Jason S. Yi helps ‘Make Milwaukee’ a Creative City

Jan 4, 2011

Radio Milwaukee 88.9 profiles Foundations Professor Jason S. Yi as an interdisciplinary visual artist of national and internation …

Professor Vahdat presents at Haggerty Museum in conjunction with ‘Persian Visions’

Jan 4, 2011

MIAD Professor of Painting and Iranian native Fahimeh Vahdat will speak at the Haggerty Museum’s Lunchtime Learning/Grow with Marquette series in conjunction with Persian Visions: Contemporary Photography from Iran. The Haggerty Museum exhibition, on v …

Illustration Junior wins 3rd in AirTran contest

Jan 4, 2011

Liz Nugent, Junior Illustration major won 3rd place in AirTran’s “Paint the Sky Contest,” a Milwaukee Route Map art competition. This month AirTran held a reception showcasing the top entries at the Milwaukee Art Museum to celebrate the ‘art’ of travel from Milwaukee. Guests at the event voted to determine …

MIAD Launches Creative Connections

Jan 4, 2011

Creative Connections… Bringing creative minds together for professional development and personal enrichment. New trends, technology and challenges need new ideas, skill sets and relationships. MIAD’s new Creative Connections helps meet these challenges through innovative programming that fosters: • Interdisciplinary thought and practices • Re-envisioning of personal and professional creativity • Collaborative cultural …

Greener Gadget

Jan 4, 2011

MIAD Student Wins Third Overall at “Greener Gadget” Competition Rob Podell, Industrial Design senior, won third place overall in the Industrial Design “Greener Gadget” competition held in New York City. The competition included professionals and students from all over the …

Orlando de la Garza receives Claire Hackmann Promise Award

Jan 4, 2011

Orlando de la Garza, a 3.75 senior majoring in Painting and Communication Design, was awarded the 2008-2009 Claire Hackmann Promise Award. The scholarship recognizes the college’s highest achieving students — those who exhibit not only superior talent and excellence, but who also show clear promise as successful leaders on graduation. The …

Jeremy Pettis in International Design Magazine – Computer Arts

Jan 4, 2011

2007 Communication Design Graduate Jeremy Pettis will have his Senior Thesis project featured in the March issue of an International Design Magazine- Computer Arts. www.computerarts.co.uk/ In addition his 26 typographic images were picked up by typeneu.com …

MIAD students, alumni take Milwaukee 99 honors

Jan 4, 2011

MIAD Communication Design students Jordan Hatt and Danielle Licht received merit awards in advertising at September’s Milwaukee 99 awards presented by Milwaukee Adworkers …

Caruso Presentation Available

Jan 4, 2011

Material Innovation,” a presentation by Industrial Design professor John Caruso, is available here in PDF and PPT (Powerpoint) formats. • Material Innovation (PDF) 5.4 mb •

Industry and arts leaders laud MIAD’s students/leadership

Jan 4, 2011

demonstrate strengths in a variety of media, a tes …

Professor and Alum Awarded Nohl Fellowships

Jan 4, 2011

Fine Arts Professor Waldek Dynerman and Paul Druecke ’87 were awarded this year’s prestigious Mary L. Nohl Fellowship in the established artist category. Dynerman, Druecke and a third recipient were selected from 136 applicants. The fellowship program provides unrestricted funds to create new work or complete work …