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Opportunities in the Rebranding of America
There’s a wave of rebranding taking place across the country in the wake of Black Lives Matter protests, and a realization that Black dollars matter as well. For many major brands, it has been a long time coming. “The names and images on so many products were weaponized from their inception,” says Communication Design Professor…
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Junior Show a Graphical Success
The Graphic Design Junior Show in May–referred to as “the student production”–inventively showcased work that ranged from conceptual, to what might be found in a retail environment. Two sections of graphic design juniors worked together to create an exhibit flow that kept viewers in motion–moving from hands-on displays, to interactive media to posters and book covers. “It was…
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Julian Acevedo’s Smoke, Ashes, and Persuasion
The relationship between cigarette smoking and terminal disease is well established. But how much of that stark reality should be incorporated into an anti-smoking ad campaign? Third semester Communications Design student Julian Acevedo experimented with this relationship in three ways for an assignment for his Advertising Design class with Prof. Thomas McManus. One is an…
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A big draw to the 2011 BFA Fair
On October 6th, representatives from the School’s baccalaureate programs, Admissions, Registrar, and the School of Liberal Arts were on hand to great prospective students at the BFA Fair in the Great Hall. Packaging Design, Chair Marianne Klimchuk & Assoc. Prof. Sandra Krasovec “Design firms uniquely tackle how to garner the attention of myriad audiences who are,…