For the fifth consecutive year, Illustration seniors reimagined Colectivo Coffee cups with their own designs. Colectivo’s creative team chose four student designs to appear on their cups at Milwaukee, Madison and Chicago locations in May 2020. Winning designs were created by Kyle DeGroot, Vincent Geenen, Hannah Liebert, and Tricia Rozelle.
In MIAD adjunct faculty Julian Hurrle’s computer-aided industrial design course, students learn how to use SolidWorks 3D modeling software, an essential tool in their career field. When pivoting to online learning, Hurrle set up a virtual classroom in Discord, a popular application used by PC gaming communities.
MIAD’s courses aren’t the only thing that’s moved online this semester. Each Friday, the MIAD Innovation Center hosts Virtual Meetups to give students a chance to talk and connect with faculty and staff outside the classroom.
During a course project, Wisconsin-based Carmex worked with MIAD Illustration students to create digital artwork for a new social media campaign.
MILWAUKEE (April 25, 2019) … Fueled by his lifelong passion for footwear design and inspired by two classmates with diabetes, Samuel Joseph ’19 (Industrial Design) has designed a new orthopedic shoe for diabetics. “As I researched diabetic and hybrid dress shoes, and talked with people with diabetes, they were saying they …
MILWAUKEE (April 22, 2019) … For MIAD senior Malia Spellman, the process of making art is not just about creativity. It’s also about learning to accept how forces beyond her control affect her physical ability to create work. “I have a muscular disease and have struggled making things with my hands …
Clare’s new pack acts more like a belt than a backpack. It can be moved to conceal it under clothes, or to accommodate daily activities like driving a car or sleeping. The new pack carries 750 mL of fluid. Clare’s design also replaces the 4-inch pump with magnets that …
MILWAUKEE… April 8, 2019 – Tony Holz ’19 (Communication Design) knows what it is to feel like an outsider. He lived in both Japan and Iola, Wis., as a child and teenager and identifies as nonbinary/gender ambiguous. Last year, a family member committed suicide. All of those experiences helped spur …
Applying technology and creativity in design MIAD students used resources college-wide – including 3D printers, laser cutters, the Textiles Lab, and the 3D and Sculpture Lab – to create their devices. After creating an initial design, MIAD students shared it with the MPS students and their teachers to gain feedback and …
Highlights this year include: • a more comfortable and attractive palliative care system by Clare O’Malley (Industrial Design) that allows cancer patients to live more independently away from the hospital. • a smart interface with a mobile app, website and smart watch app by Tess Powers (Industrial Design) to better assist patients …
MIAD students are working on projects for Milwaukee business and nonprofit organizations, including an entrepreneurial venture ink360 and startup Ginger Guard, as part of the college’s new MIAD Innovation Center.
What do 88Nine Radio Milwaukee and Fromm Family Foods have in common? Both organizations collaborated with MIAD Communication Design and Illustration classes on design projects this year.
FYE Juried Media Arts Festival 2024 celebrates first-year student works
MIAD professor brings love of branding to projects and students
Independence First and MIAD students produce adaptive clothing
‘GQ Rebranded’ series is a hit for MIAD alum’s new studio
MIAD student support system receives national SMILE Award