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PSU-GD Work in Newsweek! Go Jenny! Go Ewan!

Ewan Wang and Jenny Censky are interning with Jeff Glendenning at Timber Press this summer. The two of them helped Jeff with the above infographic which was published in this week's Newsweek. Go take a look! Congrats Ewan and Jenny! Super awesome! Thanks Jeff and Timber Press for providing such a GREAT experience! 

Congrats to Ben Parsons and Ethan Allen Smith!

above: Ben Parsons' poster was a Best Use of Typography finalist! Poster was created for Rob Bond's Type Two class (ART 354). More of this project can be seen HERE.

above: Ethan Allen Smith's poster was a Best Use of Typography & Best Use of Illustration finalist!  Poster was created for Matt Livengood's Communication Design Studio One class (ART 118).

above: Ethan Allen Smith's poster was a Best Use of Typography finalist!  Poster was created for Megan McGinley's Digital Imaging class (ART 210).

Portland State Graphic Design had a great showing in the Show Us Your Posterior poster competition that was sponsored by Students in Design at Columbia College in Chicago. 

There were a ton of entries, but only a few winners. Congrats Ethan and Ben!

One of our own: Ethan Allen Smith for ASPSU Student Body President!

Exciting news! Ethan Allen Smith is running for ASPSU President! You probably have seen Ethan around the art annex talking, laughing it up and also making really lovely and thoughtful work. Let's get an effective communicator on ALL levels (visual and verbal) into the ASPSU President role.

Part of Ethan's platform is focused on strengthening the student groups on campus. 

From his statement of candidacy:

My name is Ethan Allen Smith and I am looking forward to serving you as your student body President. As a Portland native, I love this city and this university. When my wife and I made the decision to return to college, we knew there was no better place to earn a degree in Graphic Design than from Portland State University. When I transferred from PCC, I was instantly impressed by the enthusiasm and dedication of the students and faculty on this campus. I am on the board of the Friends of Graphic Design student group. I also became involved in ASPSU almost immediately, where I have had the privilege of serving as a Senator, President pro-tempore, and currently as Vice President. My long term goal is to become a professor of graphic design, so it has been a wonderful opportunity to work closely with PSU Students and this administration.

Read the rest of the statement at the campaign website! Go LIKE hiim on facebook! and for the love of everything good, please go and vote for him on the 23rd of April!

 

PSU is all up in The National Student Show this weekend in Dallas!

Martie Flores' Twin Peaks Campaign was selected for the National Student Show in Dallas, Texas! See Martie's entire campaign HERE!

Two PSU students had their work selected for the National Student Design Show which is being held this weekend in Dallas, Texas. Martie Flores and Randi Haugland's work was chosen to be placed among the best of the best in student design! CONGRATS!! 

Randi Haugland's Spice of Africa Campaign was accepted into the 2011 National Student Show. See the work in its entirity HERE.

HI Randi! Hi Martie!

Also, PSU Faculty Kate Bingaman Burt will be a keynote speaker at the conference!

The Portland Egotist talks about the design scene in PDX

Hey future Portland job and internship seekers! The Portland Egotist just posted a great roundup of a lot of the fab shops here in town. Go and check out the goods! PSU also got a shout towards the end. YAHOO! Also, keep an eye on The Egotist...good stuff!

PSU Faculty Briar Levit on Design*Sponge!

Congrats Briar! Design*Sponge loves you! PSUGD faculty Briar Levit landed on Design*Sponge with her awesome typeface calendars! Go get one before they are all gone!

 

OMFGCO + PSU GD Mike Eaton + Thing Maker on NotCot

PSUGD student Mike Eaton recently scored an Internship at OMFGco* in Portland. Along with helping them with the new Spirit of 77 bar, he also hand cranked 50 Thing Maker prints which are available in the OMFGco shop. Get your hands on a THING MAKER print!

Thing Maker showed up on the awesome design blog NotCot. Go Mike! Go OMFGco!

*1/3 of OMFGco is 2005 PSU GD grad Fritz Mesenbrink. 

Portland AIGA SHIFT 5 Salon: What does sustainable design mean to you?

AIGA Shift 5 Salon: What does sustainable design mean to you?

November 18, 2010 / 7:00pm - 9:30pm  / Ecotrust 721 NW 9th Avenue

Students from Chris North’s 5wk seminar “Waste Not” (ART 471) will present at this event.

Congratulations to Jessica Cerrato, Jason Heglund, Justin Lucero, Bruce Myhre, Stephanie Kotaniemi, Heather Noddings!

above: Think. Less. by Jessica Cerrato, Jason Heglund, Justin Lucero

Think. Less. Proposes that the true environmental, social & economic costs of consumer choices are not visible to consumers. If the cost of waste were made more transparent, by connecting the price at the cash register with the cost in terms of environmental, social and economic sustainability, it might foster a sense of urgency and responsibility about our finite resources.The tools of branding are used for a labeling/receipt system that ranks waste for food products.Consumers are awarded points for making purchases that generate less waste. These points canbe used towards purchase of further low-waste items. 

above: Perfectly Fine by Bruce Myhre, Stephanie Kotaniemi,Heather Noddings

Perfectly Fine is a proposal to Rebrand Portland’s Municipal Water Supply. Bottled water represents one of the most egregious examples of needless waste in our culture, but most efforts to shift behavior focus on the negative approach of discouraging the use of bottled water.Perfectly Fine takes on the challenge of the negative perception of bottled water by exploring are-branding and marketing campaign for Portland tap water. 

Waste Not is a five week seminar that engages graphic design students in discussion and hands on research to rethink the role they play in product design, packaging, distribution and marketing. Students review, discuss and brainstorm social, environmental and economic issues related to waste. Key concepts addressed include de-materialization (dependency on the material whenwhat you really need is the service), the true cost of a product versus perceived wants and needs,our throw-away culture and the process of understanding how choices or actions influence oneanother within a whole.

Congratulations to these fine students and their wonderful presentations for being selected. Now go and hear them be presented on November 18th! GOOD WORK!

PSU Faculty = Young Guns!

 
Last Thursday a few of our faculty members were in New York! Frank Chimero and Always with Honor were being awarded the title of YOUNG GUNS by the Art Directors Club. Frank teaches Typography, Information Design and Senior Thesis classes at PSU and Always with Honor will be teaching Information Design next quarter. This is a big deal, people. Read more about the Young Guns backstory HERE and give Frank and AWH a big high five when you see them in the halls!

 

PSU GD + Studio 360 = This Weekend!

Studio 360 contacted me (Kate!) a few weeks back looking for an illustrator to rethink Uncle Sam for an upcoming radio/online feature. I proposed that we make this a PSU Graphic Design project and bring in some of our fantastic students to interpret the Uncle Sam challenge. They rose to the challenge BIG TIME. Check out their fantastic results and our process HERE. 

I sat down with the host Kurt Anderson a week or so ago in the WNYC studios to talk about the work and their process and prior to this, Studio 360 sent a sound engineer to record one of our group meetings. What a fun experience. The students did such a wonderful job.

Students participating: Sarah Baugh, Colby Brooks, Justin Flood, Nate Garvison, Nicole Lavelle, Carrie Peters, Jasmine Silver, Ben Vickery, Sage Warner and Christy Lee Zilka.

The end results of both these projects will air THIS WEEKEND...

Nationally on XM and SIRIUS on channel 196, Saturday July 3rd at 2PM. In New York on 93.9 FM Saturday July 3rd at 4PM, and Sunday July 4th at 11AM. In San Francisco on 88.5 FM Saturday July 3rd at 9PM. In Eugene, Oregon on 1280 AM Saturday July 3rd at 9AM and Sunday July 4th at 10AM. In Tilamook, Oregon on 91.1 AM Sunday July 4th at 8PM.

And will be available as a Podcast on Studio 360’s website. Tune in!