Student News
Senior Kevin Wrencher finds freedom in NSP major
New Studio Practice (NSP) senior Kevin Wrencher found freedom to explore himself, and his art, through the newly created NSP major, “I just wanted to make work I felt strongly about, New Studio Practice allowed me to do this,” added Wrencher. The NSP major allows students to explore multiple fine …
MIAD students & alumni shine at 2015 United Adworkers Milwaukee 99 Awards Show
MIAD students once again swept the student awards portion of the annual United Adworkers Milwaukee 99 awards show. Winners include: Gold: Brenna Finnegan ’16 (Communication Design), Native Bear, “Native Bear Hard Root Beer Package Design,” taught by Phil Belair “I want to thank the MIAD Communication Design faculty for making …
Milagros Ramirez gains valuable experience in GM internship
Industrial Design senior Milagros Ramirez spent her summer putting her hard-earned knowledge to good use. Ramirez completed a coveted internship with General Motors after working with the company during the MIAD/GM collaboration last year. In order to be considered for the internship, students had to be enrolled in …
Senior Natalie Quinnies wins IDSA’s Design Foundation 2015 Undergraduate Scholarship
MIAD allows Natalie Quinnies to combine her past passions and experiences; it is where she found her true calling. Quinnies, the 2015 Industrial Designers Society of America’s (IDSA) Design Foundation Undergraduate Scholarship winner and current Industrial Design senior, didn’t arrive at MIAD on a traditional path. She always had a …
2015 Juried Senior Exhibition
If you missed MIAD’s impressive 2015 Senior Exhibition, this is your chance to see the best and brightest talent of the 2015 graduating class in the 2015 Juried Senior Exhibition. The exhibition was juried by faculty from the 130+ projects in the 2015 Senior Exhibition, and represents all the majors …
MIAD student honored with IDSA Merit Award
My grandma faces new challenges everyday with the increasing loss of her independence. It’s my job as a designer to notice those challenges and be a voice for those who can’t speak for themselves.” – Zeke Johnson ’15 (Industrial Design) Johnson won the 2015 Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) Student …
MIAD’s 2015 Foundations Juried Exhibition teaches valuable lessons
During the course of each year, MIAD offers no less than three juried exhibitions for students to gain real-world exhibition experience, and for one week in March, Foundations students submitted 225 artworks for the 2015 Foundations Juried Exhibition. Only 38 pieces were accepted into the stringently juried show. According …
MIAD students enchant First Stage with illustrations
First Stage’s collaboration with MIAD to create one-of-a-kind illustrations for each of our plays is one we look forward to each year.” Jennifer V. Hubbartt, Marketing and Public Relations Director, First Stage For the fifth consecutive year, advanced students of Associate Professor Christiane Grauert’s Illustration IV class …
Society of Illustrators’ 2015 Student Scholarship Competition has MIAD on the menu
Be brave and keep doing what you love.” Demi Fung, MIAD Illustration senior Illustration senior and international student Demi Fung ’15 was selected for the Society of Illustrators’ 2015 Student Scholarship Competition. This marks the third consecutive year a MIAD Illustration student has been chosen. The competition sees upwards of …
Industrial Design seniors impress the Brady Corporation
For the Brady LOTO Design Challenge, MIAD’s senior Industrial Design students worked with the Brady Corporation to come up with innovative ideas and concepts to advance the Brady Corporation’s already advanced technologies. Brady was so pleased with the pr …
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 …
ID students light up Visa competition
As the fall semester was winding down, a group of Industrial Design students found a way to fill their upcoming winter break – the Visa Lighting Design Competition. Kicking off December 5, students met with representatives from Visa Lighting to “Enlighten Visa with their ideas.” The competition, open to all Industrial …