TYLER SCHOOL OF ART Hello there! I’m Jacqueline, a senior working towards a BFA, and I judge people based on how they pronounce gif. I’ve been a graphic designer since I thought that making tv graphics for my high school news channel was a practical career path. Since then I’ve grown to love all aspects […]
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Silpa Joe
RINGLING COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN Silpa is a senior Graphic Design student. Even as a child, she was a curious problem solver who enjoyed questioning things and challenging ideas. As a designer, she observes what’s happening socially around her to pull into her work. Silpa enjoys building brand identities with a strong concept and […]
Hanna Karraby
DREXEL UNIVERSITY WESTPHAL COLLEGE OF MEDIA ARTS & DESIGN Hanna is a senior studying Graphic Design with minors in Fine Art and Business. After moving to Philadelphia, Hanna quickly realized her passion for design and transferred into the Westphal College — one of the best decisions of her life. Originally from Silicon Valley, Hanna grew […]
Jonathan Katav
THE COOPER UNION Jonathan is an image maker and motion designer. Born and raised in Tel Aviv, he is currently a senior studying graphic design. Jonathan believes in the power of non-stop creation: over the past year he challenged himself to create a poster everyday, and through this exercise he has learned to understand his […]
Cynthia Keith
SESSIONS COLLEGE Cynthia is an Atlanta-based advertising designer. She started off in advertising design fifteen years ago with very little experience and is now graduating with an AOS in Advertising Design. During this time, she has become very passionate about helping clients create visually attractive, unique and catchy advertisements. As Creative Director of a local […]
Hyojung Kim
PRATTMWP Hyojung was born and spent most of her formative years in South Korea and moved to the US with her family in 2008. A Maryland resident, she spends her time searching for cafes, bars, and vintage shops in her area. Hyojung cultivated an interest in fashion at a young age, but fell in love […]
Tiffany Lai
CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY Tiffany is currently completing a BFA in Communications Design in the School of Design. She has always had a passion for helping others, and she found a creative outlet for that passion when she discovered design and its potential. Tiffany is not only drawn by the power of visual communication but is […]
Jesse Lane
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY I’m Jesse, I’m 25, and I love making stuff. I’m married to my favorite artist and we have the cutest dog ever. I was in the Navy before going to school. That kind of sucked, but I was lucky enough to live in Italy and travel throughout Europe and Africa. During my […]
Alex Ledermeier
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI (DAAP) Alex is a multidisciplinary designer with a background in print and interactive design. He’s currently finishing up his final semester at the University of Cincinnati where he studies Graphic Communication Design. Over the past few years Alex has worked in creative agencies, on in-house marketing teams, and as a freelancer to […]
Iris Lee
MARYLAND INSTITUTE COLLEGE OF ART (MICA) Iris is a undergraduate senior graphic design student. Her main past time is hanging out with strangers, and she believes red and green is an underutilized color combination. Currently, she is most interested in boundaries — natural and manifested. Her main research topics of interest include ethnic minority populations […]
Justin Lee
ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY Justin Lee is a multidisciplinary visual designer who loves combining different mediums and technologies in collaborative spaces. Born on the east coast and raised in the west, he left home to seek a BA at San Diego State University. After working as a fisherman in Alaska, he returned home to pursue […]
Lauren Murphree
SCHOOL OF ADVERTISING ART (SAA) Lauren is a second-year graphic design student whose specialties include conceptual photography, package design, front-end web design, and branding. Lauren’s favorite part of the design process is without a doubt the concepting phase. She loves attention to detail and making every element of a design or photograph have a strong […]
Hayden Nagin
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY Hayden is a senior graphic design major at LSU, also minoring in photography. His work encompasses branding, publications, illustration and film photography. Hayden is a Libra. As such, his work often strives to find a balance between opposing elements, be they contrasting themes, materials or aesthetics. When not hunched over a computer […]
Masha Novoselova Rassam
ART CENTER COLLEGE OF DESIGN My name is Masha. I was born in Russia, in a small town called Tula during Perestroika, so it was an interesting and particular childhood. At 17, I moved to Paris to work as a fashion model. A new world opened up to me. I was exposed to completely different […]
Marie Otsuka
RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN (RISD) Marie is currently an MFA candidate at the Rhode Island School of Design. Originally from Japan, she moved to the States in middle school. Her BA was at the University of Chicago in Interdisciplinary Studies with a minor in French. She eventually realized graphic design could be a way […]
Sam Panter
CRANBROOK ACADEMY OF ART Sam Panter is currently working on his MFA in the 2D Design program. He’s interested in how we interact with and experience systems, and how those systems inform our perceptions of ourselves. This usually leads to him working on projects involving surreal software, temporary architecture, or speculative entrepreneurship. WHERE WERE YOU […]
Mark Pei
PRATTMWP Mark is a Communication Design student pursuing a BFA at PrattMWP in Utica NY. Mark knew he wanted to study design since high school when he founded a student magazine devoted to international studies. With a concentration in Graphic Design, he is working on a range of projects, both personal and community focused. Mark […]
Rosemary Rae
VERMONT COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS (VCFA) Based in San Diego, Rosemary is a creative director/designer, artist, writer and teacher. As owner of Rosemary Rae Design, she specializes in print, working closely with clients to shape collateral for events, fundraising and communication needs. Since graduating from Moore College of Art & Design in 1989, she has […]
Kelly Reyes
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY Kelly is currently a senior in the Art Direction track of VCU’s Creative Advertising program. Graphic design is one of her main focuses but she works in various other mediums as well. Kelly previously served as Editor In Chief of INK Magazine, an award winning biannual arts and culture publication in Richmond. […]
Anna Rogers
AUBURN UNIVERSITY Anna Rogers is a couple semesters away from achieving her BFA in Graphic Design. She is known for her quirky wardrobe of thrift store gems and handmade jewelry. Her design interests include but (definitely) aren’t limited to: print, publication, packaging, typography, and UI/UX. Ever a lover of details, she delights in elevating a […]
Adeline Ross
SCAD Adeline is a graphic designer and aspiring linguist with a passion for aiding and observing humanity in its various pursuits of compassion, respect, and understanding. She believes the first role of design is to assist in other forms of communication where depth in words will not do, to extend oneself beyond the barriers of […]
Jacqueline Simpson
SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY Jacqueline is an undergraduate studying graphic design in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications. A natural born creative, it is no surprise that she found herself immersed in work that uses design to solve problems in the everyday world. Jacqueline has spent the past two summers interning for Herman Miller, designing infographics […]
Morgan Smither
SCHOOL OF ADVERTISING ART (SAA) Morgan focuses on photography and print design. She has a passion for travel and adventure, and her goal is to live a life full of both. Morgan hopes to travel the world meeting people, helping others, and making an impact through art. Combining her love for photography and writing, she […]
Brandi Steele
ACADEMY OF ART UNIVERSITY Brandi is a recent graduate of the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, with a BFA in Graphic Design. Throughout her schooling, Brandi has built a deep interest in branding/identity design and its ability to visually combine big ideas with unique stories. She has a fascination with tactile design and […]
Sunde Thomas
WOODBURY UNIVERSITY Sunde is currently a senior graphic design student. She did an internship with Princess Cruises over the summer and was asked to continue working through the school year as a part-time member of the creative team. She has received awards for Outstanding Performance for first year studio classes as well as Best Body […]
Alex Tomlinson
THE COOPER UNION Alex is currently a senior studying art and graphic design. He loves exploring pattern, color, and incorporating small illustrations of birds whenever possible in his work. In 2016, he co-founded Polyphony, a creative agency with Kelsey Mitchell and Richard Yee. The agency’s work has been featured as a staff pick on Fonts […]
Ana Villarama
MILWAUKEE INSTITUTE OF ART AND DESIGN (MIAD) Ana is a Communication Design major at MIAD and, on top of traditional graphic design, she is very interested in typography, motion graphics and 3D modeling. In her free time, she enjoys biking, learning Japanese, reading, and playing video games. Her love for graphic design began during middle […]
Katie Vines
KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY Katie is a graphic designer interested in both print and digital mediums. She recently received her BFA in Graphic Communications and a Marketing minor. During her undergraduate years, she participated in two repeat-internships for Shaw Floors and Heidelberg USA, where print design was her sole passion. Katie soon discovered her love for […]
Leah Von Fricken
SAGE COLLEGE OF ALBANY Leah is a senior completing her BFA in Graphic and Media Design. She believes that design is meant to serve as a solution and has the potential to influence even the greatest problems. She aspires to use powerful research-driven design to positively impact those issues which challenge our nation and world. […]
Katherine Weaver
SCAD Katherine is a registered Architect pursuing a Master of Arts in Graphic Design Visual Experience. She holds a Master of Science degree in Advanced Architectural Design from Columbia University and BArch from Penn State. In her career as an Architect, she has designed and managed projects in the K-12 and Special Needs sectors, and […]
Jade Williams
HOWARD UNIVERSITY Jade is a multifaceted senior design student and a future Creative Director who is already breaking barriers and making a difference. Her talents and passions include illustration, modeling, and travel blogging. As a child, she was always digging through her mother’s magazines, closet, and makeup drawer to transform herself into the supermodels she […]
Eric Wilson
COLLEGE FOR CREATIVE STUDIES Eric is keenly interested in multimedia, interdisciplinary, research-based design solutions — he believes understanding an audience and being empathetic to their needs is critical to contemporary design practice. He focuses on creating flexible identity systems, motion and interactive media, and of course, thoughtfully-designed publications and print collateral. When he graduates, he […]
Stephanie Winarto
RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN (RISD) Stephanie is currently a junior working towards a BFA in Graphic Design at the Rhode Island School of Design. Born and raised in Hong Kong, she spent a few years of high school in England before attending college in the States. In her work she is often informed by […]
Jacob Witt
OTIS COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN Jacob is a Los Angeles based graphic designer currently studying Communication Arts. His interest in graphic design stems from the aesthetics and DIY ethics of the 1980s Hardcore scene. He has worked with clients ranging from Mark Bradford and the 2017 Venice Biennale to Chicago based classical music label, […]
Devon Wolfe
KANSAS CITY ART INSTITUTE Growing up in a city wedged between 30 miles of backroads, corn fields and small towns, I developed a taste for the unordinary. Particularly, I became interested in bohemian subcultures and alternative lifestyles, surrounding myself with like-minded people. I spent high school making, writing, painting, and tinkering. I found that the […]
Shiya Wu
CRANBROOK ACADEMY OF ART Stay hungry, stay foolish – Steve Jobs I am always hungry – Shiya Wu Shiya grew up in a place that has lots of great food. She loves art and design, enjoys experimentation and collaboration, and laughs a lot. She finished her BA in Studio Arts with minor in Psychology at […]
Avery Youngblood
THE NEW SCHOOL’S PARSONS SCHOOL OF DESIGN Avery Youngblood is a recent Stanford University graduate and current graphic design candidate at Parsons in the class of 2018. From Dallas, one of six children, she loves being with her family and her four dogs at home. As a Stanford undergraduate, she studied Linguistics along with Comparative […]
Carina Yuen
DREXEL UNIVERSITY WESTPHAL COLLEGE OF MEDIA ARTS & DESIGN When I was a kid, my dad once told me that “most children become less creative when they grow older.” This led me to vow to never lose my creative ways, even as I got older. This promise has influenced what I wanted to do. After […]
Cynthia Zhu
MARYLAND INSTITUTE COLLEGE OF ART (MICA) Cynthia is a graduate student in graphic design. She treats graphic design as a path to creation. She loves exploring and failing in the process. Getting stuck and starting over in the process is her daily routine. She prioritizes creativity and innovation. She loves multidisciplinary approaches and intersectional teamwork. […]
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MESSAGE FROM DIANE DOMEYER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE CREATIVE GROUP What Are Your Career Goals For 2018? If one of them is to land a new — or perhaps first — job, there are a few things you should know about the current state of the creative industry. As more companies recognize the value of […]