MFA Interaction Design: ‘On the Verge’ Lecture Series
The MFA Interaction Design Department’s On the Verge lecture series, which pairs leading minds from across design disciplines, continues on Thursday, February 9 at 6pm. Dennis Crowley, co-founder of foursquare (a website that combines social networks, location awareness, and game mechanics to encourage people to explore the world around them via smartphone) and Mark Shepard, [...]
In the Press: Liz Danzico in .net Magazine
MFA Interaction Design Department Chair Liz Danzico is featured in the December 2011 issue of .net magazine, where she shares her insights on Web design and explains the work she and her students do together. “Interaction Design is about observing and designing for the relationship between people over time,” she told Tom May in .net. [...]
SVA’s John Zapolski Helps Africa With Jewelry Made From Reclaimed Guns
MFA Interaction Design Department faculty member John Zapolski was featured in Forbes recently for his innovative humanitarian venture Fonderie 47. “Our vision is an Africa free of fear from assault rifles,” he told Hannah Elliott in Forbes. “We create wearable art from AK-47s that we remove and destroy from Africa—and the pieces that we make [...]
