Day 2 - Basel School of Design

Waking up bright and early, our class began the day with a classic Switzerland breakfast: jams, bread, croissants, fruit, espresso, and orange juice. Cereal, eggs, meat, and bagels with cream cheese were also offered, but they cost extra. Of all the jams I've tried, Switzerland homemade raspberry jam is my absolute favorite! If I can find a jar for sale here, I would love to bring some home for my family.

Soon after, we all gathered and headed for the train station. 

I have been on trains in Chicago before, but nothing could compare to the hustle and bustle of European stations. The doors open and close quickly with floods of people everywhere. On the train I sat with Emma and doodled a bit during our hour ride to Basel.

While waiting for the tram to take to the school, Santi noticed people dressed in costumes. It turned out that there was a ComiCon being held today, and many of the students wished to have had the chance to visit it.

A short ride on the tram and we arrived at the Basel School of Art and Design. The campus had just recently been moved to the other side of the city and it was the first time ever since the schools founding that all design buildings were located in same location. There was a lot of construction going on, but the main building was so amazing to see when we were on our tour.

Inside we were exposed to their personal library, the classroom setting for undergraduates and graduates, got to hear the 3-6 semester plans they had set, and was able to see some of Herbet Müllers work in person! (The magazines are extremely rare today, so to see all 14 in person was a blessing to any designer).

Overall, it was really motivating for me to see many of the practices from my own classes being shown visually to me. I feel eager to try projects such as posters and kinetic typography again, now that I seem to have had an "ah ha!" moment.