Kristen Hackett’s Profile
urban development, housing studies, community resistance, prefigurative politics, youth studies
I am a Digital Pedagogy Fellow with the OpenLab, as well as a doctoral student at the CUNY Graduate Center and an adjunct at Queens College, CUNY and the New School. My research interests lie at the intersections housing and community development, precarity and political possibility, and using digital tools and art to manipulate the textures of environment in ways that contribute to consciousness-raising and political action.
My Courses
Law 2301: Estates, Trusts and Wills
This course is designed to give students an overview of estate planning and administration, estate terminology, and the jurisdiction of Surrogateās Court and will include preparation of basic legal documents in these areas.
ComD1100 Graphic Design Principles 1fa2017
The study and use of graphic communication tools through understanding graphic elements and principles geared to the development of sensitivity to the nature of graphic relationships and their control within a given framework. Finding solutions to problems of abstract, conceptual, expressive and applied character, with increasing awareness of the range of properties of black and white and color. Identifying the characteristics, physical properties and psychological effects of black and white and of color for visual expression and practical graphic application. photo credit: Prof. Rosenblatt
Print Production For Designers
Print Production for Designers focuses on legacy, current and future print production procedures that can prepare designers and creative thinkers for real-world situations.
COMD 2427 Typographic Design lll, Spring 2017
This course addresses the advanced creative and comprehensive study of typographic design principles. Exercises include consideration of hierarchy and design with intensive use of body copy to explore multiple columns and grids and multiple page applications, in the design of table, book, poster, web and motion graphics. Lessons include modes of production, font management and electronic file preparation.
ComD1100 Graphic Design Principles 1sp2017
The study and use of graphic communication tools through understanding graphic elements and principles geared to the development of sensitivity to the nature of graphic relationships and their control within a given framework. Finding solutions to problems of abstract, conceptual, expressive and applied character, with increasing awareness of the range of properties of black and white and color. Identifying the characteristics, physical properties and psychological effects of black and white and of color for visual expression and practical graphic application. photo credit: NASA
My Projects
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L4: Living Lab Learning Library
Welcome to L4, a virtual resource exchange of innovative teaching practices. To see all that L4 has to offer, please click on the āVisit Project Siteā link.
Health and Safety in Production
A Survey of hazards specifically associated with working in theaters and fabrication shops. Topics include chemicals in pigments and polymer plastics, vapors, fumes and ventilation; shop conditions; proper preparation and planning, current OSHA and EPA standards; hazards associated with welding and fire codes.
My Clubs
Computer Systems Technology Colloquium
The Computer Systems Technology (CST) Colloquium is dedicated to providing the students, staff, and faculty of New York City College of Technology, the City University of New York, and the greater public with access to information regarding the latest developments in computing from both a research and industrial perspective. We strive to schedule speakers that have a prominent influence in the computing field and that can engage our audience to have a deeper understanding and passion for computers, software engineering, programming languages, networks, and other topics.
Together We Can ! This club is about giving back to our communities by working together with our peers. The goal of this club is to raise awareness and providing help to relentless New Yorkers. We will come together to organizing and providing campus fundraisers, coats and clothing drives as well as bake sales to give back. This will just be the start of it, I have many great ideas that can definitely make a dramatic change to this community. I can’t do this alone and together we can make a change. If you have a big heart and you care for other people and would like to make a change please join !!!!! My goal is to turn this club into a non profit organization, if you would like to be volunteer please join ! Feel free to contact me with any questions! P.s Anyone who’s a Computer Science major or knows how to create a website or App is definitely needed !!!
This club site will be used for the tutorial portion of the Club Council OpenLab Workshop (Fall 2017) and will house materials that may be useful to club representatives in building out their own sites on the OpenLab.
