Graphic Design Program at Gateway Technical College
Department Site for the Graphic Design Program at Gateway Technical College
Three of four prizes in the LIFE IS BIG video contest for Gateway were won by Graphic Comm students!
Congratulations to Tina Buckley, Chris Palomares, and Tonia Copabianco, who all won some of the top prizes! Incidentally, you can see some of their videos in this year’s (2018) Student Design Show Multimedia Category.
We have “zero-inventory” producer shirts available for online purchase.
There are sold at the producers cost (no profit), and are a bit higher since the retailer is a produces the shirts on demand. Use the coupon code KBBKV9GU for additional 20% discount.
Purchase in small groups to help reduce shipping costs.
We also have limited supplies of shirts from PREVIOUS design shows available as well. (2016, 2015, 2014, 2012). Please inquire with Peter Pham (phampete@gtc.edu).
Proceeds from any of those sales will go towards donations to GTC charities.
After the 2018 STUDENT DESIGN SHOW, Student Submissions for the 2018 show will be viewable via the links listed below
BRANDING / IDENTITY
(campaign, logo dev, Corporate Identity, Branding, collateral branding [magnets, shirts, pens, etc.)
| TOP 5 in Judging for all categories | Student Branding and Identity Work |
DIGITAL ILLUSTRATION
Illustration Work Utilizing Digital Methods and software
| TOP 5 in Judging for all categories | Student Digital Illustration Work |
LAYOUT
(posters, books, covers, magazines, brochures)
| TOP 5 in Judging for all categories | Student Layout Work |
MULTIMEDIA
(games, presentations, audio, video)
| TOP 5 in Judging for all categories | Student Multimedia Work |
PACKAGING
(die-cut overlays, box and label design, product packaging)
| TOP 5 in Judging for all categories | Student Packaging Work |
PHOTOGRAPHY
(s.o.o.c. cropping, minimal global editing)
| TOP 5 in Judging for all categories | Student Photography Work |
PHOTO-MANIPULATION
(collage, composited images, significant retouching, effects, manipulation)
| TOP 5 in Judging for all categories | Student Photo-Manipulation Work |
3D
(digital modeling, rendering,3D digital printing)
| TOP 5 in Judging for all categories | Student 3D Work |
TRADITIONAL MEDIA ILLUSTRATION
(traditional media: dry media, wet media, dimensional)
| TOP 5 in Judging for all categories | Student Traditional Media Work |
WEBPAGE DESIGN
wireframes, final comps, prototypes, and finished webpages
| TOP 5 in Judging for all categories | Student Web Design Work |
2018 SDS JUDGES
many thanks to this years judges!
2018 SDS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Thanks to all who have helped make this year’s show.
This year’s identity features a stylized watercolor “Red Hawk” (Gateway’s mascot) soaring upward in flight. An apt visual metaphor for Gateway Students.
For this year’s award, designer Kristen Cajka looked towards something different—adding more color and a unique quality to the awards.
With the assistance of the Fab Lab’s John Zehren, and instructor Peter Pham, Kristen’s awards were fabricated from scratch with materials purchased at local businesses, and manufactured at Gateway’s S.C. Johnson iMET center FAB LAB.
Prof. Jose Montoto at Carthage College shared with us some info about upcoming events:
The Wisconsin Chapter of the AIGA is having a series of portfolio review dates coming up. Design Students are invited to participate.
Here’s some info from Professor Motto, who is also the Education Co-director with AIGA:
Cost is $30 members/ $40 non-members:
March 31 Portfolio Workshop
C2 Graphics
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Designers and creatives will teach you how to create the perfect physical or digital portfolio!
There is nothing more important to your career than presenting your work in a professional, attractive and accessible way.
April 19 Agency Tour
Laughlin Constable
6:00 PM
Get a taste of your future. Join us downtown Milwaukee at Laughlin Constable and see what agency life is all about.
Get a tour of their unique space and get the answers to the burning questions about life as a professional designer.
April 21 Portfolio Review
UWM School of Continuing Education
9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Meet with design professionals one-on-one and get feedback on your portfolio. This will be the beta test for your portfolio and your interview skills.
Design professionals will meet with you individually and assess your portfolio, letting you know pieces that work and the pieces that need work!
You can meet with up to 8 professionals on this day.
This Spring, the district-wide STUDENT DESIGN SHOW will return to the Kenosha Campus! (The last design show held on the Kenosha campus was in 2005). The RECEPTION and AWARDS will be held on Thursday, April 12, 2018, from 5:00 – 8:00pm in the Kenosha Campus Atrium.
This year’s identity was designed by Ms. Kristen Cajka. Kristen’s design was selected from a panel of Administrators and Administrative support personnel (at the end of January) from a pool of submissions from students in the Advanced course on both the Racine and Elkhorn Campuses.
It incorporates Kristen’s traditional watercolor interpretation of the Gateway Technical College mascot soaring upwards; the RED HAWK.
Congratulations Kristen!
The Racine Campus has undergone some major renovations over the summer term. When Students return for the fall term, they will notice a new set of labs for the program.
Campus Dean Ray Koukari shared this image of L202 (new right wall with new classroom next door) with the Graphics Team. Graphic Instructor offices will be just down the hall from where they used to be located.
The summers of 2017 & 2018, GTC GRAPHIC COMM students had the chance to study abroad at a provincial French estate/vineyard; restoring and renovating.
Quick on one of the links below to see journal posts from the latest Graphic Comm study-abroad trip to the Château de Gudanes.
This semester’s study-abroad adventure centered on the repair and restoration of Château de Gudanes in the beautiful South of France.
Look forward to reading student journals from their adventures, and seeing updates posted on Facebook.
The YOUTUBE video and Website link for the restoration project are listed below.
Congrats to the class of 2017!
