I am very pleased to announce that next year I will be attending The Hartford Art School to study graphic design and the visual arts. The school is a small community of creative indivudals within the atmosphere of a larger unviersity.

The design department emphasizes practice, theory, methodology, and history, which are the foundations of the discipline. Students learn that the visual products of design are a conscious integration of the human factor with technology and aesthetics. The faculty encourages students to become designers who function as interpreters of human communication in a social context. This requires not only specific vocational tasks but also critical thinking and intellectual flexibility. Toward this goal, the program is intended to provide a broad educational background within a professional context.

I have spoken with many of the professors and students as well as the head of design and alumni who are practicing in the design industry. Through what they had to say, I was impressed with the strength and values of the program and all that it had to offer.

Looking forward to sharing my design education experince with you in the years to come. Thanks to everyone for all of your support.