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.
Graphic Design 2
BFA
Spring 2020
California College of the Arts
BFA
Spring 2020
California College of the Arts
Teaching Assistant: Juan Pablo Rahal 💫
Chair: Rachel Berger
Some activities were in collaboration with other GD2 sections taught by Ana Llorente & Jeremy Mende—the charette, Valentine’s Day workshop, and final presentations, for example.
Guest Critics, both in person and remote:
Mark Buenafe, Silas Reeves, Josh Silverman, Drianne LaLiberte, Denise Kan, Renald Louissaint, Kyle Davis, Tim Belonax, Ana Llorente, Lisa Maione, Darian Newman, Kaming Lee, David William
Chair: Rachel Berger
Some activities were in collaboration with other GD2 sections taught by Ana Llorente & Jeremy Mende—the charette, Valentine’s Day workshop, and final presentations, for example.
Guest Critics, both in person and remote:
Mark Buenafe, Silas Reeves, Josh Silverman, Drianne LaLiberte, Denise Kan, Renald Louissaint, Kyle Davis, Tim Belonax, Ana Llorente, Lisa Maione, Darian Newman, Kaming Lee, David William
A core studio for sophmore graphic design students focused on the process and methods of design. Students work with different content each semester to create identities, posters, typographic animations, process books, and independent projects.
Charrette:
This semester started off with a charrette IF YOU THINK SOMETHING SAY SOMETHING for which all 3 sections of Graphic Design 2 responded to the “Stuff We’re Not Talking About” flyer and conversation and then designed, produced and installed a bumper sticker with a personal message from that conversation.
Talks:
• Shannon Finnegan “Accessibility Dreams” Lecture hosted by CCA Design Division
• Ordinary People Lecture coordinated by chris hamamoto & offered by MFA Design program
• “Around Seoul” Graphic Design Exhibit curated by chris hamamoto
• Field Trip to SFMOMA hosted by David Senior in the archives
Visiting designer presentations:
• Divya Das
• Mark Buenefe
*Due to COVID-19 this class adopted a “distance learning” format after March and class took place over Zoom.
Charrette:
This semester started off with a charrette IF YOU THINK SOMETHING SAY SOMETHING for which all 3 sections of Graphic Design 2 responded to the “Stuff We’re Not Talking About” flyer and conversation and then designed, produced and installed a bumper sticker with a personal message from that conversation.
Talks:
• Shannon Finnegan “Accessibility Dreams” Lecture hosted by CCA Design Division
• Ordinary People Lecture coordinated by chris hamamoto & offered by MFA Design program
• “Around Seoul” Graphic Design Exhibit curated by chris hamamoto
• Field Trip to SFMOMA hosted by David Senior in the archives
Visiting designer presentations:
• Divya Das
• Mark Buenefe
*Due to COVID-19 this class adopted a “distance learning” format after March and class took place over Zoom.
First year core studio for graduate students in the 3-year MFA design program. Students conceptualize and produce a group exhibition at the end of the semester, this one was called “Evidence” and held in the Graduate Studio lecture room.
Research trip to Letterform Archive.
*This course was previously called “Year Zero Studio”
Research trip to Letterform Archive.
*This course was previously called “Year Zero Studio”
A = B: The Studio Practice Conference
MFASaturday, October 5, 2019
Cranbrook Academy of Art, 2D Department Studios
A = B: The Studio Practice Conference
“Analogy as a Means for Understanding” was a weekend-long conference with talks and workshops centered around non-traditional design practices, experimental studios, and critical design education models. Breanne Trammell and I gave a presentation titled IS IT A BLACK HOLE OR A TUNNEL about “where our ideas come from” in regard to our collaborative work BMTMB. We also facilitated a workshop for which the participants assembled a collaborative ‘trash flag’. I concluded with the weekend with a day of studio visits.
Guests:
Breanne Trammell
Ramon Tejada
Erik Carter
Nicole Killian
Piotr Szyhalski
Special thanks to Wes Larsen, Lindsey Camelio, Elliott Earls and the 2D Dept. at Cranbrook.
Guests:
Breanne Trammell
Ramon Tejada
Erik Carter
Nicole Killian
Piotr Szyhalski
Special thanks to Wes Larsen, Lindsey Camelio, Elliott Earls and the 2D Dept. at Cranbrook.
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