End of semester presentation in ISArC

The students working the final touches on their group work before presentation. This is the fashion gang in front and the product designers in the distance. This week was the final week of the first formal semester in ISArC here in Maputo. Yes, ISArC is the name from now on. The leadership is developing vision [...]

July 3, 2010  Tags: , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Design, ISAC - KHiO  Comments Closed

FORMAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT ISArC-KHiO

Filimone Meigos, director of ISAC and Cecilie Broch Knudsen, rector of KHiO, the two leaders that have signed the formal cooperation agreement on June 15th 2010. As those that have followed my work for a while know, I have been working in Mozambique supporting the establishment of the promising new and first National Academy of [...]

June 15, 2010  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: Design, ISAC - KHiO  Comments Closed

MURAL PROJECT IN ISAC

Photos from the first day activity, presentations and critique. The students made their proposals and had critique from the teachers and guests. The bottom photo shows the 4 gables on the blackboard that have been selected for painting. Gilles and Cecilie also gave a good presentation of their work and methods. Now we are well [...]

May 16, 2010  Tags: , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Design, ISAC - KHiO  Comments Closed

ISAC STARTING TO LOOK LIKE ART SCHOOL

The new school has started to look like an art school with 3 dimensional model making in art and a very interesting production of modules in design. Lots of card and paper and glue. A normal first year activity. Now this week we start a mural project, something that the Mozambicans are very used to, [...]

May 12, 2010  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: Design  Comments Closed

DESIGN STUDENT IN ISAC WITH PRESENTATION

Sat through a simple project presentation today, with product development, two dimensional planning and three dimensional model making. Lovely work

May 10, 2010  Tags: , , ,   Posted in: Design  Comments Closed

DESIGN STRATEGY, WORK AND REFLECTIONS

The Notes on Design Website My work in Mozambique and various other things that I am involved in sometimes generates interest in the design community. I am myself of course very happy to tell about my projects, to promote the work of the so many people that I meet and operate with. There are such [...]

April 30, 2010  Tags: , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Design  No Comments

ISAC FACULTY OF ART AND DESIGN TIMETABLE

Like all schools ISAC has its timetable. It is the first proper one since this is the first year and the last semester we ran on a simpler basis. I like to post the timetable here for the record of how the first semester is run. The timetable in the latin countries (and ISAC adheres [...]

April 22, 2010  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: ISAC - KHiO  No Comments

NEW SCHOOL YEAR IN ISAC

Students filling the assembly hall on the ISAC campus The second semester in ISAC started today on the 10th of March at 10:00. The school year here in Africa-Australis (Afica south of the Equator) is from early March to end of November. Different to the other side of the Equator. Summer holiday is December and [...]

March 10, 2010  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: Design  Comments Closed

VISUAL ARTS AND DESIGN IN ISAC

Sóley designed this banner last August when the panic for the start of ISAC was in full swing. The use of the squares is actually based on the African mask or shield pattern where there are squares formed by bamboo or straw construction. The leaders for the establishment of ISAC at that time were also [...]

March 7, 2010  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: Design  Comments Closed

ONE YEAR IN MOÇAMBIQUE

Now, one year has passed since I moved to live permanently in Maputo. Many things have happened in that year. There have been revelations beyond any of my expectations, ups and downs. For one thing, it is the fifth country I live in with the fifth language and it has been lots of work really [...]

March 6, 2010  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: PONDERINGS  Comments Closed