We support this belief by:

Creating learning tools that promote the philosophy
design is for everyone.

Organizing events, workshops & innovative classroom
environments that make design education available
to the public.

Sharing information about design education.

Collaborating and creating with other design educators.

Inspiring and sharing our design knowledge, experience
and resources through teaching.

Our History
Study Partner is a teaching alliance comprised of Jennifer Thomas and Shawn Petersen. We originally formed Study Partner in 2007 as a way for us to communicate to students in the classes that we co-teach in the Pacific Northwest College of Art Continuing Education program. Since then, we've expanded the idea of why Study Partner exists, how it supports individuals and the communities they live in. The best way we know how to sum up our philosophy is in the phrase design is for everyone.

We have an Idea Lab
Our idea lab is the place where we imagine and work on projects to facilitate design education. We are interested in investigating the ways people learn about design and developing tools that rethink traditional models of design education. Our ideas may end up as tools we use in the classroom or products, publications and mobile teaching experiences that reach a broader audience.

We are always interested in opportunities to teach new classes + workshops and assist in course development. We are particularly interested in courses that deal with typography, conceptual thinking and experiential interaction.

Please contact us at teaching@sdypart.com to inquire about
current availability.