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“In our culture, the term “criticism” has acquired negative connotations. It has become synonymous with ridicule and denigration for many people. So, it’s no wonder many students experience apprehension about having their images critiqued. To mitigate these fears, we need to make clear to our students – and to ourselves

originally uploaded by callieo!. We did it! Here we are, done. Graduates. MFAs. UW alums. More photos here.

This is kind of funny. I’ve been anonymously quoted in the online Yale alumni magazine. It was from a comment I posted on Design Observer: One critic suggested it smelled more of fine art than “design as a practical, problem-solving discipline.” It was taken out of context, though. They

Okay, so Jason won. Anyway, life in the grad studio is much better this year, minus the mènage à trois and with all that transpired in Rome. While the trip was melodramatic for the most part and hell sometimes while we were there, I guess certain people being put in