The publication you are viewing is the collaborative effort of the advanced graphic design classes at San Francisco State University and University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the Spring semester of 2014. The images, narratives really, you see here are the result of a design research project investigating the themes and systemic connections between water for food within the classes’ respective regions.
The project presented readings, exercises and prompts to students to spark research, discourse, and explorations culminating in graphic design artifacts visualizing these themes and systems. This work started with a view of human systems–and its relation to food and water–around the following themes:
Mobility
Wellness
Nourishment
Entertainment
Energy
Security
Governance
Waste
Information
Shelter
Commerce
Information
These systems are highly interconnected, and can be characterized by the flow of physical resources and related services into, out of, and within the bounds of the society. M