Fall 2026 priority deadline for transfer and graduate studies is January 5.

Fall 2026 priority deadline for transfer and graduate studies is January 5.

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Fall 2026 priority deadline for transfer and graduate studies is January 5.

Program

Our vision

Curriculum →

Mission →

Community

Who we celebrate

Faculty →

Chair →

Staff →

Students →

Work

We strive for

Recent Work →

Ventures →

News →

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Apply Now →

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Sour

Sour

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Winter Sun

Project Description

Project Description

Sour Journal is a disarming magazine that investigates the seemingly innocuous relationships between humans and addictive media. It is a weapon of reason, information, stories and activities. Tools are provided to help the reader manage addiction through new habits. The user can personalize each issue and archive them as a series of growing artifacts. Codes are provided through the pages that lead the user to sound pieces created for each issue on our radio network, Sour FM.

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The image shows four distinct pages from the Sour.fm magazine, spread out on a solid orange background. The leftmost page is titled "Sour.Journal" and features an illustration of a person holding a cup against a yellow-orange gradient background with stylized mountains and a sun. The page contains text reading "Analog Habits For The Digital Age" and "ISSUE 00: A sneak peek! Your free copy." The adjacent page displays text in blue: "Breakfast Bagels, Someone's Cat, Her Friend's Wedding, His Third Coffee, Her Makeup Routine, Another Cat Video, Those Shoes You Want, Her New Car, Your Friend's New Baby, Your Friend's Mom's Vacation Home, Succulents." The next page is titled "What do you want" and features an image of two hands shaking. The rightmost page is labeled "Sour.fm" and includes a QR code, the text “A playlist with each issue. Sneak a peek!”, and a description: “Sour creates active reading experience and is a growing community of people who use Sour to connect and share ideas through humor, humor, humor, humor, humor, and something more. We consider our community our family — we don’t just talk about it. Through humor, fun, and humor, we connect in the digital age.” It also notes that Sour.fm is a media platform that compiles the magazine’s first issue.A large, rectangular digital display screen mounted on a gray concrete wall shows a graphic with the question "What does your brain feed on?" in white text on a purple background. Below the text, the Sour.Journal logo and website address (www.sourjournal.com) are visible in white text. Below the screen, a row of stylized figures in muted brown and beige colors walk from left to right, appearing to walk in a line. The scene is set in a dimly lit environment with visible concrete wall and floor elements.The image shows two posters side by side. The left poster has a pink background with pink and purple leaf-like shapes and the text “Analog Habits for the Digital Age” in a bold, sans-serif font. The right poster has a blue background with dark blue text reading “Are we afraid to log off?” and stylized yellow hands reaching upward. The Sour Journal logo and website address (www.sourjournal.com) are printed at the bottom of each poster. The posters are displayed against a brick wall on the left and a weathered concrete wall on the right.Four Sour.fm pages are displayed: Issue 01 (white background with pink tree and text), Issue 02 (white background with pink tree and text), Issue 03 (white background with pink tree and text), and Issue 04 (white background with pink tree and text). Each page includes text, images, and play buttons.The image shows an open journal with a purple cover and a pink background. The cover features a design of dark purple, irregular shapes resembling cracks or branches. The title "TOOLS TO NOT CHECK YOUR PHONE" is prominently displayed in white text on the cover. A small asterisk symbol is visible near the bottom right corner of the cover. The inside of the journal shows a cream-colored page with black text, including the phrase "Editor's Communication in the age of...". A hand is depicted holding a book near the top right corner of the page. The journal is presented against a light beige background.Three magazine covers are displayed side by side. From left to right, the covers are labeled “Language,” “Sour.Journal,” and “Instinct.” The “Language” cover features a pink tree on a brown background. “Sour.Journal” has a blue background with hands reaching across it. “Instinct” has a green background with a cheetah and snake.A woman with long, dark hair stands against a solid orange-brown background. She wears a sleeveless white top with a V-neck. Her gaze is directed slightly to her left, and she has a subtle smile.

Newsletter

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310 East 22nd St - 5th Floor

New York, NY 10010

310 East 22nd St - 5th Floor

New York, NY 10010

310 East 22nd St - 5th Floor

New York, NY 10010

(212) 592-2600

mfadesign@sva.edu

(212) 592-2600

mfadesign@sva.edu

(212) 592-2600

mfadesign@sva.edu