Design In Conversation

2009 BFA Design Exhibition University of Texas at Austin During the spring semester at the University of Texas College of Fine Arts, the Design Department presents work from the graduating students in an exhibition designed and curated by the students themselves. For the 2009 exhibition, I led the conception and the graphic and identity team, and assisted with the exhibition production. Sixteen students organized 32 projects into four categories - Explore, Translate, Provoke, and Experience - verbs representative of what Design is capable of, across multiple disciplines.

Exhibition Statement

Design is more than just pixels and plywood - it is a way of making sense of the world. Over the last three years, we have learned how to make and how to think, and we believe these two activities are fundamentally linked. Our work attempts to EXPLORE and respond to the built environment by drawing out the structures and concepts that speak to us. We are often asked to TRANSLATE objects and processes that already exist into something new; our challenge is to create something infused with our own attitudes and ideas while remarking on previous forms and functions. We believe that good design can PROVOKE questions about social, political and environmental concerns. At the same time, we believe in the power of EXPERIENCE, and much of our work relies on how individuals interact with and respond to the things they see, hear, touch, and taste. We ask that you approach our work knowing it will ask something of you and we hope to create conversations between you and your environment that extend beyond this show.

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