The Visual Communication Institute / The Basel School of Design is today a Department of the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW), Academy of Art and Design (HGK). We offer curricula at the Bachelor and Master level in the field of Visual Communication with international accreditation (BA, MA, MFA). The faculty members are active participants in the design community and are involved in applied research projects. The central focus of all activities is the creation of images for communication. The Visual Communication Institute developed out of the influential tradition of the Basel School of Design beginning in the 1960s. We have expanded this background to address the challenges of the 21st Century. We are part of an international network of Art and Design Schools that provides many opportunities for students and faculty.

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We are happy to present the current lectures-program at Visual Communication Institute / The Basel School of Design HGK FHNW.

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Please observe the following registration deadlines for admission to one of the courses of study offered by the Institute for Visual Communication:

• Bachelor of Arts (BA): 15 February 2013
• Master of Arts (MA): 30 April 2013
• Int. Master of Fine Arts in Graphic Design UIC/HGK (MAS): 18 February 2013
• Summer Workshops 2013: 29 March 2013

28.01.13

basil.js is a scripting library that has been developed at the Visual Communication Institute during the last nine months and is now made public as open-source.

Based on the principles of the successful platform "Processing" basil.js allows designers and artists to individually expand the possibilities of Adobe InDesign in order to create complex projects in data visualization and generative design.

www.basiljs.ch

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