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The blog of the Field track of Media Design Practices (MDP), an interdisciplinary MFA for a world in flux at Art Center College of Design. A collaboration with Designmatters.

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tinalzeng:elevenMost Ugandans have two mobile phones belonging…

November 7, 2013

tinalzeng:

elevenMost Ugandans have two mobile phones belonging to two different telecommunication companies: Warid and MTN. Warid is cheaper than MTN and Ugandans are smart to decide which carrier to send texts or make calls based on their receiver’s service provider.

Can you imagine Americans trying to juggle two phones and knowing their contact’s service provider? No way.

MDP: Field

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Field track students in the Media Design Practices (MDP) program at Art Center College of Design work in a real-world context where social issues, media infrastructure, and communication technology intersect.

2016-17 Field Context:
UNICEF's Innovation Lab in
Mexico City, Mexico

The Field Context is at the heart of the Field track curriculum. Each year's context is defined by a community, a partner institution, and a communication issue.

Students divide their time between projects in their studio at Art Center, their studio in the field (they travel wherever the context might be), participation in a community, and managing the world of NGOs and non-profits. Field track partnerships are run in collaboration with Designmatters, Art Center's social impact initiative.

Individual and/or group thesis projects may continue the work students developed as part of the Field Context or take on a new issue or context.