“To construct a model […] you have to start with something; that is, you have to have principles, from which, by deduction, you develop your own line of reasoning. These principles […] are not something you select; you have them already, because if you did not have them, you could not even begin thinking.”—Mr. Palomar, Italo Calvino (1983)Biography as Explorative Device is a class that explores practices and projects within art, design, and literature that draw from elements within biography. Through reading, writing, and workshops we’ll be looking at ways in which personal experience can be used to help articulate your relationship to your work.Context topics courses examine the application of design through multiple critical and cultural lenses. Topics for the course, chosen at the discretion of the instructor, could include media, the body, ecology, economics, politics, technology, history and other areas that may be addressed through multiple distinct discursive approaches. In each case, the topic in question is examined as a field of actual or potential design practice rather than as a static horizon for objective research. Requirements include writing among outcomes.

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