In Language Supported Integrative Studio 1 students explore a range of visual, analytical, and making skills while working on projects that are collaborative and cross-disciplinary. How do we make sense of our ideas, the information we collect, and our hunches and theories? And what can this inquiry tell us about why we make certain decisions as creative thinkers? Students work independently and in teams to explore research, prototyping and the creative process. The studio integrates learning from other first year courses, especially in thematic links to Integrative Seminar 1. At various times in the semester, the two classes share concepts and assignments, bringing together reading, writing and making in a manner that is essential to the creative work of professional artists and designers.