Twenty-seven graphic design seniors at Auburn were finally able to display their months of hard work to the public at Jan Dempsey Community Art Center.
The students have been working all semester long on their final design projects- now on display daily Monday, April 22 through Friday, April 26 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
"This program is a pretty intense one," said Katelyn Hensleigh. "Now that my work is actually on the wall and this semester is over it's such a breath of fresh air. Just to be done is such an accomplishment."
Graphic design program chair Wei Wang thanked and recognized several people who have helped in the program during the opening reception for the exhibit, which took place on Monday, April 22.
Also, during the reception six students were given the A-commended award. This award must be a unanimous decision amongst the professors and is compared to receiving beyond an A on the project.
"They were judged from all areas: research, concept and execution," Wang said. "And also if their design inspires people to make a change and is it relevant of the culture."
Rachel Botts, Livy Hoskins, Virginia Patterson, Andrea Spikes, Whitney Kent and Juliana Bone were all awarded a gift card from J&M Bookstore for their exceptional work.
One student, Michael Ricke, took a different route with his design project. Ricke's topic was a production company and he produced a short trailer to display in the place of the usual artwork. Along with Ricke's trailer is a film he is currently producing, which will be about 45 minutes long. Guests watched the premiere of the trailer at the reception.
"It is really difficult trying to do a senior project and a film at the same time, but I'm still trying to get it completed," Ricke said. "Right now I have about 75 percent of the film collected."
Ricke said the final film should be done by May. Ricke is one of two males in the senior class of 27, dominated by females.
The exhibit is filled with visual promotions and is simply walls of visual storytelling. Professor John Morgan said one can find professionalism, variety and intellectual stimulation if visiting.
Every semester the program puts on a show for the graduating seniors. The students were in charge of creating the posters and advertisement for the exhibit.
"These are very high levels of work," said Courtney Hurst, assistant professor. "This is their time to shine and to show what they know and have learned."
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