Karolina Novitska

Background
Originally from Ukraine, my family and I came to Boston in 1996. After finishing high school, I enrolled in a small liberal arts school - Emmanuel College, majoring in graphic design and information technology. During my sophomore year, I was given a wonderful opportunity to work as a visual designer at ReadyAbout Interactive. I stayed with the company for 3 more years until my graduation from Emmanuel in 2002. My desire to venture out of the area led me to San Francisco's Academy of Art College where I spent one semester in the Graphic Design MFA program later transferring to Mass Art. During this time, I worked on various freelance projects, mostly in interactive design. Currently I am in my second semester of the graduate design program at Mass Art and working as an art director for Searchease Corporation and Inteset. LLC, designing corporate websites as well as interfaces for home theater systems.

Interests
I am currently in my experimental stage, discovering the vast range of possibilities in which my work can eventually take shape. For now, I am particularly interested in various psychological mysteries, which evolve when relationships between humans and interactive work are born. I am also interested in discovering new opportunities for language learning using new media as a powerful and engaging educational tool.

Inspirational links
www.designinteract.com
www.rhizome.org
www.mediainspiration.com

"Crossword" is a cinematic visualization of Alzheimer's disease achieved by exploring various digital and analog manipulations of printed typography. Using a stop-motion technique, I sequenced more than 2,000 still images to create a flowing cinematic experience....

The first project for Major Studio examined the topic of Location, particularly as it relates to new media. Throughout the course of the project, my concept evolved from being a task-oriented gaming experience in a context of a labyrinth...

The assignment for this project was to create a concept/prototype for a "New Book" using various elements of new media. My analysis began with the exploration of concepts for a book, which would not be possible in a traditional...