One member of the alliance is Professor Lorraine Gamman, director of the Design Against Crime Research Centre at Central St Martins School of Art and Design.

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After earning an undergraduate and a masters degree in computer science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Maeda headed to art school in Japan at Tsukuba University Institute of Art and Design, obtaining a PhD in graphic design.

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There is more Tassy creativity on display at the nearby waterfront Tasmanian School of Art, where the Plimsoll Gallery showcases innovative local, national and international contemporary art and design.

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She studied Computer Science at Sussex Univeristy in England before going on to complete a course in Art History and Design at the Inchbald School of Design in London.

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The Clarence Thomas Center for Historic Preservation at the Savannah College of Art and Design is located at the former convent for the nuns who ran Thomas' elementary school.

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