Hannah Ahn
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Lateral Thinking poster 01
2021
Poster
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Lateral Thinking book 03
2021
Publication
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Lateral Thinking poster 02
2021
Poster
Statement
“Design was never colonized, it is a tool of colonization.” — Elaine Lopez
Acknowledging the reality of the colonized aspects of the current design industry, "Lateral Thinking: Decolonizing Design Education" is an attempt to revisit the typical design education to advocate for a more inclusive learning experience.
This project consists of three main parts: a re-imagined design curriculum, course outlines, and visual explorations. The curriculum demonstrates an educational experience that focuses on proposed principles of a decolonial design practice by suggesting a list of courses and programs that aim to decenter the Eurocentric focus in design education. The course outlines take a more in-depth approach to how decolonization can be implemented in a specific course through two lesson plans, each for a studio course and an academic course. In addition to the newly envisioned program, the series of visual explorations study and demonstrate what design could potentially look like as an outcome of this overall educational experience.
To bring in various perspectives on the topic of decolonization, "Lateral Thinking" was made in collaboration with students, recent alumni, and faculty, both within and outside of MICA.
Graphic Design (BFA) Students
Akia Jones - not exhibiting
Alen C. Park - not exhibiting
Angelos Zhou - not exhibiting
Christian Dexter - not exhibiting
Clair DeSmit - not exhibiting
Daniel Flounders - not exhibiting
Emily Yeung - not exhibiting
Hailey Kim - not exhibiting
Henry Heo - not exhibiting
Jane Cho - not exhibiting
Jessica He - not exhibiting
Kitty Liu - not exhibiting
Lydia Wang - not exhibiting
Neha Sarah Mathew - not exhibiting
Nicole Prado - not exhibiting
Risa Benedyk - not exhibiting
Sami Moya Medina - not exhibiting
Sangwoo Hahn - not exhibiting
Sarah Tarabulsi - not exhibiting
Steve Novak - not exhibiting
Tae Kyoung Kim - not exhibiting
Yun Jun - not exhibiting
Zeyi Li - not exhibiting