Cal Poly’s Art and Design major offers three different concentrations: graphic design, photography and video and studio art. The largest of these is the graphic design concentration, yet students and professors say that the graphic design department is struggling to work under limited staff and resources. “Right now, we have fewer full-time professors than when […]
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University rebrand was necessary, according to the designer of Cal Poly’s last logo
Almost 7,500 people have signed a petition on Change.org to stop Cal Poly’s rebrand. Such a rebrand was essential, however, to one particular person – the designer of the last Cal Poly logo. Pierre Rademaker designed both the Cal Poly seal and shield, while also teaching graphic design at the university for 14 years. Rademaker […]
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Freelance designer Jessica Hische comes to Cal Poly to share her steps to success
World-renowned graphic designer and lettering artist Jessica Hische, will speak at Cal Poly.
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Students showcase their work at the University Art Gallery exhibition
The University Art Gallery has student work on display until May 19 for the annual Juried Student Exhibition. A long-standing tradition in the art and design department, the exhibit features student work made from a variety of mediums. From amateur artists to veterans, any student taking art and design classes had the opportunity to submit […]
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An inside look at the art and design department
Past a dim, narrow hallway, through a warehouse in the art and design department sits the senior art studio — the second home of art and design senior Chloe Millhauser. Canvases are stacked against every wall, reflective of the many hours spent painting by the eight artists that make up the graduating class in the […]
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Tad Carpenter exhibit opens at University Art Gallery
“I love waking up knowing we get to make things.”
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Art class to Amazon: Student sketches children’s book
Not all college juniors can say they’ve professionally illustrated a children’s book — but Emma Phillips can.
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Graphic designer promotes social change through art
Graphic designer and social entrepreneur Mark Randall will give a lecture on how to use art and design to promote social change on Friday, March 11.
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Ed Fella exhibit comes to the University Art Gallery
Graphic design icon Ed Fella’s work will be exhibited at the University Art Gallery from Sept. 24 to Oct. 23.
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I hate Comic Sans: a typophile’s rant against the kindergarten font
Comic Sans walks into a bar, and the bartender says, “We don’t serve your type.”