UPH Visual Communication Design
Passionate, Brighter, and Transformational
On Saturday, August 31, 2024, VCD UPH held a gathering at Yugo Restaurant, Hotel Vega, Gading Serpong. This event was organized to launch the latest Final Project book, “EPOCH“, and also to celebrate the graduation of VCD UPH students who completed their studies in the 2023/2024 academic year.
We are excited to publish the event catalogue for “ADHIKARI,” which was held last December. In this catalogue, you can see the works presented in the exhibition, representing the learning experiences that the students gained through their study tour to Jogjakarta.
Highlights of an undergraduate student’s studies are their final projects. A student’s final project is a culmination of their interest and mastery of a certain aspect they wish to explore and pursue. Therefore, this archive is more than just images of visuals that the students have created; it is a representation of their existence as visual communication design students. The tradition of archiving students’ final projects is a testament to the department’s aspiration to appreciate all the work that the students have done, each unique in its own time.
“Epoch” represents the beginning of a distinctive period in the history of someone or something. The term was selected as this book describes the transition, or perhaps the new beginning, of the students’ journeys as visual communication design graduates. As the students complete their final projects, they embark on a new epoch in life: as designers in the outside world. As designers who have graduated, we hope that each of our students may be able to be a blessing in their light and their new world.
Leaving school has always been a prominent change for all students. Many look forward to it, but some may feel that they aren’t ready for it. Dear students, life is full of various seasons, and each season or era is an opportunity to grow in its own way.
Epoch also marks a new era for the department. The previous final project archive showcased the three concentrations: graphic design, cinematography, and animation. In this archive, we also showcase the first graduates of the illustration concentration, which may provide a new nuance to the diverse projects shown in these archives.
Not just about the new concentration, Epoch also marks the end of the ‘pandemic’ era of final projects. Previous archives (“Salute,” “See-saw,” and “Book of Acts”) showcased works that were completed during the COVID-19 pandemic or by students who spent more than half of their study online and in quarantine. We hope that the return to a more optimal learning experience correlates with higher quality projects in this book.
And so, we hope that Epoch may continue to inspire readers through the diverse works showcased. We also hope that the end of an era can teach us to move forward in a better direction: to pursue the best, remember the good, and leave out the rest.
Brian Alvin Hananto, S.Sn., M.Ds.
Head of Visual Communication Design Department
Universitas Pelita Harapan
This May marks the transition period between the even semester and the summer semester at Universitas Pelita Harapan.
During this transition, several activities take place, such as the final examinations for students who participated in the final project in the even semester of 2023/2024, the graduation ceremony for students who completed their studies in the odd semester of 2023/2024, and several other activities.
On this occasion, we would also like to inform you about Elisabeth Katie Soleman’s final project (class of 2019), which has been selected for the Bali International Film Festival (BIFF) 2024. Her work will be screened at the festival from June 1-7, 2024.
We hope that during this transition period, there will still be many positive things to learn.
Happy Eid al-Fitr to friends who celebrate it. April is a month that may be more relaxed compared to previous months.
Besides being a holiday, the focus this month has shifted towards preparing for the Final Semester Exams, which will begin on April 29, 2024, until May 6, 2024. In addition to the Final Semester Exams, at the beginning of April, there is also a visual presentation for students who are working on their final projects.
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The completion of one semester signifies the beginning of a new semester. Hopefully, this semester can be completed well, and the next semester can be even more interesting and better for everyone.
March 2024 may have been one of the longest months for VCD UPH.
For weeks, the UPH Film Festival (UFF) 2024 has been prepared and finally held on March 23, 2024. UFF 2024 has achieved a new milestone by being the first UFF held away from UPH. Hopefully, future UFFs can set new records and achievements for the festival.
Another extensive activity conducted during March 2024 was the Learning Express 2024 with Singapore Polytechnic. This project-based learning activity is one form of intensive learning that is rich and has real impacts throughout the process.
In addition to these two activities, VCD UPH also carried out various other equally interesting activities, such as alumni sharing sessions and public lectures.
Thank you everyone who partipated and supported VCD UPH throughout March 2024. Hopefully, April 2024 will bring even richer positive experiences.
Stay blessed and stay bright.
VCD UPH has just published IMATYPE: Journal of Graphic Design Studies Vol. 3 No. 1.
In this publication, there are seven articles containing research articles, designs, and also about design education. VCD UPH itself contributes three articles in the publication, namely:
Other articles on this publications are:
You can read and download each article freely through the Open Journal System of IMATYPE: Journal of Graphic Design Studies Vol. 3 No. 1 here.
Happy Chinese New Year, Happy Valentine’s Day, and all other happy days there are in February.
During the second month of 2024, VCD UPH had the opportunity to host various and diverse activities, which can be seen and compiled in this edition of SEE. Even with the increased number of activities documented, these aren’t all the activities that happened during the whole month. Hopefully, the next publication may be able to document all the activities reported back to the department.
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In the even semester, VCD UPH had the pleasure of inviting alumni, such as Regina Susanto from Graphic Design 2018, and also Daniel Purnama from Animation 2013. Both shared their working experiences after graduating with their juniors. Other opportunities that VCD UPH had included collaborating with KIEHL, collaborating with Tata Rupa, and also visiting Institut Kesenian Jakarta.
Lastly, we feature the work of Aurellia Levina, Dafy Bintang Natanael, and Tiara Kiatama from their Photography 2 class, which was also featured in the World Biennial of Student Photography 2023.
We hope that as we see, we may learn more and be humbled to learn more and more.
ARCHIVED Vol. 1 No. 6 compiles works of VCD UPH from the 2016th batch to the 2019th batch in Konferensi Mahasiswa Desain Komunikasi Visual (KOMA DKV) throughout the years. This ARCHIVED celebrates the milestones and achievements of the students and KOMA DKV after four years.
The works exhibited in this ARCHIVED are all works that has been submitted by the students on KOMA DKV. Each works is assessed by the committee of reviewers, and later by the invited designer or filmmakers. Through KOMA DKV Exhibition, the students received feedback and also inputs regarding their design and how can they be improved in the future.
VCD UPH has just published the December 2023 edition of de-lite: Journal of Visual Communication Design Study & Practice. In this edition, there are seven articles authored by individuals from Universitas Pelita Harapan, Universitas Trisakti, Universitas Bunda Mulia, Universitas Mercu Buana, and Universitas Multimedia Nusantara. Three of the publications are from Universitas Pelita Harapan: “Identifikasi Permasalahan Desain Identitas Visual Restoran Warung Rawit,” “Lenyapnya Otentisitas Seniman Sebagai Konsekuensi Pemberlakuan Seni Sebagai Komoditas dari Perjalanan Artistik Thomas Gainsborough,” and “Pengaruh Pengalaman Praktik Magang Terhadap Kesiapan Bekerja (Studi Empiris: Mahasiswa Desain Komunikasi Visual Universitas Pelita Harapan).”
You can read de-lite here.