Exhibition,lecture to celebrate design graduation
victoria-university-of-wellington
Tue May 15 2007 12:00:00 GMT+1200 (New Zealand Standard Time)
Exhibition,lecture to celebrate design graduation
Tuesday, 15 May 2007, 11:18 am
Press Release: Victoria University of Wellington
MEDIA RELEASE
15 May 2007
Exhibition and lecture to celebrate design graduation
An exhibition of student work and a public lecture will celebrate graduation by students in the Victoria University’s reconfigured School of Design this week.
Acting Head of the School of Design, Professor Simon Fraser, said the public lecture and exhibition celebrated the success of the School’s graduates, who graduate on Wednesday (16 May) and the School’s transformation into a new entity focused on digital media and industrial design.
“There are compelling reasons for collaboration between these two disciplines. It is an opportunity to act in the spirit of our own award winning Design Led Futures programme, to take the initiative, to reinvent ourselves and reinvent our future.”
Professor Fraser said digital technology was shaping the future of the School.
“Digital technology is our future. Increasingly it is raises questions about what we design, as well as influencing the way we understand design, the way we undertake design, and the way we collaborate and communicate in the act of designing.
“This changing context has not only inspired the unique character of the Digital Media programme, it is also redefining Industrial Design at Victoria and preparing the way for the creation of interaction design collaboration.”
The public lecture will also mark the opening of an exhibition of student work from the School of Design, Designed Futures, which will run until June 1. The exhibition will be open to the public from 9am to 5pm daily Monday to Friday.
Advertisement - scroll to continue reading
Franz Fischnaller, the School’s 2007 Visiting Scholar, will give a public lecture on Thursday 17 May starting at 5.30pm at Victoria University’s Te Aro Campus, Vivian St, Wellington. Media are welcome to attend.
Mr Fischnaller, who is the founder of F.A.B.R.I.CATORS, an interdisciplinary group concerned with the integration of art, design, technology and communication, will give a lecture entitled Digital Media & Virtual Reality for Architecture, Design and Art Practise. He is also a former Professor of the School of Art and Design, University of Illinois at Chicago and associated faculty member of the Electronic Visualization Lab at Chicago.
ENDS
Advertisement - scroll to continue reading
a.supporter:hover {background:#EC4438!important;} @media screen and (max-width: 480px) { #byline-block div.byline-block {padding-right:16px;}}
Using Scoop for work?
Scoop is free for personal use, but you’ll need a licence for work use. This is part of our Ethical Paywall and how we fund Scoop. Join today with plans starting from less than $3 per week, plus gain access to exclusive Pro features.
Join Pro Individual Find out more
Find more from Victoria University of Wellington on InfoPages.