Area of Research: Graphic Design
Undergraduate Institution: Kennesaw State University
Place of Birth: Sao Paulo - Brazil
Motivated by a strong conviction that primary and secondary public school curricula need to adapt to the break-neck speed of technological advancement, graphic designer Katia Lord has created a three-part series that calls for a resolve in educational programming. The design process that Lord uses for her own work is the same process that she believes can be used to teach K-12 students to develop creative, problem-solving skills. Lord witnessed the freedom and inspiration her eleven-year-old son experienced when he was given the option of choosing his own medium and method of presentation for a school project. She hopes this same type of independence, of moving beyond pure memorization for the sake of standardized testing, is what will help students in the future to find inventive solutions to their own problems and to function as successful adults. The second in Lord’s series, Change is What Is Missing cleverly presents its “missing” text through a sleek, minimalistic design. The raised hands, while clearly referencing students who are eager to engage in the list of presented actions, also serve as an understated reference to hands lifted in a united appeal for educational restructuring. Interfacing and sharing, as Lord explains, are two activities that are particularly unique to today’s youth as a direct result of the development of the internet and social media.
-JG
Change is what is missing, 2012, Computer Arts (Illustrator) 24 x 36”
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