Graphic%Design is the ar&cu-
la&on of language through
form. As @s media and tools
continuously change, the
field has shi$ed @s focus to
approach, exploring varied
methodologies from experi-
mental cura&on, to systematic
research, to wr@ing. The
program at RISD engages this
dynamic landscape w@h an
interac&ve pedagogy encoura-
ging narrative expression
and authorship, both poetic
and critical.*


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Prashast Thapan

Wintersession 2012

curation
An editorial approach that gathers and then selects, rather than generates, to communicate its message.
language
Sounds and a set of rules for the communication of thought within a particular culture.
writing
A system of formalized signs, used or conceived as a means of communicating thought, emotion, or ideas.