Collaborative Design MFA Design Systems MA programs, Pacific Northwest College of Art at Willamette University @pnca @willamette_u

Joined March 2012
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13 Dec 2022
Presented about my thesis topic last week! More to come, and I will be looking for community participation throughout the next couple of months for us activating space throughout PDX! If you're interested, please consider filling out the following form: forms.gle/8NkKSeomLeR1QJow5
Miguel Rodriguez' thesis 'Space Activation: A collaborative exchange between BIPoC artists cultural institutions' asks “How does space activation encourage collaboration between BIPoC artists museums, & what can it look like through #designjustice participatory frameworks?”
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Miguel Rodriguez' thesis 'Space Activation: A collaborative exchange between BIPoC artists cultural institutions' asks “How does space activation encourage collaboration between BIPoC artists museums, & what can it look like through #designjustice participatory frameworks?”
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Katie Vellman's MFA thesis proposal 'Project Clean Your Beauty: Is Your Skincare Safe?' harnesses research through design to ask, “How might we empower Portland beauty consumers to make more informed decisions about their skincare products?” #skincare #transparency
Hafsa Aden's MFA thesis proposal 'A Better Read on Identity: ... representation in children’s books' asked, “How might we use design to activate critical discourse about children's pictures books that center racially diverse characters with a variety of lived experiences?” 📚
Students presented their thesis proposals last week! Brendy Hale's 'CitySound PDX: Fostering community through noise' asked, "How might design play a role in preserving the local music scene's stewardship of arts and culture through community-based research and collaboration?"
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This Wednesday 10/5 @pnca, @ronbronson leads a group discussion on how designers perpetuate harm in UX and how that might change. It's part of @aigaportland PDX Design Festival happening this week! pdxdesignfestival.org/all-ev…
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Thursday evening @PDXArtMuseum, @pnca faculty member & speculative design strategist @Joy_Alise of @ImagineBlack_ speaks w/ scholar Robin D. G. Kelley, poet @aja_monet, & political educator Ekundayo Igeleke about the power of the Black radical imagination. imagineblack.org/blog/freedo…
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Asst Professor @Joy_Alise Davis speaking tomorrow night, 9/14 on the state of Black political power in Oregon at @albertarosepdx!
There's still time to get your tickets for Wednesday's conversation on the state of Black political power in Oregon! Join us in Portland along with guests @Joy_Alise Davis, Keith Jenkins, Marcus LeGrand and facilitator @brucepoinsette. oregonhumanities.org/program…
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Collab Design alumna Ophir El-Boher published her MFA thesis in 'This is Distributed Design'! Her participatory design research intervention focused on the post-modern evolution of distributed fashion. Read her chapter FREE online distributeddesign.eu/this-is… @ddesignplatform @pnca
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Our Chair @SeaMeetsSkye visualized 'How the Ocean Sustains Complex Life' for Scientific American's August issue. Our new cohort of grad students start their first Information Design class today! @pnca @willamette_u scientificamerican.com/artic… via @sciam
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First Thursday is tonight (6/2, 5–8pm)! All three exhibition spaces in the Pearl will be open, highlighting our @pnca MFA/MA thesis work. CD/DS student installations are in the Maddox Building at 1231 NW Hoyt St (entrance on 13th). Hope to see you there!
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Moderated by first year MFA Collaborative Design student, Miguel Rodriguez—deep diving into knotty issues within Social Justice dialogue.
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Announcing the 2021 Hallie Ford School of Graduate Studies Symposium: Speculative Futures: Art, AI, and Digital Worldmaking. November 19-20. Click the link to learn more. pnca.edu/academics/graduate/…
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Our new Chair @SeaMeetsSkye will be moderating the #GettingPhysical panel at @InfoPlusConf today. Check out the many Information Design lightening talks on their site!
22 Sep 2021
Join us for the #GettingPhysical panel @InfoPlusConf Thu, 30 Sep together with @mattbrehmer @LinsDerry @dariorodighiero @cybunk and Lora Oehlberg, moderated by @SeaMeetsSkye. informationplusconference.co…
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Artificial Intelligence and the Future of UX with Design Research Meetup Group at PNCA’s BridgeLab tonight 6:30 - 8:00 pm pnca.edu/cds

No creative problem solving no iteration > frustration. x.com/colinctc/status/992615…

This. You can't tear down truth. Literally. x.com/adamcbest/status/99218…
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