My name is Yevhen Medvedkov (*2001), I came from Ukraine to Belgium 6 months ago with a friend. I have a bachelor’s degree in socio-political and marketing research, and after some extra courses on web-design, I have been working as an UX/UI designer for 1,5 years. Before we fled the country my friend (who is…
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Ornella Ostapenko
Meet Ornella, a talented graphic designer, visual communicator, manager, and activist who’s passionate about Ukrainian design and identity. She co-founded the NGO Design for Ukraine and Ministry of Design, and is now working on developing the Ukrainian Design Museum.
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Emily Alejandra Castillo Rojas is from Venezuela, she is 21 years old. Emily studied Industrial Engineering and has a great interest in programming, with the ambition to become a software developer. Emily, decided to experiment with a fingerprint lock. To visualize the process, the fingerprint gets to be inserted into the system and the results…
Read MoreOpen Design Course Lab version 0.4
We are pleased to invite you to the Open Design Course Lab 0.4 in De Zaal. The Lab is the results of an 11-week course and is open to showcase projects, experiments and collaborations created by the 13 participants from different backgrounds. Location: Nonnemeersstraat 26, 9000 GentFriday: 14:00 to 20:00 Saturday: From 10:00 to 18:00…
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Micaela is a visual artist from Argentina, who graduated at the end of 2020 at the National University of La Plata. Last five years, I worked in the design and art team of Amblagar Studio, a company that produces video games and animated series for children. However, at the beginning of June, I moved to…
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Edgar Tristán-Hernández
kOS is a project consisting of a sound and light installation based on the Chaos Theory or also known as The Butterfly Effect. Through the mathematical modelling of Lorenz’s system and the programming of a microcontroller (Arduino), it is possible to obtain electrical signals that are converted into sound and light, thus representing human chaotic behaviour.
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Artistically Exploring “Distance” as a Transformative Dimension
Read MoreOpeningen Ontwerpen door Peter Westenberg (NL/EN)
(TRANSLATED VERSION BELLOW) “Openingen Ontwerpen” is een artikel geschreven naar aanleiding van twee projecten die gelijktijdig plaatsvonden in en rond KASK. De cursus ‘Open Design Course for refugees and asylum seekers’ en de tentoonstelling ‘Plus Ultra’ van de kunstenaar Daniël Andújar. “Openingen ontwerpen” analiseert hoe zij zich elk op een eigen wijze kritisch opstellen ten…
Read MoreGood practices regarding sexism and decolonization in art schools
“Good Practices regarding Sexism and Decolonization in Art Schools.” is an article written by rekto:verso and explores ways to promote inclusive and equitable environments in art schools. Open Design course was mentioned as of the good practices. Read more about it here: https://www.rektoverso.be/artikel/good-practices-against-sexism-and-decolonization-in-art-schools #arteducation #inclusion #decolonization #opendesigncourse #rektoverso
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