Student News
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...
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...
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...
MIAD’s annual sale of student and alumni art & design work, December 5 – 7
MILWAUKEE (November 15, 2019) … The Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) hosts the 9th annual MIAD Holiday Sale – a sale of student and alumni art and design work – December 5 – 7, 2019 at MIAD’s 4th Floor Raw Space. For the second year, the sale has...
MIAD Industrial Design senior designs orthopedic shoes for people with diabetes
MILWAUKEE (April 25, 2019) … Fueled by his lifelong passion for footwear design and inspired by two classmates with diabetes, Samuel Joseph ’19 (Industrial Design) has designed a new orthopedic shoe for diabetics. “As I researched diabetic and hybrid dress shoes, and...
How a medical condition is inspiring a MIAD Fine Arts senior thesis project
MILWAUKEE (April 22, 2019) … For MIAD senior Malia Spellman, the process of making art is not just about creativity. It’s also about learning to accept how forces beyond her control affect her physical ability to create work. “I have a muscular disease and have...
MIAD seniors design solutions to improve life of cancer patients and caregivers
MILWAUKEE (April 11, 2019) … Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) seniors are applying technology and creativity to design solutions to improve at-home care for cancer patients and help caregivers manage responsibilities and medical information for patients....
MIAD Communication Design student creates animated videos for transgender and nonconforming youth suicide prevention campaign
MILWAUKEE… April 8, 2019 – Tony Holz ’19 (Communication Design) knows what it is to feel like an outsider. He lived in both Japan and Iola, Wis., as a child and teenager and identifies as nonbinary/gender ambiguous. Last year, a family member committed suicide. All of...
Through empathy and design, MIAD students change daily lives of MPS students with special needs
MILWAUKEE (March 28, 2019) … In an emotional moment this week, Industrial Design juniors from the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design presented assistive devices they designed to individual Manitoba Elementary & Middle School students with special needs. The...
Technology meets creativity in MIAD’s 2019 Senior Exhibition, April 19 – May 11
MILWAUKEE… March 25, 2019 – From animated video campaigns and smart interfaces to improved design of healthcare equipment and multimedia art installations, technology meets creativity in the 2019 Senior Exhibition. Projects of more than 100 of Milwaukee’s emerging...
MIAD Innovation Center students combine technology and creativity to design solutions for Milwaukee startups and entrepreneurs
MIAD students are working on projects for Milwaukee business and nonprofit organizations, including an entrepreneurial venture ink360 and startup Ginger Guard, as part of the college’s new MIAD Innovation Center.