EDUCATOR
GRAPHIC DESIGN THEORY
Temple University Tyler School of Art and Thomas Jefferson University
BFA/MFA/BGD
This cross-listed, writing-intensive course explores contemporary design theories and discourse. It examines the theoretical aspects of artifacts through their making, reading and dissemination. A study of theorists and movements, in the broader context of global design disciplines, will inform the analytical review of the visual communication design discipline. Emphasis will be placed on forming and articulating a critical and individual point-of-view (POV) in discussions and writing.
DATA VISUALIZATION: STORYTELLING AND SENSEMAKING
Johns Hopkins Carey Business School
3-day course | visit site for enrollment in upcoming sessions
Learn to create strong visualizations using data to increase comprehension, retention, and action. Develop design concepts and techniques to make your presentations more persuasive. Discover new opportunities to communicate critical information by incorporating the power of sensemaking to structure effective visualizations and the engagement of storytelling to ensure they resonate.
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INTRODUCTION TO DESIGN THINKING
Johns Hopkins Carey Business School
3-day course | visit site for enrollment in upcoming sessions
Learn how to leverage empathetic research, ideation, and prototyping to tackle even the hardest business challenges. Collaborate with industry peers to explore creative approaches to problem solving. Put into practice, the foundations of the human-centered design methodology with a real-world challenge.
Health Communication Design
Thomas Jefferson University
Master of Science
The MS in Health Communication Design equips students with theory and practice-based design skills to create health-related change that improves the human condition. The program employs a process informed by user-centered research, empathy, and a transdisciplinary, collaborative, multi-modal approach. The Project Core course partners with researchers and non-profits to solve their communication needs.
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FEATURED STUDENT WORK
Adrienne Chapman, Cierra Hughes-Hicks, Alexandra Kirsch
Mapping OUD | Health Communication Design
A two-year Pew-funded research project culminated in a 77-page Word document with 33 maps. The goal of the report was to communicate findings about the accessibility of services, the reasons and timing of early treatment exit, and the modifiable policy-related factors related to treatment. The HCMD students masterfully transformed the findings into a digestible, actionable report for multiple audiences. The design elevated important qualitative research such as quotes from individuals with lived OUD experience and surveys from methadone service providers. Clear content organization and Philadelphia imagery humanized the urgency needed to increase harm-reduction and reduce overdose deaths in Philadelphia.
Design Manifestos | Graphic Design Theory
Individual student manifestos expressing their visions for the future of design.
Manifestos are a form of personal expression, protest, commentary or critique meant to inspire, inform or direct a call-to-action.
Stephen Andreano, Eva Baird Floyd, Megan Garrity, Alissa Leigel, Iman Morrisey, Eli Steiker-Ginzberg
Frankly | Health Communication Design
Frankly—a system for proactive diagnosis, patient advocacy and the prevention of Lyme disease.
Jefferson HCMD students participated in Coforma’s Health + Lyme Disease program, supporting the Lymex Innovation Accelerator—a partnership with the US Department of Health and Human Services and the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation. They developed Frankie (spokesfrog) and the Frankly system including an extensive web platform with a symptom tracker, an awareness campaign and a product line. Fun fact: frogs are natural predators of ticks.