Graphic Design 1: The Studio︎︎︎Graphic Design 1: The Studio︎︎︎
Co-taught with Ana Llorente
Chair: Jon Sueda
⟶ Course website
⟶ Final course exhibition website: Anthropositivisms
Above poster images: Andrew Roque (Lee Harvey Oswald), Katie Harper (Earthquake), Rosie Simose (Mt. Saint Helens), Tracy Leeds (Challenger), Saleem M’boge (Castro), Shijia/Bella Luo (Casablanca)
Student work & process from this course:
Andrew
Katie
Rosie
Tracy
Saleem
Shijia
Chair: Jon Sueda
⟶ Course website
⟶ Final course exhibition website: Anthropositivisms
Above poster images: Andrew Roque (Lee Harvey Oswald), Katie Harper (Earthquake), Rosie Simose (Mt. Saint Helens), Tracy Leeds (Challenger), Saleem M’boge (Castro), Shijia/Bella Luo (Casablanca)
Student work & process from this course:
Andrew
Katie
Rosie
Tracy
Saleem
Shijia
First core studio course for students pursing an MFA in graphic design in the three-year program. Three projects: image-making, methodologies exploration resulting in a typographic poster, and a speculative journey (open form) project.
This class hosted a typography workshop with Martin Venezky, images below by Katie and Tracy.
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This course was taught online using Zoom, Google Docs, Moodle, Are.na, Mural, and Padlet.
This class hosted a typography workshop with Martin Venezky, images below by Katie and Tracy.
This course was taught online using Zoom, Google Docs, Moodle, Are.na, Mural, and Padlet.
Advanced Studio: Personal Publishing ︎︎︎Advanced Studio: Personal Publishing ︎︎︎
Personal Publishing
BFA
Fall 2020
California College of the Arts
BFA
Fall 2020
California College of the Arts
Chair: Rachel Berger
⟶ Course website: Personal Publishing
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Work by: Alia Moussa, Keston Hinds Cruz, Darian Newman, Malik Sapp, Aashi Jhaveri, Ruiyi Liu, Bueli Pert, Menaja Ganesh, Karina Kristensen, Hollis Panelli.
⟶ Learn more on the final project student work here: Personal Space
⟶ Course website: Personal Publishing
Work by: Alia Moussa, Keston Hinds Cruz, Darian Newman, Malik Sapp, Aashi Jhaveri, Ruiyi Liu, Bueli Pert, Menaja Ganesh, Karina Kristensen, Hollis Panelli.
⟶ Learn more on the final project student work here: Personal Space
An advanced studio cross listed in graphic design and illustration focused on publishing. Students generate their own content for this course.
Course Goals:
1. Survey methods of contemporary and historical publishing to inform your creative practice.
2. Generate content as a writer, editor, visual maker.
3. Develop, design/visualize and produce your content for the public in the form of a digital publication. 4. Collaborate with other creative people.
Visiting lecturers included:
Lukaza Branfman Verissimo who gave a talk and led a workshop called OUR VOICES ARE IMPORTANT! on Sept 23
renald Louissaint who shared his undergraduate thesis work The Process and Scrutiny of the Color Pink on Oct. 7
Breanne Trammell who shared work with their talk 1-800-ONLY-DO-WHAT-YOU-WANNA-DO-OTHERWISE-ITS-NOT-WORTH-IT on Oct. 14
Somnath Bhatt who shared his process and conducted a workshop titled
The Idea of work / Publishing Chaos on Oct. 21
Draw Down Books (Kathleen Sleboda and Christopher Sleboda) who shared work in a talk called The Urge to Publish: Looking Back with Fresh Perspectives on Nov. 11
*Due to COVID-19 this class was online.
Course Goals:
1. Survey methods of contemporary and historical publishing to inform your creative practice.
2. Generate content as a writer, editor, visual maker.
3. Develop, design/visualize and produce your content for the public in the form of a digital publication. 4. Collaborate with other creative people.
Visiting lecturers included:
Lukaza Branfman Verissimo who gave a talk and led a workshop called OUR VOICES ARE IMPORTANT! on Sept 23
renald Louissaint who shared his undergraduate thesis work The Process and Scrutiny of the Color Pink on Oct. 7
Breanne Trammell who shared work with their talk 1-800-ONLY-DO-WHAT-YOU-WANNA-DO-OTHERWISE-ITS-NOT-WORTH-IT on Oct. 14
Somnath Bhatt who shared his process and conducted a workshop titled
The Idea of work / Publishing Chaos on Oct. 21
Draw Down Books (Kathleen Sleboda and Christopher Sleboda) who shared work in a talk called The Urge to Publish: Looking Back with Fresh Perspectives on Nov. 11
*Due to COVID-19 this class was online.
Chair: Nick Rock
Critics: Yael Ort-Dinoor, Kristen Malia, Mary Banas
Students: Ari Epstein, Yike Chen, Claire Bula, Byori Hwang
Critics: Yael Ort-Dinoor, Kristen Malia, Mary Banas
Students: Ari Epstein, Yike Chen, Claire Bula, Byori Hwang
I was the external critic for final review conversations on December 10th at 12pm-2pm EST for four candidates in MFA graphic design.
Course: “Identity Systems & Brand”
Professor: Zak Jensen
Professor: Zak Jensen
Senior graphic design students created identity systems, and I was a guest for their final critique. “Each student was asked to create a brand identity for something of their choosing—anything, real or not, that doesn't already have a brand identity. They had two weeks to think, research and develop a brief—what is the thing, how's it unique, who's the audience, what are the goals of the identity? Followed by a few weeks of design and guidelines development. The final product was in the form of guidelines, including example applications of the identity.” — Zak
Course: “Design Systems”
Professor: Lisa Maione
Students: Jesslyn, Haley, Katherine, Sherry, Fiona, Katie, Ipek, Rylie, Drake, Josh, Krystina, and Anthony
Oct 26 12:15p–2:50p CST
Professor: Lisa Maione
Students: Jesslyn, Haley, Katherine, Sherry, Fiona, Katie, Ipek, Rylie, Drake, Josh, Krystina, and Anthony
Oct 26 12:15p–2:50p CST
An in-progress crit for senior-level undergrad students in “Design Systems”
“Each student has been working on a proposal for a set of components to support a design system. The way each student has taken this prompt varies from student to student. Each student should have a set of slides to share their idea and process so far, with some progress/options of design directions for their project.” — Lisa
“Each student has been working on a proposal for a set of components to support a design system. The way each student has taken this prompt varies from student to student. Each student should have a set of slides to share their idea and process so far, with some progress/options of design directions for their project.” — Lisa
CONTACT
BIO
Currently teaching at School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University in Boston, MA.
Mary Banas has taught graphic design since 2009, notably as Visiting Assistant Professor in Residence at the University of Connecticut, Rhode Island School of Design, University of Bridgeport, Roger Williams University, and California College of the Arts.
She has led design workshops for the Center for Creative Solutions (Vermont), Dolby Labs (San Francisco), OTIS College of Art and Design (Los Angeles), the Berkeley Art Museum + Pacific Film Archive (Berkeley) and Cranbrook Academy of Art (Michigan). She has been a visiting critic at Maryland Institute College of Art, Pratt Institute, University of Utah, Boston University, Rhode Island School of Design, and San Jose State University.
Mary has been invited to talk about her creative practice at California Institute of the Arts (Valencia, CA), Cranbrook Academy of Art (Michigan), and University of Georgia (GA).
Mary develops conceptual and informed designs for brands, institutions, and artists with her independent creative practice YES IS MORE and currently serves as a Senior Visual Designer in Marketing and Communications at Rhode Island School of Design.
Education
Rhode Island School of Design
MFA Graphic Design, with Honors
May 2009
University of Connecticut
BFA Communication Design
May 2003
For speaking engagements, workshops and critic appoinments, drop me a line here.
BIO
Currently teaching at School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University in Boston, MA.
Mary Banas has taught graphic design since 2009, notably as Visiting Assistant Professor in Residence at the University of Connecticut, Rhode Island School of Design, University of Bridgeport, Roger Williams University, and California College of the Arts.
She has led design workshops for the Center for Creative Solutions (Vermont), Dolby Labs (San Francisco), OTIS College of Art and Design (Los Angeles), the Berkeley Art Museum + Pacific Film Archive (Berkeley) and Cranbrook Academy of Art (Michigan). She has been a visiting critic at Maryland Institute College of Art, Pratt Institute, University of Utah, Boston University, Rhode Island School of Design, and San Jose State University.
Mary has been invited to talk about her creative practice at California Institute of the Arts (Valencia, CA), Cranbrook Academy of Art (Michigan), and University of Georgia (GA).
Mary develops conceptual and informed designs for brands, institutions, and artists with her independent creative practice YES IS MORE and currently serves as a Senior Visual Designer in Marketing and Communications at Rhode Island School of Design.
Education
Rhode Island School of Design
MFA Graphic Design, with Honors
May 2009
University of Connecticut
BFA Communication Design
May 2003
Original photo: Hunter Kelly. Image manipulation: Derrick Schultz