The Kenya Building Research Centre (KBRC) officials paid a courtesy call to the UoN’s department of Arts and Design on a design management evaluation. The officials led by the director of KBRC Arch Oliver Okello were hosted by the Chair of the department of Arts and Design; Prof.
The Visual Design Conference under the theme: Evolution of Afrikan Visual Design in the Digital World brought together creative’s to reflect on three broad aspects of Virtual Reality (VR), the Future and the Power to Influence.
There is evidently a shift on how we engage using visual design, with the advance of digital technologies, we have witnessed changes in visual design application. More than ever before, communication is happening online and on social platforms, therefore, there is need for visual designers to adopt to the new reality.
The conference will be seeking to establish the preparedness of Afrikan visual designers, now and into the future.
Papers on the above theme will be presented during the conference.
The subthemes are broadly, but not limited to:
Circular plastic, a project running among 3 East African countries of Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda seeks to discover solutions to plastic waste. Speaking at an output workshop of the project themed; Turning plastic bottles into new products for Low-Middle income countries, Dr.
Awards of participation certificates were presented to design students from the Department of Art and Design for participating in the Artesan Gateway 2021 Sustainable Retail challenge. The challenge introduced the awardees to the creative manufacturing and handmade sector giving them an opportunity to work in teams of 5 to showcase their skills and improve their knowledge and understanding of the world of sustainability within retail and design.
The University of Nairobi wishes to inform all students who qualified for the award of various degrees and diplomas at the end of last academic year (2020/2021) and members of the public, that the 65th Graduation Ceremony will be held VIRTUALLY on Friday, September 24, 2021 commencing at 8.00 a.m. at the Great Court. The event will be streamed live through the following links; www.uonbi.ac.ke.ke/livestream and facebook.com/uonbi.ac.ke.
COMMENCEMENT DATES
A. Year I (FRESHERS) of the following Faculties:
FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE (FAg)
The department of Art and Design ( D.A.D) - Faculty of Built Environment and Design (FBD) held a consultative meeting bringing together stakeholders to discuss and provide insights towards the Masters and Doctorate of Design Degree curriculum.
Curriculum development is a continuous process incorporating different approaches to create an exciting and effective teaching experience thereby making it a responsibility of many stakeholders with a multidisciplinary approach.
Teachers and students from St. Marys School Nairobi brought essence and emotion to the annual Design Students' Exhibition revived after the Covid 19 disruption last year. The event running from 14th June is culmination of students portfolio display and interconnects the artwork and the public bringing in viewership.
The practical Design studies are uniquely examined in a portfolio exhibition. The exam requires learners to showcase their work clustered in various thematic areas of interior design, fashion design, illustration design, graphics design and product design.
The culmination of a semester's lecturer student engagement on unique themes forms the display assessment usually attracting the design fraternity.
This year's portfolio is happening from 2nd June to15th June.
