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Stamps MDes: First Year in Review
June 7, 2016 • Cool Classes & Assignments, Graduate Student, MDes
Ever had a retinal image taken at the optometrist? As visually interesting as the orange interworkings of your eye can be, it can be hard to tell what you're meant to glean from it. Read More >
Jon Verney (MFA ‘16): Thermophile - A Collaboration with Nature
March 7, 2016 • Going Global: Stories from Abroad, Student Voices, Graduate Student
“It was like painting with the earth.” Stamps MFA candidate Jon Verney welcomes the uncertainty and imperfections that come from a collaboration with nature in Thermophile, his MFA thesis project. Read More >
Alisa Yang (MFA ‘16): Feminist Thought in Japan’s Love Hotels
March 7, 2016 • Student Voices, Graduate Student, MFA
Each year, the Institute for Research on Women and Gender (IRWG) awards U-M graduate students funding to support wide-ranging projects related to women, gender, and sexuality. Recently, Stamps student Alisa Yang (MFA '16) was one of 23 graduate students to… Read More >
Carolyn Gennari: Community Connections Through U-M Collections
February 10, 2016 • Cool Classes & Assignments, Graduate Student, MFA
Sometimes, the most beautiful discoveries contain a breathtaking element of surprise. Such is the case when one cracks open one of the many industrial-sized filing cabinets at the University of Michigan Herbarium. Read More >
MDes Design Charette
February 2, 2016 • Making a Difference, Graduate Student, MDes
In September 2015, the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan launched the first year of their new MDes in Integrative Design program. Led by Associate Professor John Marshall, the two-year MDes program pairs a close-knit team of… Read More >
Designing for Diversity: Building Community at Stamps
January 8, 2016 • Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion, Making a Difference, Faculty
The University of Michigan held an open Diversity Summit for the campus community on November 10, 2015. Read More >
Meet the 2015 MDes Cohort
October 23, 2015 • Graduate Student, MDes
All six of our incoming MDes students sat down to answer questions about their backgrounds, their approach to design, and their thoughts on “wicked problems” that need solving. Read More >
Meet the 2015 MFAs
October 23, 2015 • Student Voices, Graduate Student, MFA
Our incoming MFA candidates discuss their backgrounds, influences, and artistic practice. Read More >
Interning with Antony Gormley
August 26, 2015 • Cool Classes & Assignments, Graduate Student, MFA
The Penny Stamps Speaker Series offers Stamps students an opportunity to meet and talk with some of the most prominent creative practitioners of our time. Recently, one such meeting gave graduate student Trevor King (MFA 2015) the chance to intern with renowned… Read More >
Brightmoor Maker Space
June 19, 2015 • Making a Difference, Alumni, Faculty
What if we could teach 200 kids how to design and build furniture? Or build solar-powered lamps to make neighborhood streets safer? Or start a t-shirt-making business, using handmade screen prints? What if people in the Brightmoor neighborhood — kids,… Read More >
