SCAD Style Week March 24, 2009
Posted by history in : Uncategorized , add a commentHere are some interesting opportunities for cross-disciplinary learning….
March 24
“Design as Strategy” Lecture by Steve Baty
Tuesday, 6 p.m., Arnold Hall auditorium, 1810 Bull St., Savannah, Ga.
How do companies compete? How do they differentiate themselves in the marketplace? What influence does design have on the formulation of corporate strategy? User experience strategist Steve Baty shows examples of how design is influencing the areas of business thinking beyond the narrow focus of product design, from the distinctive sound of a Harley to the handling of a Mini Cooper.
March 30
“Fostering a Culture of Innovation” Lecture by Bill Moggridge
Monday, 6 p.m., Arnold Hall auditorium, 1810 Bull St., Savannah, Ga.
Award-winning industrial designer and designer of the first laptop computer, the GRiD Compass, Bill Moggridge tells the story of his own design process and addresses how the needs and desires of people can inspire innovative designs. A founder of IDEO, one of the world’s most successful design firms, Moggridge pioneered interaction design as a discipline.
Win two tickets to the Fashion Show and after party!
Submit your 30-60-second video answering the question “What is Style?” to www.scadstyle.com for your chance to win!
It’s finals…… March 11, 2009
Posted by history in : Conferernces and Symposia , add a commentGreetings,
For those of you that are not students at SCAD, you might not know that we are on the quarter system. Ten weeks. Ten weeks flies by. I am continually impressed by the projects that students are able to turn out in a short period of time. Students in my preservation law class (HIPR 313) have been creating postings on YouTube that focus on Places that Matter and the legal and other barriers that impede their preservation. I will be posting examples of student work throughout the week but here is a piece done by undergrads Matt Floyd and Melanie McGovern about the East Side Theater in Savannah, which is the only surviving theater in Savannah built for African-Americans during segregation.
Save the Eastside Theater
Fresh! Hot! World Heritage? The Savannah Symposium February 16, 2009
Posted by history in : Conferernces and Symposia, Uncategorized , add a commentParticipate in Savannah Symposium
The 6th Savannah Symposium, Feb. 19-21, will explore the architectural and spatial elements of cultural properties on the World Heritage and National Register lists and topics related to heritage designations as a factor in furthering the study of the built environment globally and locally. This focus, tailored in response to requests to include issues related to National Registries, is supported by a Georgia Humanities Council grant. The symposium features three keynote speakers: Zahi Hawass, renowned Egyptologist and Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities in Egypt; Ronald Lewcock, international conservator and professor at the University of Queensland; and Harold Kalman, prominent Canadian architectural historian and member of the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada. Symposium directors are Celeste Guichard, Ph.D., and Thomas Gensheimer, Ph.D. For a full description of the symposium, visit the symposium Web site. Do not register through the Web site. SCAD faculty, staff and students interested in attending should e-mail April Martin at ammartin@scad.edu for registration information.