Hi Nigan,
Thank you for the insight. It’s much appreciated, and I’ll definitely look into it.
And once we start the project, I’ll report back on what I see happening as well as what students say about the experience.
Best wishes,
Susan
> On Feb 23, 2017, at 5:49 PM, Nigan Bayazit <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> Hi Susan,
>
> As far as I know there were many artistic styles of Arabic scripts during
> the Ottoman Empire. It is worth searching the in the Internet. Especially
> different types of calligraphy are used for different purposes..
>
> It is an interesting area to work on it.
>
> good luck,
>
> Nigan Bayazit
>
>
>
>
> 2017-02-21 11:05 GMT+03:00 Susan Hagan <[log in to unmask]>:
>
>> Hi Everyone,
>>
>> Here's my two-pronged question. For quick reading, look for the indented,
>> numbered, bold sections (hope that this carries across platforms):
>>
>> 1. How do you explore or encourage cultural variation in your research or
>> teaching? I’m especially interested in the Middle East and Southern Asia,
>> with a focus on Communication Design.
>>
>> I teach at Carnegie Mellon Univ. in Qatar—bound to its Western influences.
>> Recently, Don Norman opened my eyes to an opportunity that I’d overlooked.
>>
>> While I’m immersed (as one can be) in a cultural shift, I had not yet
>> encouraged my students to invite their own cultures into the design space.
>> I see that now as a huge oversight on my part.
>>
>> This semester, I’m teaching Document Design, focused on visual/verbal
>> argument within the grid. For the first time, I included a prompt to
>> incorporate an aspect of student cultural experience into the design in
>> order to show that this redesigned grid reflected place as well as purpose.
>> First steps have just begun to explore the pyramid as a grid element,
>> variations of sand as a color theme, and Arabic letterforms as both the
>> forms themselves and an effect on the underlying structure. But this only
>> scratches the surface, which leads to a more specific question.
>>
>> 2. I would be intrigued to learn how others are exploring the educational
>> space.
>> Whose work do you admire and show to your students?
>> How do you approach prompts for student projects?
>> What differences do you notice between Western, Middle Eastern, and South
>> Asian design?
>>
>> Thank you for any perspectives,
>>
>> Susan
>>
>>
>> Susan M. Hagan Ph.D., MDes | Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar
>>
>>
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