Masters Workshop: Summer 2010
Design History, Theory and Practice in Venice and Rome
May 30–June 5, 2010: Venice
In collaboration with the Fondazione Claudio Buziol Palazzo Mangilli-Valmarana on the Grand Canal
June 6–12, 2010: Rome
Sapienza, University of Rome Piazza Fontanella Borghese
Spend two weeks studying visual communication—especially typography—in Venice and Rome, the birthplace of Western typographic tradition. Study with the best typographers in Italy. Visit the Trajan Column, the Pantheon and the Arch of Titus. Examine inscriptions on Roman buildings and monuments that have long been a typographic ideal. Our workshop in design history, theory and practice is an intensive period of study that enables students to research and analyze the roots of typography, draw type and letters from the classic models while practicing contemporary design with Italian and American designers and design historians.
The Masters Workshop fosters multidisciplinary design—through immersion—in architecture, art, literature, and even cuisine. Collaborations with Italian design organizations and businesses will result in unique projects and products.
The first week of the program in Venice is conducted in collaboration with the Fondazione Claudio Buziol at the Palazzo Mangilli-Valmarana on the Grand Canal. During the second week, our studio in Rome is at La Sapienza, University of Rome in the Piazza Fontanella Borghese.
* Tuition includes: accommodations, continental breakfast, workshops, transportation for off-campus visits, guided tours of architectural and archaeological sites, train from Venice to Rome, and all program receptions.
Note: A portfolio and an interview (in-person or by telephone) are required for acceptance to this program.
