Ernesto Aparicio

Senior Critic - Graphic Design
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RISD faculty member Ernesto Aparicio
BFA, Universidad Nacional De La Plata

Ernesto Aparicio has been a graphic designer in the publishing and corporate identity industries for more than 20 years. The designer for “Carte Premier” for Visa and MasterCard, he has designed logos and publications for prominent companies in France and Japan and collaborated with major publishing houses in Paris. He has served as art director for Editions du Seuil in Paris and now oversees operations at Aparicio Design, Inc., with clients like Museo Tokyo Japan, Theatre de la Comedie Francaise in Paris, and New York City’s Public Affairs office.

Aparicio has been awarded and/or published by Graphis, Communication Arts, Type Directors Club, Robundo and Novum.

Courses

Fall 2023 Courses

GRAPH 3214-01 - TYPOGRAPHY I
Level Undergraduate
Unit Graphic Design
Subject Graphic Design
Period Fall 2023
Credits 3
Format Studio
Mode In-Person
Start date
End date

GRAPH 3214-01

TYPOGRAPHY I

Level Undergraduate
Unit Graphic Design
Subject Graphic Design
Period Fall 2023
Credits 3
Format Studio
Mode In-Person
Start and End 2023-09-06 to 2023-12-13
Times: W | 11:20 AM - 4:20 PM Instructor(s): Ernesto Aparicio Location(s): Design Center, Room 404 Enrolled / Capacity: 14 Status: Closed

SECTION DESCRIPTION

Typography 1 is the first in a three-course sequence that introduces students to the fundamentals of typographic practice, both as a set of technical skills and as an expressive medium. This first semester of typography begins fully zoomed-in -- exploring how and why letterforms are formed. Students will work with various tools and materials to construct letters; with attention paid to meaning, voice and the line between language and abstract form. The second part of the semester concerns itself with setting type. Typesetting is the score for the reading experience. Typesetting conventions and nomenclature will be taught by zooming out from the letter, to the word, to the paragraph and to the page. Students will become comfortable with typographic color and texture in a finite static composition. This is a studio course, so some class time will be used for discussions, most of the time we will be working in class. There is an expectation that students work both individually and in groups and be prepared to speak about their own work and the work of their peers in supportive and respectful ways. A laptop and relevant software are required.

Please contact the department for permission to register; registration is not available in Workday. 

Major Requirement | BFA Graphic Design

INTAR 2102-01 - TOPICS IN EXHIBITION DESIGN & NARRATIVE ENVIRONMENT I
Level Graduate
Unit Interior Architecture
Subject Interior Architecture
Period Fall 2023
Credits 3
Format Seminar
Mode In-Person
Start date
End date

INTAR 2102-01

TOPICS IN EXHIBITION DESIGN & NARRATIVE ENVIRONMENT I

Level Graduate
Unit Interior Architecture
Subject Interior Architecture
Period Fall 2023
Credits 3
Format Seminar
Mode In-Person
Start and End 2023-09-06 to 2023-12-13
Times: M | 9:40 AM - 12:40 PM Instructor(s): Ernesto Aparicio Location(s): Center for Integrative Technologies, Room 611 Enrolled / Capacity: 15 Status: Open

SECTION DESCRIPTION

Topics in Exhibition and Narrative Environments I is the first part in a year-long exploration of a fluid field in which exhibition occurs in museums as well as other environments. This seminar offers various approaches for that exploration and will provide the student insight into different aspects of exhibition: curatorial matters, experience design, narrative creation, graphic design, new media, user participation, installation, site specificity, production, etc. The content may change from year to year to include special projects. The content may change from year to year and may include theory, hands-on installation, curatorial matters, research, design planning, materials, new technology, time based interactions, and, of course, design of the narrative environment.

Open to Graduate Interior Architecture Students.

Major Requirement | MDes Interior Studies Exhibition and Narrative Environments

Spring 2024 Courses

GRAPH 3215-02 - TYPOGRAPHY II
Level Undergraduate
Unit Graphic Design
Subject Graphic Design
Period Spring 2024
Credits 3
Format Studio
Mode In-Person
Start date
End date

GRAPH 3215-02

TYPOGRAPHY II

Level Undergraduate
Unit Graphic Design
Subject Graphic Design
Period Spring 2024
Credits 3
Format Studio
Mode In-Person
Start and End 2024-02-15 to 2024-05-24
Times: W | 11:20 AM - 4:20 PM Instructor(s): Ernesto Aparicio Location(s): Design Center, Room 404 Enrolled / Capacity: 16 Status: Open

SECTION DESCRIPTION

The second semester continues the development of typographic practice by exploring the conditions in which type operates: the systems needed to work with varying scales and narrative structures. Students will design large-scale and small-scale work simultaneously; understanding the trade-offs of various formats and contexts. The course also extends basic typesetting into more extended reading experiences. Students will learn to set the conditions for readability by creating order, expressing emotion and making meaning. Students will design and bind a book while understanding how the traditions of the codex relate to onscreen reading. Within the durable form of the book, lies centuries of conventions like indexical systems, footnotes, page matter and more. Students also will become better readers, by engaging with contemporary issues in the field of typography and type design. This is a studio course, so some class time will be used for discussions, most of the time we will be working in class, often on a computer. There is an expectation that students work both individually and in groups and be prepared to speak about their own work and the work of their peers in supportive and respectful ways. A laptop and relevant software are required.

Majors are pre-registered for this course by the department. Enrollment is limited to Sophomore Graphic Design Students.

Major Requirement | BFA Graphic Design

GRAPH 3302-01 - DESIGN FOR PUBLISHING
Level Undergraduate
Unit Graphic Design
Subject Graphic Design
Period Spring 2024
Credits 3
Format Studio
Mode In-Person
Start date
End date

GRAPH 3302-01

DESIGN FOR PUBLISHING

Level Undergraduate
Unit Graphic Design
Subject Graphic Design
Period Spring 2024
Credits 3
Format Studio
Mode In-Person
Start and End 2024-02-15 to 2024-05-24
Times: TH | 1:10 PM - 6:10 PM Instructor(s): Ernesto Aparicio Location(s): Design Center, Room 404 Enrolled / Capacity: 12 Status: Closed

SECTION DESCRIPTION

This course will cover all aspects of designing comprehensive art and photographic books. We will examine the use of type in layouts, editing images, grids, scale, and pacing. Particular attention will be paid to certain elements of design production, including the visual, tactile, and aesthetic qualities of paper, printing, binding, color separation, and advanced techniques in reproduction, namely duotone and three-tone in black and white photography. In the first part of the semester students will design the layout and the corresponding dust jacket for a photographic book. The material will include a number of original black and white photographs from one of the very well known French photographers. In the second part of the semester, students will be given the choice between designing a book based on their own interests and completing a book design project using assigned material.

Open to Junior, Senior or Graduate Graphic Design Students.

Elective

INTAR 2398-01 - DESIGN THESIS
Level Graduate
Unit Interior Architecture
Subject Interior Architecture
Period Spring 2024
Credits 9
Format Studio
Mode In-Person
Start date
End date

INTAR 2398-01

DESIGN THESIS

Level Graduate
Unit Interior Architecture
Subject Interior Architecture
Period Spring 2024
Credits 9
Format Studio
Mode In-Person
Start and End 2024-02-15 to 2024-05-24
Times: T | 1:10 PM - 6:10 PM Instructor(s): Ernesto Aparicio, Jonathan Bell, Nick Haus Heywood, Stephen Turner Location(s): Center for Integrative Technologies, Room 301; Center for Integrative Technologies, Room 304 Enrolled / Capacity: 8 Status: Open

SECTION DESCRIPTION

Required for students in the MDes degree program. Under the supervision of their thesis advisor, students are responsible for the preparation and completion of a fully articulated design proposal of their own choice, as described by their Design Thesis Feasibility Report, submitted at the end of the Fall semester's Design Thesis Preparation class.

Open to Graduate Interior Architecture Students.

Major Requirement | MDes Interior Studies

INTAR 2398-02 - DESIGN THESIS
Level Graduate
Unit Interior Architecture
Subject Interior Architecture
Period Spring 2024
Credits 9
Format Studio
Mode In-Person
Start date
End date

INTAR 2398-02

DESIGN THESIS

Level Graduate
Unit Interior Architecture
Subject Interior Architecture
Period Spring 2024
Credits 9
Format Studio
Mode In-Person
Start and End 2024-02-15 to 2024-05-24
Times: T | 1:10 PM - 6:10 PM Instructor(s): Ernesto Aparicio, Jeffrey Katz, Nick Haus Heywood, Stephen Turner Location(s): Center for Integrative Technologies, Room 301; Center for Integrative Technologies, Room 304 Enrolled / Capacity: 8 Status: Open

SECTION DESCRIPTION

Required for students in the MDes degree program. Under the supervision of their thesis advisor, students are responsible for the preparation and completion of a fully articulated design proposal of their own choice, as described by their Design Thesis Feasibility Report, submitted at the end of the Fall semester's Design Thesis Preparation class.

Open to Graduate Interior Architecture Students.

Major Requirement | MDes Interior Studies

INTAR 2398-03 - DESIGN THESIS
Level Graduate
Unit Interior Architecture
Subject Interior Architecture
Period Spring 2024
Credits 9
Format Studio
Mode In-Person
Start date
End date

INTAR 2398-03

DESIGN THESIS

Level Graduate
Unit Interior Architecture
Subject Interior Architecture
Period Spring 2024
Credits 9
Format Studio
Mode In-Person
Start and End 2024-02-15 to 2024-05-24
Times: T | 1:10 PM - 6:10 PM Instructor(s): Ernesto Aparicio, Jehanzeb Shoaib, Nick Haus Heywood, Stephen Turner Location(s): Center for Integrative Technologies, Room 304; Center for Integrative Technologies, Room 301 Enrolled / Capacity: 8 Status: Open

SECTION DESCRIPTION

Required for students in the MDes degree program. Under the supervision of their thesis advisor, students are responsible for the preparation and completion of a fully articulated design proposal of their own choice, as described by their Design Thesis Feasibility Report, submitted at the end of the Fall semester's Design Thesis Preparation class.

Open to Graduate Interior Architecture Students.

Major Requirement | MDes Interior Studies

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RISD faculty member Ernesto Aparicio
BFA, Universidad Nacional De La Plata