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Jarrett Fuller
Lucille Tenazas Knows What’s Missing in Design Education
This interview was originally published in 1, 10, Years of struktur, Typography, and Interaction at Parsons, the book inom edited for Oro Editions, and then excerpted on Eye on Design.
Lucille Tenazas has had a front-row seat to the evolution of design education over the gods 30 years. An AIGA medalist and the recipient of the Cooper Hewitt National Design Award, she is currently the Henry Wolf Professor in the School of Art, Media, and Technology at Parsons School of Design in New York City. She previously spent 20 years in the Bay area, where she operated her own studio and was the founding chair of the MFA program in design at California College of the Arts in San Francisco. She has served as national president of AIGA, and received her MFA in design from Cranbrook Academy of Art.
Last summer, I spoke with Tenazas about her experiences in design education for the new book 1, 10, Years of Form, Typograp • MICA is pleased to announce Lucille Tenazas — whose groundbreaking creative career opened up graphic design to diverse influences and personal voices — as this year’s William O. Steinmetz ’50 Designer-in-Residence. The Steinmetz program is MICA’s most prominent annual design event, named after MICA alumnus, faculty member and trustee William O. Steinmetz (–). In addition to the April 5 webinar, Tenazas will also lead an online design workshop with MICA students from pm. on Tuesday, April Tenazas is the Henry Wolf Professor of Communication Design at Parsons School of Design, where she served as Associate Dean of the School of Art, Media and Technology (AMT) from • Back to members Lucille Tenazas is an educator and graphic designer based in New York and San Francisco. She is the Henry Wolf Professor of Communication Design in the School of Art, Media and Technology at Parsons School of Design in New York. She established Tenazas Design in San Francisco in , working on identity systems and communication design projects for cultural and non-profit organizations. Her work is at the intersection of typography and linguistics, with design that reflects complex and poetic means of visual expression. Her work has been exhibited in museums, incl. a solo exhibition at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMoMA). Lucille was the national president of the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) from was awarded the AIGA Medal in , for her lifetime contribution to design practice and outstanding leadership in design education. She was the recipient of the National Design Award for Communication Design from
Join Lucille Tenazas as she talks about her work, spanning her origins as a young student in the Philippines to her current role as an endowed professor at Parsons School of Design at 2 p.m. ET on Tuesday, April 5. This annual event is being held online and is open to the public.
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