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Jim Sherraden at Thesis Exhibition

L to R: MICA letterpress guru Kyle Van Horn, Joe Galbreath, Globe Poster owner Bob Cicero, Jim Sherraden and MICA GD/MFAer Ryan Clifford

L to R: MICA letterpress guru Kyle Van Horn, Joe Galbreath, Globe Poster owner Bob Cicero, Jim Sherraden and MICA GD/MFAer Ryan Clifford

The head of Hatch Show Print, Jim Sherraden, had a few hours to kill before his AIGA Baltimore lecture and stopped by to check out Joe Galbreath’s thesis exhibition about Globe Poster Printing.

Thesis

The GD MFA program culminates with an independent thesis project. Each student defines a project area in consultation with GD MFA faculty. Topics are as diverse as our students, ranging from entrepreneurial business concepts to explorations of form, theory, and technology. Thesis work is the focus of the second-year curriculum. Thesis students continue to participate in elective courses and collaborative projects.

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New Book by MICA

GD MFA students and faculty have published a series of books about design in partnership with Princeton Architectural Press. Our latest title, Graphic Design Thinking, was released in Summer 2011. It was written, designed, and produced by GD MFA students enrolled in the Publishing Workshop course.

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