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Demibooks Storytime publishes students’ interactive e-books

When Alex Mora ’14 and Katie Parlow ’15 began to learn the interactive e-book creation program Demibooks Composer for the “Storytelling through the iPad” class, neither student expected to become a published author. Demibooks Storytime publishes the best Composer-based e-books submitted to it from around the globe …

Var Gallery & Studios draws in MIAD alumni

Var Gallery & Studios After graduating, Renée Navis ’12 and Josh Hintz ’12 craved the collective influence and supportive community cultivated at MIAD – which is exactly what they intended to recreate when they opened the doors of Var Gallery & Studios. Var Gallery & Studios started as a small collective of MIAD alumni who band …

MIAD sophomores prepare for Interior Design Competition

For the ninth consecutive year, the 53rd annual Milwaukee/NARI Home Improvement Show will hold an Interior Design Competition, and for the first time MIAD sophomores are throwing their hats into the ring. Interior Architecture and Design Professor Robert Lynch’s Work Space/Office Design class will design a 12’ x …

It’s a Major Deal showcases MIAD majors

Sophomores and juniors throughout MIAD spent early February submitting their best art and design class projects for the juried exhibition It’s a Major Deal. Both MIAD faculty and an outside juror, Milwaukee Art Museum’s Curator of Photography Lisa J. Sutcliffe, selected the best works that were created in the fall …

Alumni Profile: Casey Dougherty ’10

Graduated 2010, BFA in Industrial Desgin currently Industrial Designer, Generac Power Systems Final drawing of the front panel of a Honeywell product Casey Dougherty Casey Dougherty is an advocate of functional and smartly designed product experiences. He started his career path in industrial design after watching a show about the …

Alumni Profile: Tien Nguyen ’10

Graduated 2010, BFA in Industrial Desgin Structural Packaging Designer at Studio One Eleven, a division of Berlin Packaging, Chicago, Illinois “Trek Bicycle,” digital rendering, 2010 Tien Nguyen After graduating from MIAD, Tien Nguyen moved to Chicago for an Industrial Design position at CHOi Design, a design consultancy. At CHOi Design …

Alumni Profile: Bill Roozée ’93

BFA Industrial Design, 1993 Owner, Billy Raygun Design and Listo Tax Solutions corporate marketing environments for Texas Instruments Bill Roozée “The most important thing MIAD taught me was the business side of creativity…” Bill Roozée’s first job after graduating from MIAD was as a toy designer in Chicago …

Alumni Profile: Peggy Brown ’88

BFA in 1988, Industrial Design Game Designer, peggybrown.net A selection of games Peggy has invented or designed Peggy Brown Peggy Brown is full of it. Creativity, that is. She’s been overflowing with ideas all of her life. Her passion for playful silliness combined with her artistic perspective, natural curiosity, wealth …

Alumni Profile: Chelsea Goldwell ’10

Hillary for America – State Hearts. 2016. Digital. Chelsea Atwell BFA Communication Design | 2010 Art Director and Brand Strategist, Zero Studios Former Lead Designer for Digital Advertising and Video, Hillary for America Campaign New York, New York “While at MIAD I found my purpose through design. My thoughtful, dedicated instructors gave …

Alumni Profile: Scott Taylor ’98

BFA Illustration, 1998 | MFA University of Wisconsin-Madison “New Formation Four” Scott Taylor “MIAD faculty gave me the tools and guidance necessary to be a part of a challenging and diverse industry of creativity…” Scott Taylor resides in Milwaukee, teaching visual arts full-time in higher education. He is currently …

Alumni Profile: Ryan Carter ’09

BFA Illustration, 2009 | Art Director at Traction Factory Ryan Carter “I never could have imagined the potential my MIAD education provided me…” Ryan Carter is the Art Director at Traction Factory, working in tandem with artists and copywriters to devise and execute original, unique, and exceptional concepts for commercial advertising …

Alumni Profile: Uriah Fracassi ’15

Samson & the Lion. Digital drawing. Uriah Fracassi BFA Illustration | 2015 Communication Design Minor Owner and Lead Designer, Uriah Fracassi Creative, LLC Milwaukee, Wisconsin Currently pursuing a degree in Christian Theology, to better assist our Christian clientele. “The professors at MIAD gave me an expanded appreciation for diverse visual l …