MDes Interim Symposium
The Jake Kerr Faculty of Graduate Studies is pleased to present the 2017 Graduate Studies Interim Symposia. Please join us to see what research is underway, and to participate in lively discussions.
MoCap studio, Room 285E, North Building
Open to the public
The Jake Kerr Faculty of Graduate Studies is pleased to present the 2017 Graduate Studies Interim Symposia. Candidates from both MDes and MFA programs will be presenting their ongoing thesis research in two simultaneous symposia over the course of two days. Please join us to see what is underway, and to participate in lively discussions.
The MDes Interim Symposium schedule is as follows:
THURSDAY APRIL 6 / MoCap Studio
9:30 - 10:00 / Jordache MacKenzie What you think, What we know I Supervisor: Deb Shackleton
10:05 - 10:35 / Shruti Gupta Stitching Safe Spaces I Supervisor: Deb Shackleton
10:40 - 11:10 / Arhea Mawhinney Hello, My Other Self: An exploration of cultural knowing and material practice I Supervisor: Brenda Crabtree
BREAK
11:25 - 11:55 / Jessica Carson Democracy Stories I Supervisor: Amber Frid-Jimenez
12:00 - 12:30 / Roxanne Albutt Creativity and Play in Virtual Reality. A study on immersion in virtual reality and its impact on creativity I Supervisor: Eugenia Bertulis
LUNCH
1:30 - 2:00 / Theunis Snyman Creative making in the city I Supervisor: Craig Badke
2:05 - 2:35 / Truong Nguyen Typography and Vietnamese cultural identity I Supervisor: Cameron Neat
2:40 - 3:10 / George Lysikatos Sound awareness & music appreciation. Visualization of sound, for enhancement of perception, through design practice-based research I Supervisor: Cameron Neat
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FRIDAY APRIL 7 / MoCap Studio
9:30 - 10:00 / Sang Yun Lee Designing Third Work Place I Supervisor: Helene Day Fraser
10:05 - 10:35 / Avery Shaw Expectations in Material Culture & Re-thinking our Separation of Space I Supervisor: Helene Day Fraser
10:40 - 11:10 / Mingqi Zhao Education through practice (making, thinking and asking in order to learn) I Supervisor: Helene Day Fraser
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11:25 - 11:55 / Eugenie Cheon Designing Shifts: Transculturalism + Sense of Belonging I Supervisor: Keith Doyle
12:00 - 12:30 / Emily Smith Random Acts of Making I Supervisor: Keith Doyle
LUNCH
1:30 - 2:00 / Roy Jeong Kak Kim Lost Stories I Supervisor: Chris Hethrington
2:05 - 2:35 / Kanak Jaitli Design for healthcare: Exploring ways to facilitate a better doctor-patient interaction I Supervisor: Haig Armen
2:40 - 3:10 / Nasim Khosravi Farsani Designing for Cultural Sustainability I Supervisor: Haig Armen