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A photo of a group of people sitting in front of a black wall with white writings and photos on it.

Collins Prods The Thesis Class

Collins Prods The Thesis Class

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Photos by Meital Gueta

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By Nigel Sielegar

In his first Thesis class of the 2010 semester, our resident provocateur, Brian Collins, prodded the Class of 2010 to clarify their thesis work. With the help of teaching collaborator Lee Maschmeyer, students were urged to develop their backstories so that the front-end was dynamic, moving, and expressive.

Here the class charts their experiences on Collins' famous blackboard walls.

A photo of a person giving a lecture and sitting in front of a blackboard like wall with chalk writings and pictures on it.A group of people sitting at a conference table, facing each other inside a room.A photo showing a couple of people siting on chars and standing while listening to some lecture.A blackboard with chalk writings and pictures glued on it.

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