Framework 102

A framework invokes a structure meant to support and enclose. For schools, the outlines of these structures provide a boundary between the rough and tumble of praxis and the quiet needed to see anew. Though a framework encloses, it is not an enclosure; it is this openness which gives a framework its potential for others to make, learn, and grow. Using the idea of framework as a grounding metaphor, this annual catalog from the Communication Design community at Parsons captures and documents the work of designers as they translate, create, and articulate ideas and forms. Such activities occur in both directions, as students platform and present new visions and faculty return with pressing questions. Framework 102 features the work of students across the Communication Design's Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Master of Professional Studies (MPS) and Associate of Applied Science (AAS) programs, along with select conversations from outside design thinkers that help highlight the relentless proc