Mar 27, 2014
detail, Jacqueline Peetz, Stiles & Drewe’s The Three Little Pigs “While working for First Stage I had two things in mind: first, of course, to be aware of the needs of the client, but second to create the kind of image that I wanted to see. After all, if I don’t …
Mar 27, 2014
MIAD Industrial Design students dominated the student awards at the annual Society of Plastics Engineer Rotational Molding Division 2013-2014 Product Design Competition. This marks the first year that MIAD students participated in the competition, and the outcome was impressive. Kyle Anderson ’15 (Industrial Design) won first place with his iCoustics …
Mar 20, 2014
Mad Black Men When Xavier Ruffin ’10 (Communication Design) sat down to engross himself in Mad Men, a show acclaimed by his design and advertising friends as well as audiences across the country, he noticed something was missing in the AMC drama. With all of its historical accuracies, Ruffin saw a …
Mar 14, 2014
Service learning adds a rich, hands-on component to a student’s education and gives them the opportunity to experience and discuss the many ways in which individuals can make a positive impact on those around them. – MIAD’s Service Learning Program MIAD distinguishes itself as a leader in art & design colleges …
Mar 12, 2014
The Box Demibooks Communication Design junior Joshua Zelasko ’15 illustrated an iPad book “The Box & I” for an iPad course offered through MIAD’s vibrant design program during his sophomore year, and his creation was recently released on Little Bahalia Publishing’s storybook app through “Storytime by Demibooks,” available on iTunes. Zelasko …
Mar 11, 2014
Laura Horton, Tea Spirit Pattern Illustration students Laura Horton ’14 and Raven Krupnow ’15 had their work selected from more than 8,700 submissions to be a part of the Society of Illustrators’ 2014 Student Scholarship Competition. From the 8,700 illustrations submitted for the competition, only 270 students were chosen to …
Mar 10, 2014
Klein in Process An idea conceived by several creative minds at MIAD and Gallery 224 led to the launch of the Gallery 224 Studios – an artist in residency program at the Port Washington gallery with strong ties to the college, including inaugural participants Tonia Klein ’07, Monica Miller ’13, Alice …
Mar 4, 2014
Niki Johnson “The intimate setting appealed to me, and I suppose that’s what started it all,” recalled sculpture faculty member Niki Johnson. The ‘it’ Johnson refers to is being named the Pfister Hotel’s next Artist in Residence – a prestigious post in the Milwaukee art community that has been recognized locally …