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Friday, 15 June 2007 | Levent OZLER
Five Academy of Art University Students Earn Scholarships at Annual Spring Show
The Academy of Art University's School of Graphic Design announces its five student scholarship winners from its annual Spring Show and portfolio review.
This year's Spring Show, held on May 24th, drew more than 1,400 attendees. "Each year we are honored by the number of industry professionals and community members that come to see the work of our students. That kind of attention is very telling about the level of work that these students are producing - people look forward to seeing it every year," says Mary Scott, Chair, School of Graphic Design
Each year, the School of Graphic Design recruits design experts from all over the country to judge the scholarship awards. This year's judges were Marc English (show chair), Marc English Design, Austin, Texas; Jim Mousner, Origin Design, Houston, Texas; Marc Woollard, IDEO, San Francisco, California; Ray Ueno, Ardent Sage, Seattle, Washington; and Michael Hodgson, Ph.D, Santa Monica, California.
The juried competition was Jim Mousner's introduction to Spring Show, "This is my first time here and I'm just blown away. The level of talent that local design firms have available to them is luxurious."
Show chair, Marc English is a previous Spring Show attendee, "It's an inspiration for us to come and see this work. The skill set is high; and the School of Graphic Design has set the baseline pretty high."
Of the 30 competing students, the judges selected these five to each receive a $1,000 scholarship. The awards given were, the Lexicon Branding Award for Excellence in Design, the Hallmark Award for Excellence in Design, and the Peugeot Award for Design Excellence.
Lexicon Branding Award for Excellence in Design. Lexicon generously provided an endowment the School of Graphic Design to be used for student scholarships after this year's collaboration with the Identity 2 class taught by Thomas McNulty, Associate Director of Graphic Design. Lexicon President, David Placek, and Senior Brand Communications Consultant, Nik Contis, provided a real world assignment to the students, and met with them throughout the semester to offer commentary and critique. The recipients of this year's awards are:
Tiffany L. Ricardo: Tiffany received her MFA in Graphic Design this year. During her studies she gained practical experience doing freelance projects, working as a graphic and web designer for Financial Finesse, and interning at Michael Osborne Design, San Francisco. Tiffany also holds a BS in Psychology from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Travis Retter: Before receiving his BFA in Graphic Design from the Academy of Art University this year, Travis earned his BA in Graphic Design at San Diego State University. While continuing his studies, he interned in San Francisco at Stoller Design Group and worked as an in-house designer at Greenhouseeffect Productions, San Diego.
Hallmark Award for Excellence in Design. Eight years ago, Hallmark generously endowed the Academy of Art University with scholarship funds for the students of the School of Graphic Design. This ongoing endowment is meant to encourage designers. Many students from the School of Graphic Design have gone on to find positions within Hallmark. The recipients of this year's awards are:
Daniel Patrick Liston: Daniel received his MFA in Graphic Design this year. While working towards his degree he interned at the Beverly Hills-based DNA Studio. Some of his freelance work includes developing logos and identity materials for a San Francisco art gallery and entertainment company. Prior to earning his MFA from the Academy of Art University, Daniel received his BA in Studio Arts from Loyola Marymount University.
Andrew Johnson: Andrew received his BFA in Graphic Design from the Academy of Art University this year. Throughout his studies he worked as a freelance designer for Jeff Fassnacht Design and Fox Searchlight Pictures, and interned at San Francisco's Attik, and StreetCorner Distribution. Andrew's work is featured on the cover of the June 2007 issue of Graphic Design USA.
Peugeot Award for Design Excellence. This award is the result of a highly successful collaborative project between the Academy's School of Graphic Design and School of Industrial Design. Students from both majors worked together on re-branding and redesigning the Peugeot identity as well as car design. The success of the project yielded a considerable endowment for both schools to be distributed over a number of years. The recipient of this year's award is:
Priya Rajan: Priya received her BFA in Graphic Design from the Academy of Art University this year. Priya worked as a freelance graphic designer and web designers in addition to her internships with Studio Lab and Chen Design Associates. She also earned both a BBM in Business Management and MA in Mass Communication at PSG College of Arts and Science in India.
The School of Graphic Design recognizes design as a cultural force that spans consumer, commerce and social causes. Under the aegis of Mary Scott, Chair, and Phil Hamlett, Graduate Director, the School of Graphic Design is noted for its real world approach to teaching the art of graphic design, and ardently preparing its students for presenting themselves into the profession of graphic design. Graduates from the School of Graphic Design work in many of the industry's most prestigious firms.
The Academy of Art University, San Francisco
Founded in 1929, the Academy of Art University is the nation's largest private art and design university, offering accredited Associate of Arts, Bachelor of Fine Arts, or Master of Fine Arts degrees in thirteen areas of art and design, and over 30 areas of academic emphasis. With close to 10,000 students both online or on campus, majors include Advertising, Animation/Visual Effects, Architecture (MFA only), Computer Arts/New Media, Digital Arts/Communications (AA, BFA only), Fashion, Fine Art, Graphic Design, Illustration, Interior Architecture and Design, Industrial Design, Motion Pictures and Television and Photography. Academy of Art University is nationally accredited by ACICS, NASAD, Council for Interior Design Accreditation (Formerly FIDER), (BFA_IAD), and NAAB (M-ARCH).
The Academy of Art University, San Francisco: http://www.dexigner.com/directory/detail/202.html
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