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A photo of a man watchin a film projection of another person holding a white and yellow circle that says: International Style.

Love Laughter Tears

Love Laughter Tears

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Photos by Alexej Steinhardt

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By Nigel Sielegar

Each time Scott Stowell assigns his first year MFAD students to design a portrait of a fellow classmate, the results are surprising and often insightful. This year's crop prompted laughter, some tears, and a lot of love.

The project, designed to test conceptual skill, which begins with one member of the class assigned another (and so on), requires interviews, research and designing objects (films, products, websites, etc.) that reflect the personality and character of the students. Often revealing, frequently moving.

A photo of a woman showing an image to a man while sitting at a desk.A photo of two laughing women sitting at a desk that has a pack of beers on it.A photo of a woman checking an unfurled flyer.A photo of a man and a woman chatting while sitting at a table.A photo of a group of people checking some painted bottles.A photo of two women checking some items while in the background is a projected screen with blue, green and red squares.

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