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SPRING 2026
Professor Mary Banas
SMFA at Tufts

Email: When contacting me, use both my Tufts email and my Gmail

Office Hours: Fridays from 12–1pm, on zoom, or by appointment

Make an appointment for office hours:
https://calendar.app.google/fjv8YceUnWXn5AJj8
please book this by 8am on Fridays.

Graphic Arts Area Instagram
Permissions doc for GRA IG is here


Syllabus:

01 Description
02 Learning Outcomes
03 Assignments
04 How We Work
05 Studio Culture
Tufts University Policies
Calendar
Readings
Tutorials (how to print!)

Review Boards: Advice
Events
Project Briefs:

Weekly Typography Collection
Alphabet Book
FrankenForm
Patterns of Ten
Typographic Poster
Sequence

Submit work:

Google Drive


05

How will we work together?

STUDIO CULTURE
Barbara Kruger
ENGAGED, RESPECTFUL PRESENCE

The nature of a studio environment is a bunch of artists learning and working together. 

Being present in class is more than just physical: it includes but is not limited to:

01. communicating with your peers

02. engaging in critique

03. witnessing lectures and presentations

04. participating in discussions

05. making presentations

06. using campus equipment

07. taking notes 

08. submitting assignments into our class Google Drive folder

The technical and conceptual work in this class builds on the previous week. If you expect to miss class, find that you are missing classes, or obtain a medical issue that may affect your attendance, you will not be able to make up the work and you should withdraw from this course.

© Professor Mary Banas, Fall 2025School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts Universitysmfa.tufts.edu