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Jul 7, 2022

Take a class!

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Jul 7, 2022

Ready to create impact — in sustainable design? We’re offering two sustainability-focused courses for the Fall.

If you’re considering joining our fully online MA in Sustainable Design program, this it is a good chance to engage with us and see what it’s like to learn online. If not, it’s a wonderful way to learn more about sustainability!

Systems Thinking

This course provides students with the tools required to succeed in today’s dynamic market and a world of uncertainty.

We are transitioning from the age of design for the part to the age of design for the whole. Systems thinking, languages of design, and product life cycles are integrated and they form the solid foundation for innovative products. Actionable theory is absorbed through market­-specific project

This is a graduate level class and is part of MCAD’s Master of Arts in Sustainable Design.

Class starts Monday, August 29, 2022-Friday, December 16 2022

Visual Communication for Sustainability

Course Description

In this course students learn about the growing field of information design and critically evaluate how it relates to communicating sustainability.

We are increasingly surrounded by data, and information is collected and categorized in the smallest of increments. Data on sustainability is no exception. How do we use and present data in a way that is relevant for consumers? Customized project-based assignments take students deeper into real-life situations. 

This is a graduate level class and is part of MCAD’s Master of Arts in Sustainable Design.

Class starts Monday, August 29, 2022-Friday, December 16 2022

REGISTRATION IS OPEN!

While you’re there, check out the (fully online) Sustainable Design courses we’re offering this fall!

If you have questions about the MA in Sustainable Design program, feel free to email me. Applications for Spring 2023 are due December 1.

Dawn Keene / Director

Dawn Keene is the president of Studio Change, a company offering sustainability consulting services. Prior to Studio Change, Dawn has served as president of Keene Design, Inc. an award-winning Atlanta-based firm specializing in graphic design for over a decade.

Her previous affiliations have included High-Performance Healthy Schools Committee for USGBC Atlanta (United States Green Building Council), serving as the membership chair and on the sustainability committee for AIGA Atlanta (American Institute of Graphic Arts AIGA.) Her work has been featured on Sustainable Brands and published in Graphic Design U.S.A. In addition, she has participated in panel discussions on various topics such as environmental design and community outreach.

Her life mission is to empower communities and individuals to take positive action towards building a more sustainable future through education and community outreach. She holds a BFA in Graphic Design from Georgia State University and graduated from MCAD’s MA in Sustainable Design program in 2013.