The Highwire Brand Studio had the unique honor of working this spring with the Pantene Hair Care team from P&G, alongside representatives of Nielsen, to develop charitable event ideas around the Beautiful Lengths line. Charged with developing ideas of how to, not only sell shampoo products to the college-aged female audience, but to get them [...]
Third Year Designers Present Food Hub Ideas
For the Spring 2012 semester, third year 3d studio students focused primarily on developing a visual presence for a food hub and distribution center, complete with farmer’s market and slow food restaurant. The class divided into six teams, then paired with counterparts from architecture and interior design to work out a branded spatial solution for [...]
Katie Scott Wins Provost’s Student Academic Achievement Award
Junior graphic design major/IMS minor Catherine (Katie) Scott was awarded the 2012 Provost’s Student Academic Achievement Award. There is a committee that reviews various materials from each nominee including two nomination letters, transcript, and a resume. An excerpt from one of Katie’s recommendation letters read: “This year, I have had the privilege of having Katie [...]
Juncture: Where Design Meets Social Change
The Miami Graphic Design Program capped off the 2011-2012 year with a reception in honor of our BFA senior thesis exhibition. This year’s exhibition theme: Juncture: Where Design Meets Social Change. Many thanks to our 2012 thesis critics: Mike Weikert and Ellen Lupton. ====== Here’s a taste of this year’s projects: == Jinghang Huang A [...]
Congratulations 2012 Design Seniors!
We are going to miss you Class of 2012! Good luck and stay in touch! Class of 2012 Allison Backovski, Amy Baker, Haley Biel, Jason Carter, Emma Cooper, Emily Drumm, Alyse Eversole, Nomiki Frangopoulos, Jinghang Huang, Kara Isabella. Erin Killinger. Molly Mackin, Dustin Pearce, Jennifer Rezac, Lauren Romano, Jason Walters, Kristen Whaley, Kristen Yagley, Colleen [...]
Come One, Come All To The 2012 Graphic Design Senior Exhibition: Friday, May 3
Junction: Where Design Meets Social Change BFA Graphic Design Exhibition, Friday, May 3 4:00- to 6:00 PM, Hiestand Hall North Gallery For a sneak peak, check out some pre-opening shots on Flickr
Tom Effler wins the Curry Distinguished Educator Award
Tom Effler, who is retiring on June 30, will receive the 2012 Crossan Hays Curry Distinguished Educator Award at the graduation ceremony on Sunday, May 6. This award is given to a faculty member in the School of Fine Arts that blends excellent teaching, research and service. Below is the nomination letter written by his [...]
Seniors Share Their Work With Our 2012 Senior Thesis Critic, Ellen Lupton
Designer, writer, curator, critic—Ellen Lupton paid us a visit in March as our 2012 senior thesis critic. Lupton is curator of contemporary design at Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum in New York City and director of the Graphic Design MFA program at Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) in Baltimore. An author of numerous books and [...]
From the heart of Firebelly. Some advice to seniors from alum Liz Chmela
From the desk of Liz Chmela, a Miami graphic design alum (’10). To find our more about how she ended up at Firebelly U, check out this profile: http://vimeo.com/35576871 ========= In six weeks, I graduate from Firebelly University. So, I sympathize with all the seniors at Miami going through that therapeutic freakout session of leaving [...]
Hype in the Graphic Design Hallway
Matt Barnes is officially a “graphic designer/printmaker/strategist,” but he feels like he’s just a creator. The Spring Hand Media class and those who experience his screen printed poster installation in the Hiestand hallway describe him as awesome. There’s no Hype! Without Type! As a preview to his workshop Matt, with the help of fellow artist [...]
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