Bobby Genalo's enthusiasm for creative problem solving has resulted in a body of work that bridges ideas in art, technology and education. He holds degrees from the Maryland Institute College of Art and NYU's Interactive Telecommunications Program, teaches design courses at Pratt Institute and records music in his apartment regularly.
After freelancing at Google's Creative Lab, Bobby joined a small team at Memorial Sloan Kettering, visualizing and building data-driven products for oncologists. His work has been featured on PSFK, The Creator's Project, AIGA, and Inhabit.
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Bobby has taught design courses at MICA and Pratt Institute, encouraging students to bridge the divide between beauty and utility. For his thesis, he worked with 3rd graders to explore possibilities in 3D scanning and printing, and has recently hosted a lecture series on emerging designers on behalf of Pratt COMD.
CURRENT SEMESTER
STUDENT WORK
A selection of favorite past projects:
NEWS MERCH
Pratt, Spring 2013
Can there exist an overlap between the screenprinted concert poster and a news article? How might communicating current events as though they were band merchandise help to create awareness and inspire others to read the news?
TANGIBLE MOTIONGRAPHIC
Pratt, Fall 2012
Use Rube Goldberg's step-by-step, mechanical process as a guide as you construct a three dimensional, kinectic system that, over time, translates information regarding an upcoming event of your choosing. Film the mechanism in action and upload your Tangible Motion Graphic to YouTube.
MUSIC / DESIGN
MICA, Fall 2011
What is the relationship between music and design? How are they similar/different? For your first assignment, choose between creating a poster that corresponds to a piece of music or creating a piece of music that responds to a poster. Consider hierarchy, rhythm, context, functionality. Challenge yourself.
KEYBOARDSHORTCUTS
MICA, Fall 2011
In pairs, create a step-by-step slideshow depicting the keystrokes necessary to produce a logo, business card, or poster within Adobe Illustrator. The rest of the class will follow your steps without looking at their monitors. The team that has the best success rate wins a prize (the prize was pizza).
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