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Guest Lecture: Timothy Bardlavens
Last month, MFA Products of Design was proud to host cultural strategist and Facebook Product Design Manager, Timothy Bardlavens. Timothy spoke to us about navigating Whiteness and implicit bias through the lens of product design.
Register For our 2020 Open House & Info Sessions!
Join us at this year's Open House and Information Session, taking place on Wednesday, November 11th, 2020, from 7pm – 9:pm EST! Attendees will be able to meet faculty, alumni, and current students, see projects, learn about the program, participate in “lightning design charettes,” and ask questions about life at Products of Design. 7pm, so please log in a few minutes early. Hope to see you there!
New Interview on Core77: What Does it Take to Get Accepted to PoD?
An interview with Chair Allan Chochinov was just published on Core77.com as part of their “getting accepted” series. In the interview, Allan talks about several aspects of the program—from what the department is looking for in an applicant, to what graduates walk out the door with.
Announcing the Fall 2020 Studio Visit Series!
We are delighted to announce our Visiting Lecture Series lineup for the Fall 2020 season. Read more below about Dori Tunstall, Paola Antonelli, Timothy Bardlavens, Mariana Prieto, and Danny Alexander below! And if you want to attend one of these events, just reach out!
Announcing the Fall 2020 Lecture Series!
We are delighted to announce our Visiting Lecture Series lineup for the Fall 2020 season. Read more below about Dori Tunstall, Paola Antonelli, Timothy Bardlavens, Mariana Prieto, and Danny Alexander below! And if you want to attend one of these events, just reach out!
Orientation 2020: Our First Virtual Futuring Workshop!
Last night wrapped up our 2020 New Student Orientation for the Class of 2022, and it was an amazing finish. Facitlitated by Products of Design alumni Steve Hamilton, Manaka Tamura, and Lucy Knops, students took to the 24 hour hackathon with extraordinary commitment and enthusiasm. The “reveal” of the work—typically students take the streets of New York City—rather took place on Zoom, with each participant inviting “friends of friends” to keep close with the intention that responses to the work are from people not in the field of design.
Announcing New Faculty for 2020-2021!
We are thrilled to welcome five amazing new faculty to Products of Design for the 2020-2021 year. Meet them below!
BIRTH REBORN: Using Design to Address Barriers to Equitable Maternal Care for Black Women
At a time when the maternal mortality rate in the US is soaring, Victoria Ayo's thesis, Birth Reborn: Using Design to Address Barriers to Equitable Maternal Care for Black Women, aims to give voice and power back to black women and mothers. Her project explores how design can build more awareness, facilitate the integration of ancestral knowledge, leverage the community, and help eliminate barriers to equitable birth outcomes. Victoria proposes new realities for collective care, bringing the wellbeing of mothers out of isolation and into solidarity.
Guest Lecture: Cameron Tonkinwise
On April 17th, Products of Design was pleased to host an annual lecture by Cameron Tonkinwise, celebrated design studies scholar and Professor of Interdisciplinary Design at the University of Technology Sydney. Widely regarded as one of speculative and critical design’s fiercest and most insightful critics, Cameron’s fifth talk at SVA is a philosophical inquiry into what he calls “Sacrificing Design” and in the sacrifice in saying no.