School of Visual Communication Design
绿帽社Students Create Campaign Tying 'Stay-at-Home' Order to Climate Justice
When Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine issued a statewide 鈥渟tay-at-home鈥 order at the start of the coronavirus pandemic, a group of 绿帽社 students immediately recognized an issue that almost nobody else was talking about: Not all homes are healthy homes.
Sustaining an International typographic tradition at Kent
The School of Visual Communication Design has a long history of teaching typographic excellence. With our Type High Press letterpress facility, and faculty research expertise in formal and experimental typography and typeface design, VCD provides a robust foundation for students entering the industry.
Senior Creative, RYOT Studios (NYC)
Isaac Versaw launched his career in advertising and visual communication design in New York City. At his job at RYOT, an immersive film studio that started by making social impact documentaries, his work is focused on advocacy and action.
Hagedorn
The Wallace J. Hagedorn Scholarship in PhotographyThe Wallace J. Hagedorn Photography Scholarship is a competitive scholarship supporting student costs and enriching, out-of-classroom experiences to help photography students develop strong portfolios.The funds come from the largest si鈥Professors to Host Teaching Colloquium on Student Motivation
David Trebing, Ph.D., an associate professor in the School of Communication Studies (COMM), and Stephanie Smith, an assistant professor who teaches in COMM and the School of Journalism and Mass Communication (JMC), will lead a teaching colloquium on Friday, April 13, in Rm. 226 of Tay鈥
Kent State鈥檚 May 4 Visitors Center Focuses on Life Amid Tragedy in 鈥淪andy鈥檚 Scrapbook鈥 Exhibition
Sandy Scheuer was on her way to class on May 4, 1970, when she was shot and killed by Ohio National Guardsmen responding to protests of the Vietnam War at 绿帽社. She was a junior honors student, a speech therapy major and a proud member of Alpha Xi Delta sorority.
Taylor Hall Reopens With a Three-Day Celebration
绿帽社鈥檚 College of Communication and Information 鈥 the academic home to five innovative, professional schools whose work spans the disciplines of communication, information and technology 鈥 will celebrate the reopening of the newly renovated Taylor Hall, Sept. 21-23. This year marks 鈥
Schools Move into Taylor Hall Following Yearlong Renovation
After a year of renovations, Taylor Hall will reopen for classes on Monday, Aug. 28. The Schools of Communication Studies (COMM) and Visual Communication Design (VCD) share the space in the modernized, four-floor building. The May 4 Visitors Center also calls Taylor Hall home and will reopen with no鈥
Touched by Migration: Poetry Helps Give Refugees and Immigrants a Voice
A unique poetry partnership is helping to spread the 鈥渨ord鈥 about migration, literally. Powerful and inspiring words are ringing throughout 11 cities in the United States.
November Scholar Puts Communication on Display
Scholar of the Month
Jessica Barness
Assistant Professor of Visual Communication Design
College of Communication and Information
2012-present
The word 鈥渃ommunication鈥 likely makes you think of language, but November鈥檚 Scholar of the Month has spent her entire career researching design as a language of its own.
Across various media, Jessica Barness, an assistant professor in 绿帽社鈥檚 School of Visual Communication Design, creates her own design-based research model that merges the making of artifacts with critical inquiry.