SVA MA Design Research

SVA MA Design Research, Writing & Criticism1 is a one-year graduate program2
devoted to the study of design, its contexts & consequences.
Our graduates have gone on to pursue research-related careers in publishing, education, museums, institutes, design practice, entrepreneurship, & more.3

  1. Formerly known as D-Crit
  2. About the program
  3. Applications accepted on a rolling basis. All successful candidates awarded a significant scholarship!
SVA MA Design Research

136 W 21st St, 2nd Floor

New York, NY 10011

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designresearch@sva.edu

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@dcrit

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(212) 592-2228

Joseph F. Nally – SVA MA Design Research

Joseph F. Nally

MA Design Research, Writing & Criticism (2020)

Joseph Nally is a musician, podcaster, blogger, and tabletop gaming expert. Nally has been playing tabletop games for over a decade and has a collection of over 300 games. Joseph Nally wrote his thesis, “Post Elegance: Experimental Aesthetics in Tabletop Game Design” as an attempt to criticize the popular Eurogame genre and advocate for avant-garde game designs, building on his previous work, Ludism: Boards Games That Will Get You High, currently available on for purchase.

Selected Research & Writing