Preparing for Leave Your Mark this Sunday! It is going to be the most interesting, fun, creative one yet!

New SEB staff shirt design also to be used on a tablecloth and staff passes. Artwork montage includes work by Adam J. Kurtz, Tazuko Sugajima, Jenna Ullrich, and Stefanie Mavronis.

Ivan and I working on the Flat Tuesdays logo in Flat Tuesdays.

Currently bobbing our heads to - Can I Kick It? by A Tribe Called Quest

commonvision website development

2007

waxandmilk:

Gary Anderson (right): creator of the recycling symbol
1970 

Anderson was a 23-year-old USC Architecture graduate when he entered the Container Corporation of America’s design contest to create what would become the universal symbol for recycling. From Wikipedia: The 500 entries to the competition were judged by designers recognized as world leaders in graphics and industrial art, including Saul Bass, Herbert Bayer, James Miho, Herbert Pinzke and Eliot Noyes. According to Anderson: “Angela Davis had just shot up the courthouse and the Manson murders had just happened. I wanted to move away from that, from the Haight-Ashbury poster art with its amorphous organic shapes to create something simpler and cleaner.”

http://umbcaiga.tumblr.com

They have lots of great events throughout the semester promoting Graphic Design, Animation, Illustration, etc. There are workshops, portfolio reviews, screenings and lots of other fun stuff. Their tumblr is a great way to keep up to date with everything going on!

Usually you have to pay to join AIGA, but is free to join the student group. They’ll also help you become a professional member if you’d like to (about $50). It’s definitely worth it as you get access to their job listings, professional portfolio fair, and you get your own online portfolio.

Did I mention that 2 of our employees, Mayen and Michelle, are the Secretary and Vice President? Pretty Rockin.

umbcaiga:

Hope everyone’s summer has been going well!

Mark your calendars for September 9th, we have a Welcome to ART event! Anyone within the Visual Arts discipline is welcome, no matter what your concentration is. Come to meet and greet fellow students & faculty, have some food, and have a good time!

Penny typography by Stagmeister Inc. “Obsessions make my life worse and my work better”. I love that. More here.

This image was created with a cool site called Wordle, where you can type in in whatever words you want, and the site will arrange your words in different patterns, colors, and fonts. You can also select these options to your preference too!