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12/21/2024

Thank you so much! Finishing an incredible semester of Interaction Aesthetics with our first-year students and Fred Kahl šŸ§˜ā€ā™‚ļø

12/19/2024

Closing out a fantastic semester of Type for Masters with our first-year students and Justin C**t! Thank you for your inspiration and support šŸ˜Ž

12/19/2024

Wrapping up an incredible semester of Design and Branding with our first-year students and Kevin Brainard! Thank you so much šŸ˜Š

Photos from SVA MFA Design's post 12/18/2024

Last week, Kelli Anderson joined the Milton Glaser Lecture Series, sharing valuable insights into her creative journey and professional growth with our first-year students.

Kelli Anderson is a graphic artist and paper engineer. She works across a wide range of mediums, including infographics, branding design, pop-up books, and Risograph animations.

kellianderson.com

Posters by Jiaqi Sun

Photos from SVA MFA Design's post 12/18/2024

Early this month, Christian Schwartz visited in the Milton Glaser Lecture Series, providing our first-year students with meaningful insights into his artistic journey and career development.

Christian Schwartz, a type designer and typography consultant based in New York City and a partner in the typefoundry Commercial Type with London-based designer Paul Barnes. A graduate of the Communication Design program at Carnegie Mellon University, Schwartz first worked at MetaDesign Berlin, developing typefaces for Volkswagen and logos for a number of corporations. He then returned to the US and joined the design staff at The Font Bureau, Inc., working for a wide range of corporate and publication clients.

christianschwartz.com
commercialtype.com

Posters by Elena Mehlman

12/12/2024

The last day of Steve Hellerā€™s class for our first-year students featured a special guest speaker: Jessie McGuire, Managing Partner of ThoughtMatter. Thank you, Jessie, for an inspiring talk, and thank you, Steve, for an incredible class!

Photos from SVA MFA Design's post 12/12/2024

Last Friday, we celebrated the holiday season with good food, good drinks, and great company. Thanks to our incredible classmates and faculty for making it such a memorable night. Canā€™t wait to see what 2025 brings! šŸ„‚šŸŽ„ā„ļø

Photos from SVA MFA Design's post 12/03/2024

Last month, Kristin Sloan and Doug Jaeger visited as part of the Milton Glaser Lecture Series, offering our first-year students an insightful glimpse into their creative path and professional evolution.

Kristin Sloan and Doug Jaeger are visionary creatives dedicated to merging design and technology to enhance human experiences. Through The Reset Club, they are building a platform that fosters conscious getaways, quality furnishings, and enriching life experiences. Their philosophy centers on the belief that changing oneā€™s environment can shift perspectives, spark new ideas, and inspire more meaningful connections with the world.

thereset.club

Posters by Leilani Liu

Photos from SVA MFA Design's post 12/01/2024

Dan Covert visited last month as part of the Milton Glaser Lecture Series, offering an inspiring account of his journey to our first-year students.

Dan Covert is a Brooklyn-based director and artist known for his feature film Geoff McFetridge: Drawing a Life, which won the 2023 SXSW Audience Award, and for his work with brands like Apple, Rivian, and The Gates Foundation. As co-founder of the production company Dress Code, he captures authentic moments on film, earning Webby Awards, Vimeo Staff Picks, and recognition from major festivals. As a painter and sculptor, Dan explores the potential for form to create its own graphic language and symbolic systems while examining themes of connection and perfectionism.

dancovert.com

Posters by Margaret Sun

Photos from SVA MFA Design's post 11/26/2024

For ā€˜s assignment ā€œOff The Essenceā€, the second years were assigned to design something taking the essence of their thesis and bringing it to life. Turned out to be an evening of laughter and curiosity aided by cookies!

Photos from SVA MFA Design's post 11/22/2024

Earlier this month, Ryan Feerer joined us as part of the Milton Glaser Lecture Series, where he shared his inspiring journey with our first-year students.

Ryan Feerer, a Texas native with an M.F.A. in design from the School of Visual Arts, combines humor with typography and illustration for projects spanning local businesses to global brands. His clients include Academy Sports & Outdoors, Ace Hotel, Etsy, Fossil, Meta, Snapchat, and Target, and he designed the Postal Serviceā€™s 2021 Western Wear stamps. Focused on creating ā€œgood things for good people,ā€ Ryan also co-owns the apparel brand Fieldschool with Mike Wiggins.

feerer.co
fieldschoolbrand.com

Posters by Shuni Liang

11/19/2024

Weā€™ve wrapped up our student highlight posts, but weā€™re thrilled to bring you even more exciting updates soon. Stay tuned!

Photos from SVA MFA Design's post 11/12/2024

Hello, Iā€™m Seungeun (Andrea) Song from South Korea. I love capturing minimal moments in our everyday lives and bringing them into my world of design.

The video in this campaign presents the life cycle of a flower bouquet. Flowers are cut from their roots and put in preservatives to live past their lifespan. When made into bouquets, they come with numerous wrapping papers and ribbons that become useless after the main event. What remains are flowers, waiting for their inevitable death, and a pile of waste. The content of the video was then created into a poster and held in Seoulā€™s biggest, busiest flower market, the Gangnam Express Bus Terminal Flower Market.

Photos from SVA MFA Design's post 11/12/2024

Hello, Iā€™m Ying Ying, and Iā€™m from Shanghai, China. I graduated from VCUART with a BFA degree in Graphic Design and am currently pursuing my MFA in Design at SVA.

Book Design: All Plants & Trees Have Spirits
In Chinese culture, the relationship between humans and nature is emphasized as a harmonious coexistence rather than merely an interaction based on interests, reflecting a reverence and respect for nature. I am focused on exploring the interdependence between humans and nature, paying special attention to the central role of agricultural culture in this relationship. Agricultural culture is not just a part of daily life, but also a manifestation of the Chinese peopleā€™s deep understanding and respect for the land and nature. My goal is to explore the impact of this lifestyle on our modern life by studying the way humans coexist with nature, combined with anecdotes from traditional Chinese culture. I create a narrative book around themes such as the Spring Sacrifice, Rain Prayer, Fuxi, and Lantern Lighting, presenting this cultural concept and practice through a combination of narrative and visual art.

Photos from SVA MFA Design's post 11/11/2024

Hello, everyone. My name is Youmin, and I am a graphic designerā€”designed in South Korea, manufactured in the United States.

South Koreaā€™s path to democratization is complex and often turbulent. What is now viewed as a democratic and economic success story was shaped by a history of authoritarian rule mixed with faint attempts at democracy, despite the countryā€™s official name, the Republic of Korea.

began as a digital poster, created to inform and pay tribute to one of the many pivotal moments in South Koreaā€™s democratic history. The poster features imagery of Lee Hanyeol, a student protester who tragically lost consciousness after being struck by a tear gas canister fired by government forces, never to regain it.

Over time, the project grew beyond its original form. It expanded into a series of infographics and eventually became a web archive, addressing key questions: What is the current state of democracy in South Korea? Is it truly democratic today? Where is it headed? Are the democratic values and principles that past generations fought for being upheld? Can we say with certainty that they are?

Unfortunately, South Korea today faces a political climate defined by division, hatred, and an increasingly unbalanced exercise of power. Deos that mean we are returning to the dark days of the past, when martial law shut down universities, banned political activities, silenced the press, and citizens were brutally suppressed for demanding their rights?

Visit www.projectfordemocracy.org for more information.

Photos from SVA MFA Design's post 11/10/2024

My name is Shuni Liang, currently starting my MFA degree at the School of Visual Arts. Before that, I completed a BFA in animation major at the Savannah College of Art and Design. In previous projects, I explored a combination of experimental graphic design and 3D animation.

This project explores the societal pressures surrounding the removal of moles on the female body. Moles, natural features of the body, often become symbols of patriarchal control, leading women to conform to external beauty standards by removing them. Through this exploration, I aim to uncover how these influences create internal conflict and a loss of self-identity and autonomy. Using the metaphor of the ā€œmole,ā€ I reflect on the body as a battleground for power and control, examining the deep impacts of societal forces on womenā€™s rights and freedom.

Photos from SVA MFA Design's post 11/10/2024

Hi, I am Aimee Chang. As an individual with a background in fashion design from Parsons School of Design, my creative journey has been characterized by a relentless pursuit of innovation and a passion for pushing the boundaries of traditional artistic disciplines. Through experiences in fashion, I have discovered a profound interest in harnessing my creative lens as a fashion enthusiast to explore the dynamic realm of graphic design.

This is an editorial concept I have developed from my fashion thesis project in my undergrad. It merges the distinct visual elements of photography and sketchbook processes from my portfolio, presenting a dynamic interplay of textures, emotions, and narratives. Each photograph reflects the raw, unfiltered energy of the design process, from early sketches to the finished garment, allowing the audience to experience the depth and complexity of my work. This curation is an immersive experience that conveys the mood, the underlying themes, and the artistic ethos that shaped my design lens as a multidisciplinary designer.

Photos from SVA MFA Design's post 11/09/2024

Hi! My name is Yushan and you can also call me Mint. I was born in Beijing and currently stay in NY.

The Panopticon Handbook is a personal project that aims to teach the readers the concept of Panopticon in the form of an interactive typography-based playbook. Through several simple games, such as password decoding, connecting-the-dots and finding coordinates, people will develop their own journey throughout the history of panopticonā€”a disciplinary concept thatā€™s still relevant to our current society. I hid several propaganda posters between the pages as if the book was used as a political weapon from a dystopian drama.

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