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CoMad students score awards for Creativity
Hannah Alexander
Issue date: 11/9/07 Section: News
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Drexel graduates received six awards in book jacket design, book design and packaging design in the 37th Creativity Annual Awards, an international graphic design competition.
The selected designs were projects from the senior design courses, book design and senior thesis submitted by Assistant Professor of Graphic Design, E. June Roberts.
"I selected pieces that I felt were intriguing and sent a multilayer message, not just what was on the surface," Roberts said.
According to the Creativity Annual Awards' web site, the international competition drew over 2,700 entries from 45 states and 29 countries. The winning work will be published in Creativity 37 Annual, a 400-page hardcover book that Harper-Collins will release in spring 2008.
The designs in the book include print, web and advertising design, some for major corporations such as Coca-Cola and Verizon. According to Roberts, after the book is published, it is sent to nearly every major advertising agency and graphic design studio in the country.
Drexel graduate Shira Cohen, whose senior thesis project, "The History of the Fan," was selected for a book design award, found that Drexel's graphic design program prepared her.
"The [Drexel] projects were so challenging - the ones I have in the work world are actually easier," she said.
Cohen is now a designer for children's picture books at Harper-Collins in New York City.
Graduate Patrick McKeever, who is now a freelance designer hoping to get into packaging design, also credited Drexel's graphic design program.
"I think Drexel is one of the best and getting more recognition every year," McKeever said.
McKeever had two winning submissions, one for his book jacket design for "Birdy," by William Morton, and another for a Kashi Lean Cereal packaging design. He said he was inspired to choose the book "Birdy," which takes place during World War II, in order to redesign something that had already been traditionally designed.
"The cover has an optical illusion because the book itself was sort of confusing," McKeever said.
The third Drexel graduate winner, Marcy Zuczek, was recognized for her three senior book design projects from Drexel; her projects required students to master elements such as image placement, grid structure and printing quality. According to Roberts, Drexel's graphic design program enables students to not only learn necessary technical skills but to also find their drive in a field that is constantly changing.
Although the Creativity Annual Awards just completed their 37th year, only recently have they decided to include student work in their competitions.
According to Roberts, last year, one percent of the winning graphic design submissions were from college students. A panel of advertising and design professionals selects the winners, and new judges are appointed every year.
The selected designs were projects from the senior design courses, book design and senior thesis submitted by Assistant Professor of Graphic Design, E. June Roberts.
"I selected pieces that I felt were intriguing and sent a multilayer message, not just what was on the surface," Roberts said.
According to the Creativity Annual Awards' web site, the international competition drew over 2,700 entries from 45 states and 29 countries. The winning work will be published in Creativity 37 Annual, a 400-page hardcover book that Harper-Collins will release in spring 2008.
The designs in the book include print, web and advertising design, some for major corporations such as Coca-Cola and Verizon. According to Roberts, after the book is published, it is sent to nearly every major advertising agency and graphic design studio in the country.
Drexel graduate Shira Cohen, whose senior thesis project, "The History of the Fan," was selected for a book design award, found that Drexel's graphic design program prepared her.
"The [Drexel] projects were so challenging - the ones I have in the work world are actually easier," she said.
Cohen is now a designer for children's picture books at Harper-Collins in New York City.
Graduate Patrick McKeever, who is now a freelance designer hoping to get into packaging design, also credited Drexel's graphic design program.
"I think Drexel is one of the best and getting more recognition every year," McKeever said.
McKeever had two winning submissions, one for his book jacket design for "Birdy," by William Morton, and another for a Kashi Lean Cereal packaging design. He said he was inspired to choose the book "Birdy," which takes place during World War II, in order to redesign something that had already been traditionally designed.
"The cover has an optical illusion because the book itself was sort of confusing," McKeever said.
The third Drexel graduate winner, Marcy Zuczek, was recognized for her three senior book design projects from Drexel; her projects required students to master elements such as image placement, grid structure and printing quality. According to Roberts, Drexel's graphic design program enables students to not only learn necessary technical skills but to also find their drive in a field that is constantly changing.
Although the Creativity Annual Awards just completed their 37th year, only recently have they decided to include student work in their competitions.
According to Roberts, last year, one percent of the winning graphic design submissions were from college students. A panel of advertising and design professionals selects the winners, and new judges are appointed every year.
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eric
posted 11/09/07 @ 8:52 PM EST
In 2007, students & faculty of AWCoMAD's Graphic Design program have pulled in a total of TWENTY design awards.
Westphal student
posted 11/12/07 @ 2:01 PM EST
Please stop calling us CoMAD. Its been the Westphal College for nearly 3 years now. Nobody calls Lebow CoBA...
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