VCRS

The Visual Communications Research Studio (VCRS), a program offered by the Visual Communications Area, provides research experiences in applied communication design for post-baccalaureate fellows.

The VCRS program provides design work for collaborative projects with University, commercial, and non-profit partners. The studio is engaged with projects which provide educational value, are consonant with faculty research interests, generate revenue appropriate to the project, create collaborative opportunities, and serve important community interests. Project fall into four general categories:

  1. information design for science and engineering applications, working in support of advanced scientific research, applied solutions, and science education for students at all levels;
  2. branding and identity development in both the profit and non-profit spheres, or in support of social and commercial entrepreneurship;
  3. “blue sky” research projects in areas identified as future consumer products, services, and experiences;
  4. projects in support of important research initiatives with the Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts at Washington University.

VCRS Fellows contribute to the education of undergraduates as teachers, teaching assistants, workshop leaders, and project managers.