DMI Newsletter
The Dynamic Media Institute 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’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.
Karolina Novitska wins 2006 Adobe Design Achievement Award
DMI congratulates student Karolina Novitska, winner of 2006 Adobe Design Achievement Awards in "Live Action" category for her short film “Crossword”.
"Crossword" conveys the debilitating experience of Alzheimers disease by combining shards of manipulated digital and analog typography with a haunting soundtrack. Karolina sequenced more than 2,000 still images (mostly black and white) to create the flowing cinematic experience.
DMI Hosts John Maeda at MassArt
DMI welcomed John Maeda, E. Rudge and Nancy Allen Professor of Media Arts & Sciences of The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, for a lecture and book signing on September 29.
A long time friend of DMI, John shared insight from his new book: The Laws of Simplicity — Simplicity: Design, Technology, Life.
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
A written thesis document is a vital and substantial part of the DMI graduate experience.
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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