Speaker Sightings
You may not be in New York to attend the department’s monthly lectures, and you may not be applying to the master’s program in Interaction Design at SVA. Yet you might be interested to know that you can still hear from our roster of MFA Interaction Design faculty across the country in the next several weeks. The following is where you might find some of them at your own local events and conferences:
February 5-8, 2009
Vancouver, Canada for Interaction ‘09: Featuring Robert Fabricant, Chloe Gottlieb, and Jill Nussbaum
February 6, 2009
Richmond, VA for Design and the American Vote: Featuring Khoi Vinh
February 6, 2009
New Orleans, LA for The Feast, Social Innovation Conference: Featuring Tamara Giltsoff
March 9-12, 2009
San Jose, CA for O’Reilly ETech, Emerging Technology Conference: Featuring Rob Faludi
March 13-17, 2009
Austin, TX for South by Southwest Interactive: Featuring Jennifer Bove, Liz Danzico, Robert Fabricant, Jason Santa Maria, Khoi Vinh, and Jeffrey Zeldman
March 20-22, 2009
Memphis, TN for Information Architecture Summit: Featuring Christopher Fahey and Karen McGrane
March 26-28, 2009
San Diego, CA for The 14th Annual Y Conference: Featuring Liz Danzico
May 4-5, 2009
Seattle, WA for An Event Apart Seattle: Featuring Jeffrey Zeldman
June 22-26, 2009
Honolulu, HI for ED-MEDIA 2009, World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications: Featuring Alex Wright
Upcoming Lectures
If you’d like to learn more about the MFA Interaction Design program, the community or professional network, or just meet designers from this and other fields, we warmly welcome you to join us at our upcoming lectures in the Lower East Side:
Wednesday, February 18, “The Modularists”
The insight required to craft modular systems requires designers to think through several variations of form and function — often beyond the original intent of an object, product, or service. How much does the design of discrete modules affect the integrity of the larger system? Should designers expect to wield control over any part of a user experience of modular systems? Four guest lecturers will examine a range of projects and trends in modular design, culminating in a discussion of the role of modularity among a group who value putting the power to create in the hands of everyone.Featured Speakers:
- Nick Bilton, Design Integration Editor and User Interface Specialist at The New York Times and The Times Research & Development Lab
- Brendan Dawes, magneticNorth
- Chloe Gottlieb, VP, Executive Creative Director of Interaction Design, R/GA
- Jeff Hoefs, littleBits, Smart Design
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Wednesday, March 11, “The Curators”
Curatorial strategies are spilling out of galleries and museums and into our everyday design practices. As emphasis shifts from designer to consumer, the vital role of designer is often that of mediator, shaping ideas and content created by others into another user experience. How have these new pivots changed the role of designer from one of artisan to one of curator? Four lecturers speak to curation as a way of design life, and how their audiences learn from, are inspired by, and gain insights from it. Featured Speakers:
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Internship Inquiries
Both local and international companies have already responded overwhelmingly positively by offering internships and summer positions to future MFA students. Companies interested in inquiring about competitive and strategic working relationships with students should contact interaction design at sva dot edu.
Prospective Student Reminder: February 23
Applicants who applied by the January 15 deadline will receive notification about coming in for a personal interview on or before February 23. Admittance to the Interaction Design program requires a personal interview. (Prospective students living beyond a 1,000-mile radius of New York City may request a telephone interview instead.)
We continue to accept applications on a rolling-admissions basis as space allows, and will be reviewing applications in the order they're received. We're looking forward to meeting you.
Questions? If you have questions for the department, please
get in touch at interactiondesign at sva dot edu or call at
212.592.2561. We look forward to hearing from you.
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