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December 8, 2016

That’s right, folks—the time has come: the first ever VCFA Graphic Design Book Drive!!!

November 26, 2016

The fourth in a new series of essays by VCFA second year students from the recent workshop guest critic and designer Aaris Sherin. “Critical Observer” is by Heather Snyder-Quinn, Katherine Krcmarik, Gareth Fry and Samantha Flora.

November 24, 2016

The third in a new series of essays by VCFA second year students from the recent workshop guest critic and designer Aaris Sherin. “Writing Fear” is by Jeremey Forsberg, Edna Pedroza and Anna Spool.

November 22, 2016

The second in a new series of essays by VCFA second year students from the recent workshop guest critic and designer Aaris Sherin. “Writing in Professional Design or: How I Learned to Find Meaning and Love the Keyboard” is by Michael Berrell, Beth Adams and Daniel Cardenas.

November 20, 2016

The first in a new series of essays by VCFA second year students from the recent workshop guest critic and designer Aaris Sherin. “Activated Soul” is by Luke Dorman, Adam DelMarcelle and Rosemary Rae.

November 18, 2016

Introducing a new series of essays by VCFA second year students from the recent workshop guest critic and designer Aaris Sherin.

November 3, 2016

VCFA faculty Sereina Rothenberger and David Schatz of the design studio Hammer are launching a new publication, Edition Nice, in Zurich on November 6th. See more!

October 31, 2016

Road Trip! is a new exhibition by VCFA Graphic Design alumni at The Coni Wolf Gallery, Marketview Arts in York Pennsylvania.

October 26, 2016

An interview with Paul Gehl, Curator Emeritus and former Custodian of the John M. Wing Foundation on the History of Printing at The Newberry Library in Chicago—a post he maintained for 29 years. VCFA’s Ian Lynam talks with Paul about curating, the library’s collections and design.

October 20, 2016

Time, space, design & discourse—an essay by Ian Lynam.

October 19, 2016

Silas Munro’s speculative journey into the infinity mirror of films made for screens and screens made for film.

September 26, 2016

The VCFA MFA in Graphic Design faculty’s Fall 2016 Reading List — just in time to head back to school!

September 25, 2016

VCFA Co-Chair Ian Lynam is curating a new series of design, art and cultural production-focused series of talks in Tokyo called Supplement: Tokyo.

September 20, 2016

Advisor Silas Munro and Faculty Co-Chair Dave Peacock recently presented at TypeCon 2016 in Seattle. Their co-authored lecture, Hands On-Again, Off-Again: A Paradigm of Typographic Pedagogy in Hybrid Learning, offered a pedagogical model that highlights the unique opportunities available to students in a self-directed program.

September 12, 2016

We are thrilled to announce our next Guest Critic/Design for the VCFA MFA in Graphic Design October 2016 Residency!