Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
NEW and IMPROVED Student Juried Exhibition List:
PRESS RELEASE :
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Georgia State University, Ernest G. Welch School of Art and Design Galleries
Press Contact and images:
Stephanie Jang, Assistant, Welch School Galleries
sjang3@student.gsu.edu (404) 413-5257
“13th Annual Juried Student Exhibition”, student work featured at the
Welch School Galleries, Georgia State University
Exhibit dates: April 4-15, 2011
Reception & Awards Ceremony: Thursday, April 7, 5:00-8:00 p.m.
The 13th Annual Juried Student Exhibition, will be on view from April 4
through 15 at the Ernest G. Welch School of Art & Design Galleries at Georgia
State University. A reception and awards ceremony will be Thursday, April 7,
5:00 – 8:00 p.m. The exhibit and reception are free and open to the public.
Juror Michael Rooks, Wieland Family Curator of Modern & Contemporary Art at
the High Museum of Art, has selected 60 works in a variety of media submitted
by undergraduate and graduate students of the Ernest G. Welch School of Art
and Design.
Rooks received a MA in modern art history, theory and criticism and a BFA at the
School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He has lectured on postwar and
contemporary art at museums and universities across the United States, and
conducted public interviews with various contemporary artists. Rooks served as a
curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, The Contemporary
Museum Honolulu, the Honolulu Academy of Arts and most recently, Haunch of
Venison in New York.
Welch School Galleries director Cynthia Farnell says, “ With 174 entries this year,
the competition was tremendous. The sheer volume of high quality student work
being made in the program is impressive. Iʼm looking forward to the awards
reception with great anticipation.”
Participating artists :
Pattie Acevedo,GrD Senior
Sarah Adams, GrD Junior
Lucas Alvarez, GrD Junior
Dennis J. Andersen
Tamara Argo
Andrew Boatright
Melanie Bostwick, GrD Senior
David Bowen
Adam Bueb, GrD Junior
Julian Cano, GrD Sophomore
InKyoung Chun
Bethany Joy Collins
Brooke Creef, GrD Graduate
Eric Davis, GrD Sophomore
Katherine Davis,
Stephen DeLorme, GrD Junior
Tiffany Forrester, GrD Junior
Charles Gary, GrD Junior
John Hallman, GrD Junior
Jonathan Hart, GrD Junior
Cherisa Hawkins, GrD Senior
Alexandria Hepburn, GrD Sophomore
Jonathan Herrington, GrD Junior
Yoochung Hillard
Tanjina Islam, GrD Sophomore
Robert Johnston
Grace Kim
Liz Kinnamon
Rachel Lambert
Laura Martin
Brian McLean
Faith McClure
Lynx M. Linh Nguyen
James OʼDonnell
Melissa OʼSteen
Jesseca Patrylo
Christine Rivera
Brittany Settoon
Laura Sharp
Aubyn Stafford
Shane Thomas, GrD Senior
Fenton L. Thompson
Zachary Timms
The exhibition is supported by the generosity of Binders Art Supplies and
Frames, MOCA GA, The High Museum of Art, Atlanta Contemporary Art Center,
Art Papers, Rosaʼs Pizza, Spruill Center for the Arts, Sensational Subs, Ciao
Bocca, and the GSU Student Activity Fee.
The Welch School Galleries are located at 10 Peachtree Center Avenue, Atlanta.
Hours: Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. For more information visit the
web site: http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwgal/
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Fall Registration vs. Application to Graphic Design
Some Additional information you should be aware of relating to applying to the graphic design major at the end of this semester:
On the current application form, it has ART 1040 listed as a class. HOWEVER,
ART 1040 is no longer offered. ART 1050 is the correct prerequisite. The handout is indeed out of date.
Is AH 2000 an option for the other art history requirement?
Students are required to take two of the following three classes to apply to the graphic design major: AH 1700, 1750 and 1850. They'll need a waiver to get AH2000 to count in our program.
How do students register for classes for next fall? What do students normally do that are applying to the graphic design program?
Students don't need to worry about getting crowded out of our junior design major classes, since no one can register for those until we let them. The graphic design department will give Adam Wagner a list of names of those who are selected for the program after the review takes place and students have been notified. ALL applicants should assume they are not getting into the major and register for whatever their "Plan B" is. If they get in the major they can drop/add in May. This way students will at least have their classes set up in advance.
On the current application form, it has ART 1040 listed as a class. HOWEVER,
ART 1040 is no longer offered. ART 1050 is the correct prerequisite. The handout is indeed out of date.
Is AH 2000 an option for the other art history requirement?
Students are required to take two of the following three classes to apply to the graphic design major: AH 1700, 1750 and 1850. They'll need a waiver to get AH2000 to count in our program.
How do students register for classes for next fall? What do students normally do that are applying to the graphic design program?
Students don't need to worry about getting crowded out of our junior design major classes, since no one can register for those until we let them. The graphic design department will give Adam Wagner a list of names of those who are selected for the program after the review takes place and students have been notified. ALL applicants should assume they are not getting into the major and register for whatever their "Plan B" is. If they get in the major they can drop/add in May. This way students will at least have their classes set up in advance.
Post Midterm Grades
Post Midterm grades have been sent out to you today. I waited until after the stationery projects to send these out so you could have more than 1 or 2 grades for the average.
This is a "working average" meaning that it is only a guesstimate of where you currently are...you still have 3 more projects so anything can happen. Pour on the creative steam and let yourself become more involved in the design process. Each of you have a terrific logo and now is the time to demonstrate how you creatively apply that logo to a larger branding and campaign strategy. Be clever. Be authentic and most of all let the work demonstrate your own sense of style and artistic voice.
This is a "working average" meaning that it is only a guesstimate of where you currently are...you still have 3 more projects so anything can happen. Pour on the creative steam and let yourself become more involved in the design process. Each of you have a terrific logo and now is the time to demonstrate how you creatively apply that logo to a larger branding and campaign strategy. Be clever. Be authentic and most of all let the work demonstrate your own sense of style and artistic voice.
Friday, March 25, 2011
Stationery Critique Part 1
Some images from the Stationery Critique (Part 1) that I wanted to share with you.
Thanks Jon!
Thanks to Jon Hart who visited class to share his "Sophomore Review" portfolio of work to those of you who might be applying to major in graphic design. I think Jon had one of the best sophomore portfolios I've seen in a long time. His work continues to grow and be even more successful as he moves into his Senior year in the program. Thanks Jon for taking out time to share your work and experiences with this great group of designers. Hope this helped each of you regarding the Sophomore Review.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
New Project Deadlines for Semester
Wednesday, March 23rd: Finish Stationery Critique and start work on Advertisements and Specialty Projects for Client.
Monday, March 28th: Work in class on Advertisements for Client.
Wednesday, March 30th: Pre-Critique on Advertisements for Client. Work in Progress.
Monday, April 4th: Work in Class on Advertisements for Client. Discuss Specialty Project.
Wednesday, April 6th: Critique on Set of Advertisements for Client.
Monday, April 11th: Work in class on Specialty Project for Client.
Wednesday, April 13th: Pre-Critique on Specialty Project for Client. Assign Earth Day Poster Design for Monday.
Monday, April 18th: Earth Day Poster Due
Suggested Text: For over 40 years, Earth Day—April 22—has inspired and mobilized individuals and organizations worldwide to demonstrate their commitment to environmental protection and sustainability.
This poster should be mounted and ready to hang in display cases for Earth Day on April 22nd. You should also choose an official logo to sponsor this poster design.
(Could be a paper company, printing company, University, Green Organization, etc.)
You should also think about a "headline" for the poster or it can all be typographical.
Wednesday, April 20th: Finishing up work on Specialty Project for Client.
Monday, April 25th: Final Critique on Specialty Project for Client.
Everyone should turn in a CD or DVD of completed work done in GrD3200 for Semester.
No CD/DVD, no grade. The CD/DVD must include your entire branding campaign for client that includes a final written Creative Brief written and printed and turned in on the Clients Stationery.
Logo Design, Stationery Design, Advertisement Design, Specialty Design and Earth Day Poster Design. Please put anything else you wish in this CD/DVD for consideration in final grading. Also, All Blogs should be completed by end of this day for grade as well.
Monday, March 28th: Work in class on Advertisements for Client.
Wednesday, March 30th: Pre-Critique on Advertisements for Client. Work in Progress.
Monday, April 4th: Work in Class on Advertisements for Client. Discuss Specialty Project.
Wednesday, April 6th: Critique on Set of Advertisements for Client.
Monday, April 11th: Work in class on Specialty Project for Client.
Wednesday, April 13th: Pre-Critique on Specialty Project for Client. Assign Earth Day Poster Design for Monday.
Monday, April 18th: Earth Day Poster Due
Suggested Text: For over 40 years, Earth Day—April 22—has inspired and mobilized individuals and organizations worldwide to demonstrate their commitment to environmental protection and sustainability.
This poster should be mounted and ready to hang in display cases for Earth Day on April 22nd. You should also choose an official logo to sponsor this poster design.
(Could be a paper company, printing company, University, Green Organization, etc.)
You should also think about a "headline" for the poster or it can all be typographical.
Wednesday, April 20th: Finishing up work on Specialty Project for Client.
Monday, April 25th: Final Critique on Specialty Project for Client.
Everyone should turn in a CD or DVD of completed work done in GrD3200 for Semester.
No CD/DVD, no grade. The CD/DVD must include your entire branding campaign for client that includes a final written Creative Brief written and printed and turned in on the Clients Stationery.
Logo Design, Stationery Design, Advertisement Design, Specialty Design and Earth Day Poster Design. Please put anything else you wish in this CD/DVD for consideration in final grading. Also, All Blogs should be completed by end of this day for grade as well.
This is what Portfolio Review Looks Like
Big Shout Out to Jon Hart who visited the class last night to go through his sophomore portfolio of work just for you. It's always great to see and hear another student mentoring another set of designers. Jon has some wonderful work if you want to visit his blog at www.jonmhart.blogspot.com. Thanks Jon for taking time out of your busy schedule to visit and go through some of the critique.
Here are some photos I took from last year when everyone had finished turning in their portfolios for review. There were 46 portfolios and you can see how they appeared prior to the Instructors coming in to go through the work. Again, do your best, that's all anyone wants you to do.
Think about this as you prepare your work:
Keep it simple and clean presentation from start to finish regarding how you present your work.
Like Jon said perhaps go from your logo in a progression throughout all your classes.
I would start off with your logo or a specially designed page for the event.
Design really is nothing more than problem-solving, Improvising, being resourceful and finally enjoying what you do.It all comes through. You should also be kind to your fellow classmates as you speak of them.You never know perhaps one day you'll be interviewing for a job at a place you really want to work and there is the person you
might have spoken badly about in your class so many years earlier. They might forgive you but they seldom forget. Choose what you have to say about your fellow classmates wisely. The Design world is small and it's a very interconnected discipline so don't burn your bridges.
Here are some photos I took from last year when everyone had finished turning in their portfolios for review. There were 46 portfolios and you can see how they appeared prior to the Instructors coming in to go through the work. Again, do your best, that's all anyone wants you to do.
Think about this as you prepare your work:
Keep it simple and clean presentation from start to finish regarding how you present your work.
Like Jon said perhaps go from your logo in a progression throughout all your classes.
I would start off with your logo or a specially designed page for the event.
Design really is nothing more than problem-solving, Improvising, being resourceful and finally enjoying what you do.It all comes through. You should also be kind to your fellow classmates as you speak of them.You never know perhaps one day you'll be interviewing for a job at a place you really want to work and there is the person you
might have spoken badly about in your class so many years earlier. They might forgive you but they seldom forget. Choose what you have to say about your fellow classmates wisely. The Design world is small and it's a very interconnected discipline so don't burn your bridges.
Melanie Bostwick: Ads for Client
Senior Melanie Bostwick created these very creative and suggestive ADs for her client "EATS" that were in line with her entire campaign for this down & dirty neighborhood eatery on Ponce. Thanks Melanie!
Tes Swygert: ADs for His Client
Senior Tres Swygert loves to Illustrate and these are his ADs for his client that are true to his love for drawing and writing copy. Thanks Tres!
How many are there of you?
Of course there is only one YOU but how many others have your name?
www.howmanyofme.com
www.howmanyofme.com
Everything is Advertising
This illustration depicts what you can possibly do with an ad the scale of 3"X11" vertical or horizontal. It doesn't have any type or logo but it allows space in the illustration to place such easily.
When you are designing your ADs for your client, remember that the client is "king" and that you want to stay on message...you also want to be fresh with your idea and imagery. Do you play into the past history of the client or do you update and modernize the client? The client (in the real world) is paying you for a service to develop new ways to attract attention and a clientele. Why would you use Black and White? Why wouldn't you use Black and White? Think about it before you start designing.
Also, as you design, think about where you will put copy and logo. Don't let it be happenstance or accident when you decide to put the type or text into your Ad.
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