Mary Y. Yang

  1. Sophomore Graphic Design (Fall)
  2. Sophomore Graphic Design (Spring)
  3. Senior Thesis Studio
  4. Branding
  5. Visual Systems
  6. Junior Graphic Design Studio
  7. Junior Typography
  8. Junior Typography: Motion + Interactivity
  9. Graduate Typography II
  10. Graduate Graphic Design Theory II
  11. Directed Studies
  12. Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP)

Senior Thesis Studio


This self-directed course, the final requirement for the BFA, is centered on a semester-long thesis project or series of projects and includes three components: the Thesis Project and Book, Thesis Show, and Final Thesis Presentation. Students create a cohesive body of work that communicates a single idea or addresses a specific design problem, emphasizing the role of the designer as author through a self-motivated project that strengthens their individual process, problem-solving skills, and design voice.


Project: Thesis Show
I guide students in curating, designing, and producing their thesis exhibition identity and spatial experience. Through critiques and iterative development, I help them develop cohesive visual systems, exhibition materials, and presentations, presenting their culminating work in a unified and engaging group exhibition.BFA Thesis Show, Graphic Design
Spring 2024 Graphic Design Thesis Show: Breakout Room
Spring 2021
 BFA Thesis Show Branding: Breaking Out
Spring 2021

Project: BFA Thesis Show Branding
I work with a group of students to advise on developing the brand identity for the overall BFA Thesis Show, encompassing Painting, Graphic Design, Printmaking, and Sculpture, guiding them from concept to production.

 View thesis catalog Project: Thesis Books
Students author, design, and produce a thesis book that synethesizes their final thesis projects including their thesis statement, research, essay, experiments, interview(s), influences, references, and past works.
Roots: Ways of Making
Vincent Liu (BFA ‘24)
Spring 2024

Making, Moving, Making
Angela Lian (BFA ‘21)
Spring 2021

Internet Tenderness / Should I Have Been a Dentist?
Eva Brown (BFA ‘24)
Spring 2024
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