This spring I taught our Graphic Design Senior Capstone course in which senior design majors focused their efforts on issues related to local food systems, food sustainability and insecurity. Of course, when we parted for spring break we didn’t know that we wouldn’t see each other again except online, and that these graduating seniors wouldn’t get to have commencement or their final BFA exhibition. In spite of the upheaval, they managed to pivot and work together to create a robust online exhibition of their work on Instagram, appropriately titled Abbreviated, @abrvtd. I was proud of their resilience and their project outcomes, which ranged from digital tools and info graphics to informative zines, social media campaigns and animation.
