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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: 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: 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: 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: Adam Gerhard ’15

Hoffman York office design. © RINKA CHUNG ARCHITECTURE INC 2017. Photo credit: Richard Ebbers Photography Adam Gerhard BFA Interior Architecture and Design …

Alumni Profile: Ariana Vaeth ’17

Ariana Vaeth BFA Fine Arts/Integrated Studio Arts | 2017 Art History Minor Studio Artist Milwaukee, Wisconsin “Through MIAD, I gained a stron …

Alumni Profile: Georgia Lloyd ’11

David Century Plants. Digital. Georgia Lloyd BFA Fine Arts/Photography | 2011 Art History Minor Fine Art Photographer Owner and Lead Photographer, Twin Lens Weddings Austin, Texas “During my four years at MIAD, I learned to see differently – how to develop my vision, and ensure my photos reflect my intent.  The …

Alumni Profile: Philip Gattuso ’14

Tools of the Engraving* Trade. Copper Plate Engraving. Philip Gattuso BFA Fine Arts/Printmaking | 2014 Illustration Minor Print Expert/Press Operator, Artistry Engraving & Embossing Co., Inc Chicago, Illinois “MIAD introduced me to a complex world of creatives; I was qui …

Alumni Profile: Zach Hill ’15

The Watering Hole. 2016. Multimedia. Zachary Hill BFA Fine Arts/Integrated Studio Arts | 2015 Studio Artist/Founder of After School Special Collective Winner 2015 Mary L. Nohl Fellowship for Individual Artists (emerging) MFA Candid …

Alumni Profile: Dominic Chambers ’16

Apple Spirits (Dawn). 2016. Charcoal, crayon, oil and pastel on gessoed paper. Dominic Chambers BFA Fine Arts/Integrated Studio Arts | 2016 Studio Artist/Visiting Artist/Lecturer & Critic MFA Candidate Yale University School of Art New Haven, Connecticut “MIAD provided the academic rigor and the professional support system I need …

Alumni Profile: Kyle Diener ’12

Calvin Klein Lifestyle. Kyle Diener BFA Interior Architecture and Design | 2012 Senior Coordinator Store Planning & Design, Calvin Klein New York, New York “At MIAD, I developed leadership skills, creativity, driv …

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 …