03. Describe + Transcribe — mattscottbarnes

Teaching Experience:

Spring 2022

PUCD 4205 Core 4 - Thesis 2
The New School's Parsons School of Design
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Fall 2021

PUCD 4205 Core 4 - Thesis 1
The New School's Parsons School of Design
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Fall 2017

Art 432 - Portfolio
Western Kentucky University
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Fall 2017

Art 431 - Illustration for Designers
Western Kentucky University
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Fall 2013

VCD1 Typography
Art Academy of Cincinnati
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Fall 2013

VCD3 Integration
Art Academy of Cincinnati
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The Teaching Assistant: A Teaching Zine for Graphic Design Educators

During my MFA education, I went through a phase of angst. It was fueled by the idea of comparison. The comparison of one design education versus another. I had always questioned the choices I had made picking schools and the lack of knowledge that I (really) had about them. So easily I would question why are they even a thing. Shouldn't we just rid of 90 to 99% of the programs that exist? This being an on thought out urge, Why not flip the issue. Instead of erasing and start over why not try to do something else about it.

I created this small publication as a small part of my MFA Thesis work to share projects, understandings, and goals with other educators. We all can't be lucky enough to go to an elite school, but we can all have a hand at the same projects.

Projects are created with a goal of specific learnings, similar to the way I work with a client at my day job I build roundabout ways to have a better understanding with the client. Here we create projects that allow students to learn concepting and how to speak about their work.