The San Francisco State University has chosen Professor Martin Linder to receive the 2008 Sarlo Distinguished Teaching Award. The award is given to a faculty member whom demonstrates “extraordinary, meaningful, and lasting” contributions in field of teaching at SFSU.

Professor Linder is a Graduate of Cranbrook Academy of Art’s MFA Three Dimensional Design Program and principal of the award winning Industrial Design Firm MSL Design.

Shop class retooled at S.F. high school

Jill Tucker, Chronicle Staff Writer

Monday, February 18, 2008
Ryan Pugh (left) and Jennifer Cheung of S. F. State attac… S.F. State’s Martin Linder, founder of the Industrial Des… Holly Burton (left), a college student mentor, helps Raym…

For countless years, the band saw at San Francisco’s Thurgood Marshall High School collected dust, an educational relic left over from a lost era of kids building birdhouses and tie racks in woodshop.

Check out the January edition of the College of Creative Arts E-Lert, the official e-mail newsletter of the SF State College of Creative Arts. This issue includes: previews of KSFS radio, Criminal: Art and Criminal Justice in America, the Morrison Artists Series concert with

ENVS 570 Campus Sustainability class for the
Spring Semester

ENVS 570 Campus Sustainability
Instructor: Professor Carlos Davidson
When: Spring semester, Mondays 3:35-6:20pm
3 units, No prerequisites
Schedule number: 14235

INDUSTRIAL DESIGN OUTREACH WEBSITE RE-LAUCHES WITH A FRESH LOOK AND NEW TOOLS

Helvetica by Gary Hustwit is a fascinating independent film about typography, graphic design, and global visual culture. It looks at the proliferation of one typeface (which celebrated it’s 50th birthday in 2007) as part of a larger conversation about the way type affects our lives. The film is an exploration of urban spaces in major cities and the type that inhabits them, and a fluid discussion with renowned designers about their work, the creative process, and the choices and aesthetics behind their use of type.

John Maeda, Graphic Designer, Artist, Computer Scientist and Champion of Simplicity from the MIT Media Laboratory will be speaking at Stanford University at 8PM on May 23, 2007 in Building 420-41. This lecture is co-sponsored by the Mechanical Engineering Design Group and the David H. Liu Foundation. More information about the lecture series can be found here.

“Techne” Design and Industry’s 18th Annual Spring Exhibit
Opening Reception: Wed, May 16, 6-9 pm, Jack Adams Hall

Exhibit Hours:
Tuesday, May 15 :: 3 - 9pm
Wednesday, May 16 :: 9am - 9pm
Thursday, May 17 :: 9am - 9pm
Friday, May 18 :: 9am - 1pm

Free Admission at All Times

Flash Character Animation Class Opportunity - Summer ‘07

NOTE: YOU MUST APPLY IN ADVANCE. At the end of this message is a link to a pdf information sheet on how to APPLY for CINE 590 Animation Practicum, held 6/25-8/13/2007 in DAI’s FA119 Graphics Lab.

Claudia Kotchka, Vice President of Design Innovation and Strategy will be speaking at Stanford University at 8PM on April 23, 2007 in Building 300-300. This lecture is co-sponsored by the Mechanical Engineering Design Group and the David H. Liu Foundation. More information about the lecture series can be found here.