blueprint Graphic design day comes to HU Row 1: K. Phillips, S. Sanderson, A. Grate. Row 2: B. Austin [sponsor], L. Richardson. Row 1: C. Kraus, L. Tish, A. Parks, A. Cline, T. Winslow. Row 2: N. Fatula, E. Juarez, D. Adams [sponsor], S. Gray, U. Corona, K. WIlliams, A. Sagreado, S. Schoen [sponsor], J. Morris. [red brick studios] [kappa pi] [art] 197 Feedback was a key element to aid the growth of students studying almost any major. Whether from their peers, professors or professionals, students felt that hearing the opinions of others gave them valuable information and insight into their future careers.The graphic design department recognized the need for this important element and provided an outlet for its students to grow as designers. The American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) was a national association and the country’s largest professional graphic design organization. The graphic design department hosted an on-campus seminar, Middle of Nowhere Day, for student graphic design groups along with AIGA on October 13, on the Harding campus. According to Professor of Art Daniel Adams, the purpose of Middle of Nowhere Day was to bring together graphic design students from across the region for a design competition. The student officers of Red Brick Studios, Harding’s graphic design club, organized the event. “The club helped out a lot,” senior graphic design major Anna Parks, secretary and treasurer of Red Brick Studios, said. “There was a lot of planning, and our sponsors, [Assistant Professor of Art] Stacey Schoen and Daniel Adams, did a lot, too.” Senior Lauren Tish, a graphic design major and the president of Red Brick Studios, said the club wanted this event to help students connect with each other and build relationships with students from other schools. There were over fifty participants from the different universities. The students were privileged to hear from professionals who had made names for themselves in the design world.The two speakers invited were Trace Hallowell, who was the creative director and founder of Tactical Magic design company in Memphis, and Thom Wolfe, who was the associate partner of VSA Partners in Chicago.There was also a discussion panel of recent graduates who spoke to the students about using their majors in careers. Adams said that the guest speakers also talked about future careers like duel role designer, freelance design, full-time designer for churches and packaging and presentation design for large discount retailers. “It was definitely inspirational,” Parks said. “It was great to hear how to get your foot in the door and to hear about how they had just graduated and had good jobs.” There was also a design game where the different schools were put into groups and given a bag of random art supplies.The goal was to create an advertisement using the supplies given. Harding’s group won this competition. “Overall, the AIGA Middle of Nowhere Day was a complete success because we got to share ideas with other graphic designers from other schools, and this was only possible thanks to the event,”Tish said. [Laura Navarro and Jennifer Harris]
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