These courses are special topical electives, often taught in new or experimental subjects, and rotate frequently. The following will be offered in fall 2016.

These courses are special topical electives, often taught in new or experimental subjects, and rotate frequently. The following will be offered in fall 2016.

These courses are special topical electives, often taught in new or experimental subjects, and rotate frequently. The following will be offered in fall 2016.

These courses are special topical electives, often taught in new or experimental subjects, and rotate frequently. The following will be offered in fall 2016.

These courses are special topical electives, often taught in new or experimental subjects, and rotate frequently. The following will be offered in fall 2016.

This course will explore the relationship between books and archives in the context of contemporary design practice. The course will be a studio-based investigation of the typologies of designed analog/digital books through the examination and critique of real specimens and the collections that house them. Throughout the semester, we will be asking: What are the formal qualities of well-designed books? How is a book a unit of information, and what is its relationship with systematic forms of organization? What do archives and their systems of organization represent? How do books serve as a repository for design knowledge? How do collections of books (and collections in general) serve as a foundation and/or extension of one's creative practice? Scheduled guest presenters and visits to archives will be planned. Students will be expected to research and curate collections that support their visual making and creative practice. The course will culminate in a designed, independent project.