You have to have a clear idea of who the audience is and whether your message is finely tuned to that audience. He's also studying acoustical-based chemical sensors that aid in the detection of explosives and narcotics. Although Hunt and Berthelot would like to team up onstage again, the professors stressed that they're not contemplating a career shift. Seventeen students travelled to Paris on June 30 and returned August 1, receiving 12 credit hours for the five-week course. The city becomes the classroom.
Students learn by living the history and culture of a place rather than being lectured to.
Classes were held Tuesdays through Fridays with three-day weekends devoted to individual research. Field trips exposed students to a variety of design, ranging from Renault's auto design facility to the Parisian underground and sewer system. Students also visited the studio of furniture designer, Jean-Michel Wilmotte in preparation for their class project, a chair design. After their return, students conducted ergonomics testing and made prototypes of their designs. COA's Architecture Program has conducted its own study abroad program since 1975, but this marks a first for Industrial Design.