of course, I … Continue reading →

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“Computer Administrative Debris:” Yes!

Posted on November 28, 2012 by Stephanie Schwartz

I am glad I got to watch Edward Tufte’s video on interface design on the iPhone before I began work on my interface application design because he gave me many things to be aware of. I am aware that great … Continue reading →

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Communication: Emotion and Connection

Posted on November 11, 2012 by Stephanie Schwartz

I watched the Troika Design Agency because I find title work interesting and I have long been interested in television. (On a sidenote, there needs to be better words for interesting. Continue.) Although I have certainly watched my share of … Continue reading →

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Form, Function, Simplicity

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Stephanie Schwartz

Thirty Conversations on Design, brief interviews with a number of people in the design world, offers broad themes and ways of looking at design. Grouped by artist and title of the piece (taken from what was the overall theme), the … Continue reading →

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Design is a Form of Storytelling

Posted on September 30, 2012 by Stephanie Schwartz

Presenting a story in multiple formats is really cool, and expands the narrative. This can be done through transmedia storytelling, or it can just be an extension of an already established story. Whatever way to get a story or information … Continue reading →

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There are learning opportunities everywhere

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Stephanie Schwartz

I can see very quickly how not being aware of basic artistic movements, or categories, would be a major deficiency of any visual designer. Clients would expect someone working in visual media to have a basic understanding of what is … Continue reading →

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Good writing is like good design is like good art

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Stephanie Schwartz

As a connoisseur of good writing (if I may), I agree with Shelley Jackson’s statements regarding writing in the “Write Mutt” section of her essay, “Stitch Bitch.” I love writers with long, discursive sentences (David Foster Wallace essays, his buddy … Continue reading →

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I might actually know something about art now

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Stephanie Schwartz

I got excited when I saw that one of our textbooks for Visual Aesthetics is “Why Is That Art?” Now I can be art snob! I thought. I will be able to answer that question, sound like I know something … Continue reading →

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