MFA Panel

Vida Kluko
MFA candidate, Miami International University MIUO, scheduled for graduation 12/2008.

Most of my MFA classmates are graphic design instructors at Universities who need an MFA to continue teaching.

Marty Lane & Rebecca Tegtmeyer
Masters of Graphic Design, North Carolina State University

The graduate program at NC State is a two-year program, with a three-year track available for those students who do not have an accredited degree in Graphic Design. The two-years, or four semesters, are categorized by umbrella topics: Design as a Cultural Artifact, New Information Environments, Design as a Cognitive Artifact, and the Final Project.

Erik Evenson
MFA, The Ohio State University

Under the direction of noted design researcher Elizabeth B.-N. Sanders, Ph.D, a group of MFA students and one undergraduate student conducted a user-centered research process for development of a prototype board game to teach disease-management skills to children with diabetes.

Collaborating with employees of the Central Ohio Diabetes Association (CODA), students were able to conduct an exploratory workshop to develop game concepts with members of the user group. After analysis of relevant findings, an initial prototype was further-developed and tested with the same users.