两性色午夜

School of Visual Communication Design

鈥淪andy鈥檚 Scrapbook,鈥 a new exhibition at 两性色午夜 University鈥檚 May 4 Visitors Center, pays tribute to the life of Sandy Scheuer.

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 两性色午夜 University. She was a junior honors student, a speech therapy major and a proud member of Alpha Xi Delta sorority. 

Traveling Stanzas: poets share their stories

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.

Division of Research & Economic Development
Jessica Barness (right), assistant professor of visual communication design at 两性色午夜, reviews a student鈥檚 work in the Art Building.

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 两性色午夜 University鈥檚 School of Visual Communication Design, creates her own design-based research model that merges the making of artifacts with critical inquiry.

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Division of Research & Economic Development
Jessica Barness (right), assistant professor of visual communication design at 两性色午夜, reviews a student鈥檚 work in the Art Building.

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 两性色午夜 University鈥檚 School of Visual Communication Design, creates her own design-based research model that merges the making of artifacts with critical inquiry.

鈥淚鈥檓 interested in the multiple facets of design,鈥 she said. 鈥淒esign is social, and it鈥檚 a professional practice as well as a scholarly discipline. We鈥檙e designing artifacts and experiences, but we鈥檙e also building the new knowledge necessary to inform and lead those activities. Research through design can be used to better understand people, phenomena, theories or technologies. By approaching design as a sort of hybrid practice, our students learn how to adapt to future needs within our society.

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