A Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) Industrial Design student Dana Deggs has designed a portable, Kevlar shelter to protect individuals from gun violence. Dana’s project is on display now through May 12, 2018 at the MIAD 2018 Senior Exhibition in MIAD’s galleries. Dana, who is originally from Miami, Fla …
Geoffrey Clark, an Industrial Design senior at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD), is inventing a new machine to reproduce the ancient Batik technique on larger-scale fabric bolts. Geoffrey’s process is believed to be the first of its kind in the world. Geoffrey is adapting an open source …
Daniel has spent half of his 24 years in South Korea and the other half in the United States. He constantly straddles a line between two very different cultures, and often feels as though he doesn’t fully belong in either one. He must also navigate linguistic miscommunications and overcome the …
Empower her. We rise to lift her. Stand up for her. These are just a few of the messages of women’s empowerment you can find on clothing designed by Mariah Braddock ’18 ( Communication Design). Mariah is launching a philanthropic fashion company, her., April 18 and is showcasing her designs at …
Cultural heritage and identity, acceptance and inclusion, innovation, women’s empowerment and improving wellness are themes in the 2018 Senior Exhibition projects of more than 100 of Milwaukee’s emerging artists and designers graduating from the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) this spring.
The internship is one of many real-world design opportunities Nathan experienced …
Graphic Design USA (GDUSA) magazine has recognized two MIAD Communication Design students—junior Ana Villarama and senior Josie Borja Truax—as 2018 Students to Watch.
Codex de Manjares | Daniela Valle Chavelas ’17Galarza didn’t just win a student award. As a designer with Serve Marketing, she won multiple non-student awards, too, such as a Silver Award for a Women’s Point of Omaha public service campaign along with Carsyn McKenzie ’14, an art director. Galarza believes …
Spring is a time of renewal and rebirth, so it’s fitting that the MIAD chapter of Alpha Lambda Delta (ALD) recently held its spring induction. On March 26, MIAD’s chapter welcomed 51 new members and two honorary members into the honors society, bringing its membership to 99 students and six …
Three MIAD Illustration students have been accepted to the 2017 Society of Illustrators Annual Student Scholarship Competition. Lauren Parra ’17, Diana Whitney ’18 and Tony Holz ’19 will have their work on view this May in the Student Scholarship Exhibit at the Society of Illustrators’ Museum of American Illustration in …
For the second year, MIAD students are getting a taste of what it’s like to work with Colectivo Coffee. Taking part in the MIAD/Colectivo Cup Collaboration Project, senior students from John Matson and Ric Stultz’s Illustration Seminar created unique and colorful designs for the roaster. Colectivo’s creative team provided …
Megan Mahan While one student designs a video game exploring mental illness, another creates a concept for an educational tree house. And while one student illuminates social constructs through sculpture, another promotes shared happiness through graphic design. On view in MIAD’s 2017 Senior Exhibition, over 100 of Milwaukee’s emerging artists …
