1997-1998. summer study abroad program. industrial design department. georgia institute of technology. milano, basel, paris.

id3003 was designed to expose students to the issues of design directly impacted by issues of physical conformance to human needs. these considerations are based on static measures (anthropometry) and dynamic measures (ergonomics) for a particular population group (race, gender, or disability) at a fixed point in time (age) or for particular period (transgenerational).

id4911 was a five-week study abroad program organized and operated by myself and pauline morin. this program was designed to introduce european cultural perspectives to students interested in design. paris was selected as the base for this program, because of its central location within europe and its rich architectural and urban history dating back to roman times. the city and its environs were used as "learning laboratories" for instruction. classes were held four days a week onsite at museums, buildings, studios, showrooms or factories. the three-day weekends were open for further study, sightseeing, and socializing.

the visual communications course was designed around the adage "to draw is to know", encouraging students to "represent" as a means to developing a deeper understanding of design in the european context. the emphasis was on learning about local artifacts and edifices through representions in a variety of media, with a variety of two-dimensional and three-dimensional techniques.