The Design School will display a collection of clocks on Wednesday, Nov. 1, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Though the 12-inch clocks all have ticking hands, their primary functions are not to tell time, but to communicate about various complex social issues.
The clocks are part of the capstone project for undergraduates studying graphic design through the Design School’s Visual Communication Design program. Students in the program, like senior Abigail Bowser, said Visual Communication Design can communicate “a bigger meaning” through designing visuals that are functional beyond their appearance.
At the beginning of the semester, students selected a social issue to study and focus their designs around, and the clocks were a part of their year-long project. Along with a 3D rendition, the clock project includes 2D designs of clocks…
