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July 20, 2023

From Under the Rubble Faculty Panel: Designing Design History Curriculum Now July 22, 2023 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM (Mountain Time) Register on Zoom here: When the brain registers disparate stories about a topic, it invents a construct into which those stories fit in order to avoid cognitive dissonance. Such construct-making can have good effects, […]

July 12, 2023

SNEAK PEEK!  The MFA in Graphic Design program’s Summer 2023 residency will be held on the campus of Colorado College July 21-29, featuring visiting designers Ignace Cami, Jürg Lehni, Bethany Koby-Hirschmann, Lana Soufeh, and Ryan Waller and Gary Fogelson (from Other Means). Join us virtually and register for all events in zoom. Click here for more […]

July 11, 2023

Re: Reflecting on the cyclical nature of design, history, and experiences, we found that they are not singular or linear—they are relational and ever-evolving. The prefix “re” emphasizes the importance of learning from our pasts and using that knowledge to promote effective change within the work we do for others and ourselves. Check out our […]

June 16, 2023

Typographics is a design festival for people who use type. Kyla Paolucci ’23 will be presenting part of her thesis work in person at Type Lab on Thursday, June 15 at 2:00 pm EST. Her presentation will center on the typeface she designed based on her grandfather’s tape lettering and sign-making practice. Silas Munro, Faculty […]

June 11, 2023

Typographics 2023 June 12-22 at The Cooper Union, NYC VCFA’s MFA in Graphic Design will be well represented at this year’s Typographics Conference. Kyla Paolucci ’23 will be presenting part of her thesis work in person at Type Lab on Thursday, June 15 at 2:00 pm EST. Her presentation will center on the typeface she […]

June 1, 2023

A powerful new look at history-making uses of lettering, type, and design to amplify resistance and inspire change. Author Silas Munro, cocreator of the first BIPOC-centered design history course, presents a vibrant collection of broadsides, signs, banners, posters, ephemera, and archival photographs, highlighting the vital roles of letterforms in messages of social change. Informed by […]

May 28, 2023

June 1, 2023 /2 pst /4 cst /5 est “Hello Departures Talk Series” with Tasheka Arceneaux-Sutton What do we need to unlearn, explore, do, transform and reprogram to rethink design? Imagine a liberated design practice and education outside systems of oppression. Hello Departures Talk Series invites you to pause and join designers whose critical perspectives […]

April 29, 2023

Join the MFA in Graphic Design program for our upcoming Alumnx Talk featuring Heather Snyder Quinn (GD ’18), Ryan Slone (GD ’21) and Olivia Schneider (GD ’21). Each Alumnx will share their current work and reflect on both their time at VCFA and how their experience in the program helped shape their current creative pursuits. […]

March 9, 2023

A few days ago, my sister forwarded me an obituary. Poster designer David Lance Goines died on February 19th after a stroke ten days before. I looked at the red envelope that stood propped on my desk. I always save his Lunar New Year’s card to open as a little present from him on a […]

August 9, 2022

Curated by Silas Munro of the design studio Polymode and VCFA MFA in Graphic Design Co-Chair with Stephen Coles of Letterform Archive A new exhibition on view beginning July 23, 2022. Curated by Silas Munro of the design studio Polymode with Stephen Coles of Letterform Archive, the exhibition will feature more than 100 objects, including […]

July 13, 2022

As another brown artist who has faced and continues to face oppression in my life and work, your work is so inspiring to me. You’ve mentioned that an internship at Center for the Study of Political Graphics introduced you to the work of Atelier Populaire and Emory Douglas at a pivotal moment of development. Who […]

June 23, 2022

VCFA Faculty David Schatz and Co-Chair Sereina Rothenberger’s Studio Hammer was awarded the 2022 Swiss Design Award in Identity Design for Gessnerallee Theatre. Jury Report: The Visual Identity created for the Gessnerallee theatre by Studio Hammer charmed and impressed the jury with its fresh, innovative character and its relevance. The Various elements for the identity […]

June 13, 2022

Hey Aaron! Thanks for sitting down for a quick interview. Can you tell us why you started making Songs, the skateboarding magazine?  Well, just generally speaking, skating and design are pretty interrelated for me.  The backstory isn’t all that different than what seems like every male designer my age: I started skating in ‘88, and […]

June 3, 2022

Join us for a free, public presentation by graphic designer, scholar, and educator Laura Rossi García (GD ’16) as part of the 2022 Typographics Conference. The conference will be held both online and at The Cooper Union in NYC, and this lecture will be presented live on Zoom. Wednesday, June 15 | 6:30-7:30pm ET.    Register in advance! […]

May 17, 2022

  The MFA in Graphic Design at Vermont College of Fine Arts allows students to earn a master’s degree through a combination of weeklong residencies on campus and six-month semesters of concentrated work that is guided by faculty advisors. At the beginning of each residency students and faculty share their months-long explorations through the exchange […]