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.*


Human Alphabet

Mari Iwahara + Matthew Tsang
Form and Communication | Franz Werner
Fall 2010

form
External appearance or aesthetic character; shape, size, color, texture, mass, etc.
language
Sounds and a set of rules for the communication of thought within a particular culture.
systematic
Generated according to a set of designed parameters, rather than to a pre-envisioned outcome.