D-Crit is the Design Criticism MFA department at the School of Visual Arts in New York City, chaired by Alice Twemlow and co-founded along with Steven Heller in 2006. In Fall 2008, the department enrolled 15 students, who became the inaugural class to complete the two-year program and graduate, in May 2010, with a Design Criticism Master of Fine Arts degree. In the fall of 2014, the program morphed into a one-year Master of Arts degree in Design Research, Writing, and Criticism.
Program Chair Alice Twemlow
Program Co-Founders Alice Twemlow Steven Heller
Faculty Alice Twemlow Steven Heller Kurt Andersen Paola Antonelli Akiko Busch Ralph Caplan Andrea Codrington Justin Davidson Russell Flinchum Janet Froelich Karrie Jacobs Alexandra Lange Julie Lasky Adam Harrison Levy Elaine Louie Matilda McQuaid Leital Molad Phil Patton Shax Riegler Elizabeth Spiers Karen Stein
References
External links D-Crit Web site School of Visual Arts Official Homepage
Magazine and online articles
danrubinstein.com/2008/10/28/dcrit/ STEPMagazine
www.subtraction.com/2008/05/27/dcrit www.core77.com/blog/events/sva_design_criticism_open_house_7436.asp