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Student designs chosen for Colectivo Coffee cups in May
For the fifth consecutive year, Illustration seniors reimagined Colectivo Coffee cups with their own designs. Colectivo’s creative team chose four student designs to appear on their cups at Milwaukee, Madison and Chicago locations in May 2020. Winning designs were...
5 tips for staying positive and creative in isolation
Matthew Lee, instructor at MIAD, spent 13 months at the Geographic South Pole for Antarctic winter to learn field medicine and teach watercolor classes. Last Friday during a virtual meetup hosted by the MIAD Innovation Center, he shared about his experience and advice...
Industrial Design instructor uses gaming platform for virtual classroom
In MIAD adjunct faculty Julian Hurrle’s computer-aided industrial design course, students learn how to use SolidWorks 3D modeling software, an essential tool in their career field. When pivoting to online learning, Hurrle set up a virtual classroom in Discord, a...
MIAD Innovation Center connects students and MIAD community virtually
MIAD’s courses aren’t the only thing that’s moved online this semester. Each Friday, the MIAD Innovation Center hosts Virtual Meetups to give students a chance to talk and connect with faculty and staff outside the classroom. “The Friday sessions are a hub for...
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MIAD named Top Graphic Design school for fifth consecutive year; senior receives top honor
March 24, 2020 … For the fifth consecutive year, Graphic Design USA (GDUSA) magazine has named MIAD a Top Graphic Design School. GDUSA also recognized MIAD senior Mallory Kubenik ’20 (Communication Design) on the 2020 Students to Watch list. GDUSA offers the Top...
Six MIAD students awarded Alumni Thesis Scholarships
March 5, 2020 ... Social innovation. Empathy. Creativity. These are themes found among six MIAD Senior Exhibition projects recently awarded a 2020 Alumni Thesis Scholarship. The scholarship directly supports fabrication and installation of the students’ work, and is...
Industrial Design senior wins international award for design inspired by her injured dog
March 3, 2020 … Megan Piunti ’20 (Industrial Design) struggled to care for her dog, Emmie, last April when Emmie had a painful Intervertebral Disc Disease (IVDD) injury that left her temporarily paralyzed. “We used plastic bins and a sling [made] from a grocery...
Carmex partners with MIAD Illustration students to design social media campaign
MILWAUKEE (February 12, 2020) … During a course project, Wisconsin-based Carmex worked with MIAD Illustration students to create digital artwork for a new social media campaign. The artwork featured students’ personal versions of comfort and living as their authentic...
Two documentary exhibitions explore storytelling, sharing history and truth
MILWAUKEE (January 31, 2020) … Two new documentary exhibitions are on view now through March 14, 2020 in MIAD's Brooks Stevens Gallery. The exhibitions present different approaches to telling stories, sharing history and shifting perspectives. The Opening Reception...
Painter, sculptor and activist Titus Kaphar presents MIAD Creativity Series February 5
MILWAUKEE (January 21, 2020) … MIAD presents renowned painter, sculptor and activist Titus Kaphar in the MIAD Creativity Series, Wednesday, February 5, 6 – 7:30 p.m. in MIAD’s 4th Floor Raw Space. In his public presentation “Making Space for Black History: Amending...
OSSUARY exhibition features 160 Wisconsin artists, 340+ works involving bones
MILWAUKEE (January 2, 2020) … Originally inspired by curator Laurie Beth Clark’s research at repositories of bones in countries where mass violence has occurred, “OSSUARY: A Project by Laurie Beth Clark” features more than 300 artists and more than 340 total works...