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.*


Rejected Graduate Student Commencement Speech

Seung Chan Lim

Wintersession 2011

authorship
The act of generating content based on one's own interests and perspective rather than someone else's.
narrative
A sequential story with a beginning, middle and end. Narratives can be visual or written.
writing
A system of formalized signs, used or conceived as a means of communicating thought, emotion, or ideas.