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Julie Sittler in Slanted #25

May 26, 2015

VCFA MFA in Graphic Design alumna Julie Sittler has a new essay in Slanted #25. This issue of Slanted is based on the theme of “Paris”, and is the latest issue of the German typographic journal’s city/country focused issues.

Fashioning Fashion by Julie Sittler

Julie’s essay focuses on French fashion and the extremely limited edition pieces of graphic design that accompany them, most notably work by the Swiss/Japanese design studio so+ba run by Alex Sonderegger and Susanna Baer and their work for fashion designer Edwina Hoerl.

Slanted #25

Slanted #25 also features an essay by VCFA Chair Ian Lynam about museums, shoplifting, mind altering desserts, and his dear ol’ dad.Running Sneakers | Sneakers Nike

The Master of Fine Arts in Graphic Design is one of the nation’s first low-residency programs in graphic design that is built around a student’s individual interests and goals.

The MFA in Graphic Design is an immersive two-year graduate program that synthesizes five intense, one-week residencies with four six-month semesters of independent study with a range of faculty mentors. We educate students towards the broader context of design in order to investigate and reveal relationships. We see Graphic Design as a social tool and design education as a process of social transformation.

Our innovative, highly effective pedagogical model has its roots in the progressive educational philosophies of John Dewey. Our student-centered approach allows students to develop individualized study plans, addressing design issues that support their particular interests, values, and goals.

MFA students in our Graphic Design program will develop skills in form, content and craft, deepen and expand critical ability, build fluency in contemporary design discourse, and expand their ability to drive content with their work.

Graduates emerge with new research methods, critical acumen, and a body of design work that is personal and relevant; one which enhances their professional and academic path. They will have learned to continuously rethink design by considering cultural context, relationships between designers and their work, and the nature of education within design.