Program Overview
This spring semester course includes a seven day field trip to London, where the program takes advantage of its location to provide students with a wealth of experiences leading to an understanding of contemporary British design specifically, and graphic design within the global context in general. These experiences are enhanced through small-group tours of state-of-the-art design studios and museum tours. Field trips will include course-specific sites of both historical and current-day interest to all graphic designers. Participants register for Spring semester course “ARGS260 Visual Arts Workshop: Graphic Design in London 2012”.
Participants will be required to attend a series of orientation meetings prior to departure to discuss and prepare for sites to be visited as well as general preparations for overseas travel. A final meeting of the class will take place after the return to summarize our experiences and evaluate the trip.

London
London is a European center of the arts in general, and graphic design in particular. In addition to visiting some of the finest museums in the world, participants will have an opportunity to meet with the creative forces behind some of Britain’s most successful design companies and gain a unique view and interpretation of British design in particular, and European design and influences in general.

Itinerary Highlights

• Selected British Design Studio Tours – Meet with studio owners and top graphic designers
• Theatre Performance at West End, Off-West End, and Fringe Theatres
• Selected museums including the famed British Museum, The National Gallery, The Wallace Collection, and many more

Faculty
Professor John Luttropp has worked as a designer, artist, and educator for over twenty-five years. Previous to MSU, he taught at Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, Mount Mary College, and the University of Wisconsin. His design clients include Coca-Cola, Addison-Wesley Publishing, The American Finger-Style Guitar Festivals, and Great Lakes Film and Video. He has created publication design for ILFORD Photo Instructor, Astronomy Magazine, Builder, and Wisconsin Architect. As a sculptor and fine artist, along with exhibitions of his work, he has designed and constructed two permanent public sculptures for the City of Milwaukee. Professor Luttropp is a founding member of Pioneers of Modern Typography (PMT), an interdisciplinary design collective. The work of PMT has been recognized internationally, and has been featured on PBS television, in Print magazine, and in Korea’s Design Journal.

Academics
All students register with MSU for the following Spring session
ARGS 260 Visual Arts Workshop: Graphic Design in London 2012.

Students are required to attend all pre-departure class meetings. All participants will keep a daily journal of activities, which will be reviewed by the faculty at the conclusion of the tour. After review, journals will be returned once they have been reviewed.

Program cost includes:

• Round-trip airfare and airport transfers
• 2-star hotel with continental breakfast/double or triple occupancy
• Museum and design studio entrance fees
• International student I.D. card with short term medical insurance

Program costs are based on a minimum of 15 participants and current exchange rates.

Payment Schedule
Non-refundable Deposit                              $100
By November 15, 2011:                               $800
By December 15, 2011:                               $800
By February 1, 2012:                                   $800 (To Be Confirmed)
Please make checks payable to "Montclair State University".

Forms
Pre-Enrollment Form

Faculty Led Short-Term Study Abroad Institues Forms