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Graphic design makes mark
The Savannah College of Art and Design graphic design department wrapped up an extraordinary fall quarter with students and faculty involved in everything from the G8 summit logo design to automobile graphics. Activities began with a bang when the Georgia Hall of Fame in Macon announced that a collaborative effort by graduate illustration student Hope Campbell and graduate graphic design student Juan Brown would be used on the hall of fame’s 2003 brochures, posters and T-shirts. The department continued to triumph after the announcement that graduate graphic design student David Begley’s logo would be used for official business relating to the G8 Summit, June 8-10, 2004, which will be attended by representatives of the eight most advanced industrialized countries as measured by economic output. Graphic design professor Ian Stewart’s graduate 3-D studio worked all quarter to create and model designs for a memorial for the 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment of Hunter Army Airfield. Four teams presented concept boards and models of the proposed memorial Nov. 21 to the Ranger Monument Board, rangers from the battalion and their families. “I agreed to work on the project in my class as it provided the opportunity for graphic design students to work on an environmental graphic project,” said Stewart, who was approached by the 1st Ranger Battalion with the idea. “I think the students gained a tremendous amount of confidence in their ability to work in the third dimension.” Stewart expects a winner to be chosen early next year. Jeffrey Bilderback, director of corporate relations, and graphic design professor Trudy Abadie-Fail organized a November “art car design project” at Vaden Volkswagen between SCAD and Armstrong Atlantic State University. Graphic design professor David Foote was asked to assemble students to compete. “We [Armstrong and SCAD] each were given an old VW bug and had six days to make graphics for it,” said Foote. “The students came up with the theme Sea Monkeys … Although our car looked good, the result wasn’t nearly as impressive as the process.” Six graduate students, Beth Nabi, Dave Begley, Blake Coglianese, Amin Swessi, Mike Lawson and Chris Hunter, worked together to create the graphics and apply it to the car. “This was in the middle of their 45-hour reviews and class projects,” said Foote. “We were all exhausted and proud of what we accomplished.” The SCAD car was donated to the college to be raffled off in the spring, with proceeds to benefit the Silver Scholarship. On Nov. 17, graphic design student Jeffrey Bixler received a $500 scholarship check for his design, which won the second annual poster contest hosted by Liberty Mutual Legends of Gold Tournament. Bixler’s design will serve as the official 2004 Liberty Mutual Legends of Gold promotional poster and will be displayed in all tournament ticket outlets, area golf pro shops and retail centers. Other finalists included graphic design students Jenny Bauer, Jason Ryals, Meg Beckum, Kendra Baird, Yayun Huang, Suz Snell and Andy Tupper. All SCAD undergraduate and graduate students were invited to participate in the contest. Posters were judged based on creativity, originality and the use of some required elements. On Nov. 18, the winners of the 2004 Savannah Music Festival Poster Competition, which was open to all SCAD students enrolled in fall 2003 classes, were announced. Illustration senior Austin DeBoer’s poster was awarded first place, while graphic design juniors Kathryn McFarland and Emily Bohart earned second and third place, respectively. “I was lucky to have all three winners from my Vector Graphics classes,” said Foote. There were 198 entries. Dean of the School of Communication Arts Andy Fulp said this quarter of achievement highlights how proactive the graphic design faculty and students have been in showcasing their strengths. “Students were very eager, very willing to get involved with public service and client work [this quarter],” said Fulp. “I don’t think there was a [graphic design] student who was not impacted by this. Every [graphic design] faculty member participated in some way. It was a great team effort.” |
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