In response to the #CombatCovid initiative launched by PRINT and Poster House, Mirko Ilic’s MFA Illustration as Visual Essay students at School of Visual Arts (SVA NYC) immediately rallied. Some striking, elegant and witty work was produced. And since all of these grad students have been hunkered down, many of them alone or distanced from roommates and family, isolation—the need for and consequences of de-socializing —were the primary themes. The broad range of concept reveals how there are many lenses through which to view social distancing and represent the collective experience of the pandemic.
Here is an initial sampling from members of Ilic’s class.
Noah MacMillan
Abanti Chowdhury
Carles Garcia ODowd
Yichin Chen
Arif Qazi
John Rego
Carly Larsson
Sarah Myers
Flora Bai
Danlin Zhang
Sanika Phawde
Simiao Wang
Hwarim Lee
Nadia Xu
Nadia Xu
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About Steven Heller
Steven Heller is the co-chair of the SVA MFA Designer /Designer as Author + Entrepreneur program, writes frequently for Wired and Design Observer. He is also the author of over 170 books on design and visual culture. He received the 1999 AIGA Medal and is the 2011 recipient of the Smithsonian National Design Award.View all posts by Steven Heller →