Well, Dave, that's not what you said. You said there is no "education community" on the east coast.
And do go easy - Bentley does not claim to be a "design program". The program is called "Human Factors in Information Design" which means it covers the Human side of Information Design: cog sci (how we take in and process info), info vis (including the foundations of graphic design such as color issues, gestalt principles, design fundamentals, etc), globalization/localization/cultural issues (including iconography and symbology), prototyping, usability testing, managing a team, project management, etc. It's very hands-on and not just theory. The graduates can perform excellently in IxD/IA/InfoDes/UX roles (product, software, web, wayfinding, retail, etc.) because they design based on human principles of mental and physical interaction with the world and the objects in it. And then can test the heck out of it. You may even want to speak to the director to try recruiting for the position you are trying to fill there at Motorola. ;-) ~Lisa On Jan 10, 2008 10:23 AM, David Malouf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > And I'll be clearer ... I looked at the coursework there. > This is an academic program. There is no studio at all. How can you > have a design program w/o studios. > To me this is the bear minimum requirement. Not project work. That is > not the same as studio. > > Also, how can you have a course of study in Information Design without > studio work specifically in > Typography > Color > Graphic Design > Iconography > Semiotics > Symbology > etc. etc. > > But with interaction design, I'd expect studios in > pacing > abstraction & physicality > metaphor > etc. > > -- dave > > > On Jan 10, 2008 9:43 AM, Todd Zaki Warfel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > And this program has been around for years. I recall looking into it > over 7 > > years ago when I lived in Boston. > > > > I'm not sure about the other programs, but at Bentley, you're not > allowed to > > enter their program until you have at least 2 years of industry > experience, > > even if you've done your undergrad there. They make you leave, get 2 > years, > > then come back. This prevents them from, to quote the advisor I spoke to > at > > Bentley, "having anyone who's green" in their program. > > > > > > On Jan 10, 2008, at 9:27 AM, Lisa deBettencourt wrote: > > > > Um, Dave, Bentley College outside of Boston has the HFID > > program<http://www.bentley.edu/idcc/courses_grad_mshfid.cfm>that has > > > > produced quite a large number of practicing IxD graduates. > > > > > > Cheers! > > > > Todd Zaki Warfel > > President, Design Researcher > > Messagefirst | Designing Information. Beautifully. > > ---------------------------------- > > Contact Info > > Voice: (215) 825-7423 > > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > AIM: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Blog: http://toddwarfel.com > > ---------------------------------- > > In theory, theory and practice are the same. > > In practice, they are not. > > > > > > -- > David Malouf > http://synapticburn.com/ > http://ixda.org/ > http://motorola.com/ > ________________________________________________________________ > *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* > February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA > Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ > > ________________________________________________________________ > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe > List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines > List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help > ________________________________________________________________ *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
