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.
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.
Visitors from several different programs at our Poly-tech exchange school in Morocco recently stopped in for a critique in Peter Pham’s Computer Illustration Class. Welcome to our guests and many happy memories and safe travels to you!
Ms. Sue LaCanne recently had a group show at ENVI lounge in downtown Racine, featuring framed photographic prints. On behalf of the department and students, congratulations Sue!
