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I'd like to share Voting Made Visible—for all. "All" includes every American, both by birth and naturalized. This was a quarter-long project for my Senior Capstone class. We were given the problem: how to visually communicate the voting process for naturalized citizens whose primary language is not English, without using words or numbers. It was quite the challenge, but here is what we came up with... Huge shout-out to E3, the LWV Spokane, EWU Design Faculty, and everyone who was a part of the evolution of Voting Made Visible. #Vote2024 #VotingProcess #EWU #EWUDesign #AnimationDesign #MotionDesign

This article is all about the senior design documentary I'm working on with a few of my close classmates!! Please check out the article and the trailer that's included in the story. https://lnkd.in/efXUHNbN

What next for the education in art and design pipeline? We predicted in 2016, when we first surveyed our subject, that the pipeline into the creative industries would be broken. We predicted it would break by 2020. We were wrong. Under funded and under valued since 2010, a cohort of children and young people had passed through primary and secondary education with less access to arts education. By 2020 the cracks in the pipeline were already in clear view for all to see. In many secondary schools, the arts were taught on carousels - taught only for one term at a tim; in year 6 they were taught only after SATs, and then there was the EBacc! A year ago today, 27 June 2023, when Art Now, our APPG for Art, Craft and Design subject survey was published, the damage had grown even deeper: 67 per cent of art and design teachers (across all phases and nations) reported that they were considering leaving the profession; 21% reported they had never attended any subject-specific CPD. What’s more, the DfE can no longer recruit sufficient numbers of art and design trainees. It is time for all arts teachers, arts subjects and teacher trainees to be valued – for the art design education pipeline into the creative industries, to be repaired and prioritised once again. Read our latest 2023 APPG subject survey here: https://lnkd.in/eJ7Nyixj Thank you to the team of academics, gallery educators, advisors and APPG chair and vice chair that made possible, and supported, these essential surveys and reports.

The recording of my presentation for Resilient and Compassionate Design Education is now available. My goal in sharing here is to find others who would like to collaborate on creating a trauma-informed design education model to help the current and next generation of Art & Design students with success in school and the workplace. #RGD #DesignEducation #DesignEducator (Link in first comment)

My LinkedIn posts have tended to be a little wordy in the past, but in this instance, the voice is more powerful than any words I could write. There is truly nothing more inspirational than true creative authenticity. Life is a journey; please don’t let the beautiful you get lost along the way. Josh Steadman taught me that. #truth #themedentertainment #themedesign #artdirection #artschool #paradoxstudios #sixflags #waltdisneyimagineering #innovationindesign #innovation #inspiration #creativedesign #creativedesigner #creativejourney #experiencedesign

CALLING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS! Through the theme “Dreaming of My Future”, the Florida College Access Network (FCAN) invites high school students to submit a photo of themselves to represent their college and career dreams. The primary goal of this exhibit is to showcase the student perspective and serve as inspiration for attendees at FCAN's 2024 Talent Strong Florida Summit. Submission Details/Requirements: - Submission Deadline: April 15, 2024 - Who: 10-12th grade students - Defining the Selfie: Include photo upload, student name and email, grade level, high school, and a brief description of student’s postsecondary goals. Acceptable media: Photo, drawing, painting, collage. To participate, students should submit a photo of themselves to inspire and encourage summit attendees to continue their work helping students prepare for college and career access and success. - Recognition: Selected photos will be showcased at FCAN’s 2024 Talent Strong Florida summit, May 8-10 in Orlando, Florida. Submit your photo HERE: https://bit.ly/3Vc5FGo

Parents, educators, and young minds, learn about the power of design registration! 🧠 Unleash your creativity and safeguard your artistic work from imitation 🎨💡 Learn about design registration 🔗https://ow.ly/79CK50QZwFk #IntellectualProperty #DesignRights #IPEducation

Loved reading Rebecca Ackermann's report on the updated curriculum at Stanford's d.school — in particular, the question "should we build it?" It made me wonder — how are ethics taught to the other disciplines involved in building a product? I feel anxious at the idea that designers are meant to serve as a moral compass on a team — it doesn't seem fair (or realistic) and it has that old familiar whiff of exceptionalism that tends to get us in trouble. Designers are rarely the final decision-makers in terms of business strategy, so I'm curious: how are we teaching our MBA or engineering students to consider these same questions? Maybe it is already baked in? Would truly love to know how much your education taught you about how to make ethical business decisions and how to think about trading off popularity, prestige or profit when it's clear that the product may cause damage to its users or the world around us.

Faculty and higher ed executives we need to squarely face findings like this and transform.