D-Crit is the Design Criticism MFA department at the
School of Visual Arts
The School of Visual Arts New York City (SVA NYC) is a private for-profit art school in New York City. It was founded in 1947 and is a member of the Association of Independent Colleges of Art and Design.
History
This school was started by ...
in New York City, chaired by
Alice Twemlow
Alice Twemlow is a writer, critic and educator from the United Kingdom whose work focuses on graphic design. She has been a guest critic at the Yale University School of Art, Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), and Rhode Island School o ...
and co-founded along with
Steven Heller in 2006. In Fall 2008, the department enrolled 15 students, who became the inaugural class to complete the two-year program and graduate, in May 2010, with a Design Criticism
Master of Fine Arts
A Master of Fine Arts (MFA or M.F.A.)
is a terminal degree in fine arts, including visual arts, creative writing, graphic design, photography, filmmaking, dance, theatre, other performing arts and in some cases, theatre management or arts a ...
degree. In the fall of 2014, the program morphed into a one-year
Master of Arts
A Master of Arts ( la, Magister Artium or ''Artium Magister''; abbreviated MA, M.A., AM, or A.M.) is the holder of a master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The degree is usually contrasted with that of Master of Science. ...
degree in Design Research, Writing, and Criticism.
[http://designresearch.sva.edu/]
Program Chair
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Alice Twemlow
Alice Twemlow is a writer, critic and educator from the United Kingdom whose work focuses on graphic design. She has been a guest critic at the Yale University School of Art, Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), and Rhode Island School o ...
Program Co-Founders
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Alice Twemlow
Alice Twemlow is a writer, critic and educator from the United Kingdom whose work focuses on graphic design. She has been a guest critic at the Yale University School of Art, Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), and Rhode Island School o ...
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Steven Heller
Faculty
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Alice Twemlow
Alice Twemlow is a writer, critic and educator from the United Kingdom whose work focuses on graphic design. She has been a guest critic at the Yale University School of Art, Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), and Rhode Island School o ...
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Steven Heller
*Kurt Andersen
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Paola Antonelli
Paola Antonelli (born 1963 in Sassari, Sardinia, Italy) is an Italian author, editor, architect, and curator. She is currently the Senior Curator of the Department of Architecture & Design as well as the Director of R&D at the Museum of Modern ...
*Akiko Busch
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Ralph Caplan
*Andrea Codrington
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Justin Davidson
*Russell Flinchum
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Janet Froelich
Janet Froelich (born 1946, New York, NY) is an American graphic designer and creative director.
Biography
Janet Froelich received her undergraduate degree from Cooper Union and an MFA from Yale University. She was a designer of ''Heresies'', ...
*Karrie Jacobs
*Alexandra Lange
*Julie Lasky
*Adam Harrison Levy
*Elaine Louie
*Matilda McQuaid
*Leital Molad
*Phil Patton
*Shax Riegler
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Elizabeth Spiers
*Karen Stein
Notes
External links
D-Crit Web siteSchool of Visual Arts Official Homepage
Magazine and online articles
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danrubinstein.com/2008/10/28/dcrit/* {{cite web, url=http://designtaxi.com/article/436/School-of-Visual-Arts-MFA-in-Design-Criticism/ , title=School of Visual Arts: MFA in Design Criticism, accessdate=12 June 2012, work=DesignTaxi
www.subtraction.com/2008/05/27/dcritwww.core77.com/blog/events/sva_design_criticism_open_house_7436.asp
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