DMI Newsletter
The Dynamic Media Institute at the Massachusetts College of Art offers a creative and intellectually stimulating environment wherein graduate students focus on the role and possible new uses of dynamic media in communication design. Each student’s unique vision and passion for design develops into an original body of idea and fresh practice.
DMI Introduces Post-baccalaureate Program in Communication Design
The Dynamic Media Institute at the Massachusetts College of Art is pleased to announce a new, one-year Post-baccalaureate Program in Communication Design. Established in December 2006, the program offers professionals from outside the design field an intensive educational experience that will prepare them for new opportunities, including possible application to graduate schools or continuation in the Dynamic Media Institute. Applications for the 2007–2008 academic year are currently being accepted.
DMI Begins 2007 – 2008 Graduate Application Review
DMI has begun reviewing applications for the 2007 – 2008 academic year. DMI accepts applications on a rolling admissions basis through March 31, 2007. Preference is given to those who apply early.
For more information, e-mail Joe Quackenbush, Assistant Professor of Communication Design, at joe@jamdesign.com or call him at 617.879.7682.
Spring 2006 Thesis Presentations
DMI celebrated five graduate thesis presentation in the spring of 2006 including:
Kate Nazemi :: Through Hand, Through Mind
Multi-Sensory Approaches to Form, Interaction And Language Through Objects and Dynamic Media
Karolina Novitska :: forWordPlay
Experiential Learning of a Foreign Language via Interactive Play
Lauren Bessen :: Visualizing Visuality
Interactive Tools for Visual Literacy
Mei-Fen Tsai :: Intimacy in Dynamic Media
Elizabeth Lawrence :: Ancient Divination
Parallels New Media Cartomancy in an Interactive Context
In this newsletter, we feature Kate Nazemi’s thesis: Through Hand, Through Mind: Multi-Sensory Approaches to Form, Interaction And Language Through Objects and Dynamic Media
DMI’s The Language of Dynamic Media Exhibition Catalog Now Available
DMI is pleased to release the catalog for its recent exhibit: The Language of Dynamic Media: Works from the Dynamic Media Institute at the Massachusetts College of Art. Curated by DMI’s Program Coordinator and Professor of Communication Design, Jan Kubasiewicz, the exhibit was organized with extensive help from its alumni, current students, and faculty.
The exhibition catalog features a wide range of work developed by students between 2000 and 2005 including interactive learning tools, studies in participatory narratives, motion and sound studies, physical interfaces, and multimedia installations.
Faculty and staff from accredited colleges and universities are eligible for review copies of The Language of Dynamic Media exhibition catalog.
For more information about the Dynamic Media Institute e-mail us at contact@dmiboston.org or call Joe Quackenbush at 617.879.7682.
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