Graphic Design News

1. 17 May 2010 Department Highlights - Graphic Design

   CCS Graphic Design students and faculty participate in industry events and exhibitions

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2. 06 Apr 2010 Graphic Design student featured on Motiongrapher.com

   CCS Graphic Design senior Steve Panicara recently had a rebranding project he completed in Advanced Visual Communications 1 for Detroit Public Television featured on motionographer: an influential motion design website. Click here to see the feature - http://motionographer.com/2010/03/31/stephen-panicaras-dptv-rebrand/

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3. 31 Mar 2010 Department Highlights - Graphic Design

   CCS Graphic Design students, alumni and faculty have been participating in industry projects and events.

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4. 22 Mar 2010 Department Highlights - Graphic Design

   Graphic Design students are fundraising for a New York studio tour in March. Fi David Reinfurt, founder of O R G of New York, will host a ThinkShop with Graphic Design students this month. In late spring, Filter Detroit will host a group of students and PhD candidates as well as faculty members of architecture (urban heritage and urban development) and art and design from the Bauhaus University Weimar in Germany for a project named “Research Trip to Detroit.” Nina Bianchi, adjunct faculty, is working with the Detroit Digital Justice Coalition.

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5. 24 Feb 2010 CCS students, faculty and alumni selected as finalists in Detroit Institute of Arts and Let's Save Michigan Poster Contest

   On December 15th, the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA) and Let's Save Michigan issued an open call to artists, illustrators, and graphic designers for original posters to inspire Michiganders to revive their state. CCS students, faculty, and alumni answered that call with 13 selected out of over 300 entries as finalists.

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6. 19 May 2009 Winners of the 2009 CCS Alumni Scholarship Competition announced

   The Alumni Scholarship Fund was established in 1983 with a gift from married alumni who met while taking the same class at CCS. Throughout the years the fund has been maintained by gifts from many CCS alumni. CCS freshman, sophomore and junior students enrolled full-time are annually invited to enter the competition, which asks for 3 images of recent work and a statement of intent. This year the competition received 50 entries.

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7. 28 Apr 2009 CCS Graphic Design faculty, students and alumni capture AIGA Detroit Re:View awards

   CCS Graphic Design faculty, students and alumni captured 19 awards at the AIGA Detroit Re:View biannual juried exhibition, including the prestigious "Best in Category" and "Judges Selection."

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8. 02 Apr 2009 The Sneaker Project exhibition features work of CCS Product Design, Graphic Design and Photography students

   In conjunction with the NCAA 2009 Men’s Final Four tournament weekend, The Boll Family YMCA will host its second annual multi-media basketball exhibit, called The Sneaker Project. The four-day event, which begins with an opening reception on Friday, April 3 at 6 p.m., and runs through Monday, April 6, celebrates the influence of the sneaker in basketball, design, and as a major cultural influence with today’s youth.

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9. 29 Jan 2009 CCS Graphic Design Department and AIGA Detroit host a presentation by the AIGA Re:View judges

   The CCS Graphic Design Department and AIGA Detroit will co-host a presentation by the judges of the AIGA Re:View – Eric Cruz, Cheryl Towler Weese, and Michael Hendrix - on Friday, January 30, 2009 at 6:30 p.m.

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10. 12 Nov 2008 CCS and AIGA Detroit Present the Toyota Lecture on Design: Celebrate Michigan Design

    CCS and AIGA Detroit present the Toyota Lecture on Design: Celebrate Michigan Design; celebrating the past, present and future of graphic design in Michigan on Wednesday, November 19, 2008 from 6:30 – 10:00 p.m. (Doors open at 6:00 p.m.). The event features Edward Fella, Nelson Greer and Ron Rae, prominent design-illustrators who will share their experiences of working in the 60’s Detroit commercial art industry.

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