Student News
MIAD named top graphic design school by Graphic Design USA
Following their yearly roundup of graphic design students to watch, Graphic Design USA (GDUSA) published a list of top design schools, with MIAD making the final cut. “We are extremely grateful for this recognition from GDUSA. Our program’s reputation is built from the great work our graduates are doing and …
Adam Carter ’16 honored with 2016 IDSA Merit Award
Adam Carter Adam Carter ’16 (Industrial Design) received the 2016 Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) Merit Award, and represented MIAD at the IDSA 2016 Midwest District Design Conference at the University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign, April 22 – 23. Vehicle Abstraction Carter was chosen by a panel of IDSA Midwest …
Service Learning students work with Big Brothers Big Sisters
Students in Leslie Fedorchuk’s Service Learning class worked with Big Brothers Big Sisters to create maps of their neighborhoods, learning more about what maps are and what they can teach us. 15 students, or ‘Bigs,’ and 15 ‘Littles’ spent Saturday, April 9 at MIAD, learning about how today’s artists frequently use …
U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin visits MIAD
MIAD’s AIM High Wisconsin Apprenticeship Program was the topic of conversation during U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin’s visit to campus on Monday, May 2. “The timing of Senator Baldwin’s visit to MIAD could not have been better. She toured the Senior Exhibition, seeing firsthand the collaboration between MIAD’s business partners and …
Illustration students design for Colectivo
Taking their illustration talents outside of the classroom, students in Andrew Bernier’s Illustration Seminar had the opportunity to work with Colectivo Coffee, creating unique cup designs for the company. The four winning students created vibrant illustrations that are featured on Colectivo cups throughout the month of March 2016. The four …
ID students build functional furniture with Dura-Fibre boards
From chaise lounges to children’s chairs, six teams of Industrial Design (ID) students create functional seating designs using donated Dura-Fibre laminated paperboards. Students in Senior Professor of ID Pascal Malassigné’s, FIDSA, Human Factors and Ergonomics course brought their concepts to life in a presentation for Dura-Fibre representatives, who …
ID student plays a major role in new Nobo product
Nobo B60 Hydration Monitor Emily Siira ’17 (Industrial Design) is not your typical student; she has already acted as a consultant on a revolutionary product, created right here in Wisconsin. Siira, along with MIAD ID Associate Professor Thornton Lothrop, consulted on Nobo’s—a Pewaukee-based healthcare technology start-up— B60 …
ID students named finalists GM Design Competition
Industrial Design (ID) students Sara Burch ’16 and Tiffany Do ’17 created innovative drone designs that led them to the final round of General Motors’ (GM) annual Interactive Design Competition in Warren, Mich. Full-time students from throughout the US and Canada applied to the competition by submitting preliminary designs …
MIAD Illustration students make an impact at Penfield’s Croquet Ball
Jasmon Grant MIAD students are not average students; they are creative professionals, using their creative talents in the Milwaukee community. For the sixth consecutive year illustration students in associate professor Christiane Grauert’s Illustration IV class collaborated with Cramer-Krasselt, a major national advertising agency, creating a series of posters for …
ID junior connects with alumnus across the Pacific
Junior Thuy Khuu’s ’17 (Industrial Design) lifelong interest in Japan, has grown in recent years. She began to appreciate all aspects of Japanese culture, “Especially its aesthetic principles, which emphasize the beauty of simplicity and harmony in everyday life,” said Khuu. In summer 2015 Khuu had the opportunity to expand …
ID students place in ARM design competition
MIAD Industrial Design students took second and third place in the 2015 Association of Regional Molders (ARM) product competition. With Adam Carter’s ’16 Lightspine Design taking second and Bennett Westling’s ’16 Cella Design taking third. ARM’s student design competition promotes the use of rotational molding as a tool for design …
RPM exhibition showcases the foundations experience
The annual Research, Practice & Methods Exhibition (RPM) “is a landmark moment for the entire Foundations class, celebrating all of the first-year students,” said James Barany, chair of MIAD’s Foundations program. This year is a little different, with themes ranging from political to printmaking, the exhibit offers a diverse view …