Join COMD for an enlightening conversation with Cheryl D. Holmes Miller on design(ers) NOT in our history books!
Celebrate the release of “Here: Where The Black Designers Are.“
You’ll also hear about the groundbreaking exhibit by COMD Prof. Emeritus Dorothy Hayes. COMD is part of Design History; learn how. Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to learn and engage.
ALL Students, ALUMNI, Faculty, and Staff are WELCOME!!!!
Encourage your students to attend or bring your classes by the INKTOBERxCOMD exhibition opening at the Grace Gallery (Namm 11th floor) on Thursday November 7th, 12:30-2pm . Brought to you by City Tech InkClub, see the great work students have assembled for this student-curated exhibition. The exhibition is up thru 11/22/24.
City Tech’s COMD Futures‘ Emerging Scholars collaborated with Membit Inc. this semester to launch the COMD Spring Eggventure, an augmented reality experience geolocated on the first floor of the Pearl Hallway at City Tech.
This virtual treasure hunt uses the augmented reality application Membit. To view the experience, download the app on your iPhone or Android and visit COMD on the first floor of the Pearl Building. Discover the ten virtual eggs hidden throughout the COMD Pearl Hallway. Please encourage your students to give it a try!
The COMD Futures Collaboratory, which aims to engage faculty and students in emerging technologies, is collaborating with the augmented reality/AR app membit to support Say Their Names NYC. This digital monument remembers African Americans killed by police brutality and racist violence.
If you or your students are interested in participating, please review the info below, and contact Prof. Jenna Spevack for more information.
Thank you!
A Call for ‘Say Their Names NYC’ Ambassadors
The San Diego African American Museum of Fine Art is looking for New York volunteer ambassadors to participate in the augmented reality/AR memorial project, Say Their Names NYC. This digital monument remembers African Americans killed by police brutality and racist violence and runs from Sept 16 – Oct 15. The memorial is geolocated in an area of Central Park that was once the thriving African American community, Seneca Village.
After a short training session, volunteer ambassadors will help by engaging park visitors, demonstrating how to use the AR app, membit, and providing support as needed.
Students are encouraged to participate in the project via application to the Emerging Scholars Program, which provides a $500 stipend for full-time students and a $250 stipend for part-time students for conducting research with a faculty member. First-year students may receive additional funding through the Robinhood Foundation Grant.
City Tech’s COMD Department and the COMD Futures Collaboratory are excited to announce a partnership with Membit.co, a geolocative augmented reality (AR) storytelling platform. The COMD Futures Collaboratory, conceived by Prof. Jenna Spevack to support faculty and student research in emerging technologies, will collaborate with Membit co-founder and CEO Jay Van Buren to engage COMD students and faculty in creative augmented reality research and academic projects.
Our inaugural research project will be an augmented reality exhibition that introduces viewers to the COMD Department through a virtual tour of student work with testimonials from current students and recent graduates using existing assets from recent BFA and Senior Project Shows and other promotional videos produced by COMD students and faculty. The AR exhibition will be geolocated in the COMD Department (Pearl Building), The Society of Illustrators’ MoCCAfest, and Hudson Yards, and will be viewable anywhere using the Membit app.
With support from Prof. Sara Gómez Woolley, City Tech Grace Gallery Director, we are looking for students of all levels to participate in this project via the Emerging Scholars Program which provides a $500 stipend for full-time students and a $250 stipend for part-time students for conducting research with a faculty member. First-year students receive additional funding through the Robinhood Foundation Grant. Students with skills/interests in storyboarding, image editing, 3D modeling, video editing, experience design, or just an interest in augmented reality are welcome to participate.
Welcome to The COMD Faculty Hub (in development). This site provides support for faculty and staff, including teaching, admin, and program development resources.
