14.06.2022
Text and drawing’s «confrontention»
Vanishing flower pots that herald a world in decay, the death of a tombstone cutter that leaves a great void, and a nightmarish birthday surprise in the open country. These stories, imagined…
Category : Visual communication
11.05.2022
From user-centred design to design that removes
User-centred design has imposed itself solely on the development of computer interfaces and protocols. Far from being neutral, on the contrary, this approach to design is biased, because it is based on…
10.05.2022
How much CO2 universities release?
Case study of a Talking Heads series lecture
The HEAD and the HEG have joined forces to develop a carbon calculator to measure the impact on the climate of the activities of the Universities of Applied Sciences and Arts (HES)…
Fashion Design, Jewellery and Accessory, Fine arts, Research Institute for Art and Design, Space design, Visual communication
09.05.2022
ISSUE#12 – De/production without cons/des/truction
How can art and design practice be combined with ecological issues? Does production necessarily imply a form of destruction? What forms might a turn towards deproduction take? This feature considers these issues…
06.04.2022
Head to Head – Nayansaku Mufwankolo
In this video portrait dedicated to them, the delegate of Diversity & Inclusion at HEAD – Genève, Nayansaku Mufwankolo, highlights the different stages that have allowed them to develop their practice. From…
16.12.2021
Autopsy of an editorial experiment
HEAD – Publishing's multi-platform books collection Manifestes
The HEAD – Genève’s policy is to defend access to the knowledge it produces. To this end, the HEAD launched a new multi-media editorial unit called HEAD – Publishing, whose first collection,…
06.12.2021
Catherine Meurisse’s Pantheon
An interview with comics artist conducted by Benjamin Stroun
As part of a research project, Benjamin Stroun (HEAD – Genève, HES-SO) sat down with Catherine Meurisse, author of the comics La Légèreté (Dargaud, 2016), Les Grands espaces (Dargaud, 2018), and more…
30.09.2021
ISSUE #9 – Editing Arts International Symposium
Video footage of the conferences
"Editing Arts! Montage en mouvement" looked at the question of montage in contemporary art and design practices and, conversely, the influence of these practices on cinema. This feature gathers the entire conference…
08.03.2021
Endless Dive: Scroll, Play and Learn
Interview with graduated Media Design Master student Catia Barreiras
Endless Dive, the game that Catia Barreiras developed for her Master’s degree in Media Design, departs from the standards of Candy Crush-style mobile games by focusing on narration and learning rather than…
Cinema, BA in Cinema, Fine arts, BA in Fine arts, Space design, BA in Interior design, Fashion Design, Jewellery and Accessory, BA in Product Design/Jewellery and Accessory, Visual communication, BA in Visual Communication
05.03.2021
ISSUE #6 – Talking Words
Creative writing practices at HEAD – Genève
The HEAD offers various workshops devoted to writing in art and design, and this feature looks at writing practices at the school through student productions and interviews with two specialists: Carla Demierre…