October 07, 2011
When buildings are left vacant, they can be detrimental to the communities around them. Grafik Intervention is a project that combines digital projections with historical research, community outreach and live events to bring about creative solutions to urban decay.
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March 04, 2013
As a design student, learning how to give and receive feedback is an essential skill that extends beyond the classroom. Here are some tips for students (and instructors) for participating in a critique.
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December 10, 2012
This high school design studio teaches students to use the creative process as a
problem-solving
method and develop smart communication
solutions that better their communities. The students work on projects in teams, with support and guidance from a professional design mentor.
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Case Study by Dave Copestakes and Gigi McGee December 10, 2012
For these workshops, graphic design students from local colleges were paired with
children ages 8 to 12. Under the guidance of AIGA Philadelphia and Spells
Writing Lab, the participating children created poems and collages that showcased “their Philadelphia.”
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October 07, 2011
When Laura Berglund noticed that students often fell victim to crimes simply because they lacked information, she decided to do something about it. Her solution, “Anchor: A Campaign Against Crime on College Campuses,” leaves no platform behind—from iPhone apps to street art.
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Case Study by University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Team Living Light November 11, 2011
The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2011 is an international
competition held on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. for
interdisciplinary student/faculty teams to design and build
solar-powered, energy-efficient homes. Team Living Light of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, was among the few selected to compete.
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