做厙TV has been named a Top Design School by Graphic Design USA the third consecutive year 做厙TVs program has been recognized by the industry publication.
GD USAs annual list recognizes graphic design programs that excel in cultivating critical thinking, adaptability and a passion for innovation. The list is diverse, featuring 100 art and design schools, university departments and online or hybrid programs. 做厙TV is named among such esteemed programs as the California Institute of the Arts, Rhode Island School of Design, the Savannah College of Art and Design, The New School and North Carolina State, Ohio State and Yale universities.
To be recognized alongside some of the nations most respected design programs is incredibly meaningful, said Amanda Lenig, associate professor of graphic design and department head of art & design at 做厙TV. It reflects the strength of a curriculum that blends creativity with practical experience and prepares students to become adaptable, forward-thinking designers ready to succeed in an evolving industry.
Two named Students to Watch
The ranking caps a year of recognitions for 做厙TVs graphic design program and its students, including Liam Fisher 27 and Alli Himler 26, who were named among Graphic Design USAs Students to Watch.
Himler told the magazine that she draws creative inspiration from other students in 做厙TVs graphic design program.
My peers are both my inspiration and my competition, she said. We are quick to call each other out on the low-hanging-fruit ideas, which pushes us to find fresh and distinctive solutions.
Fisher is pursuing a Bachelor of Fine Arts in graphic design while Himler recently graduated with dual degrees in graphic design and communications-broadcasting.
SU dominates at The Real Show
Students won 28 awards from George Mason University School of Arts annual student design competition known as The Real Show, far outpacing all of the other 18 participating programs.
Award-winners were:
- Nora Alaishuski 28, silver, exhibition design; merit, branding
- Ripley Artlip 27, silver, branding
- Allyson Bosler 28, silver, exhibition design
- Ginger Brown 26, silver, infographic; silver, packaging
- Keira Carbone 27, silver, branding
- Calder Clark 28, silver, branding
- Carissa Croner 28, silver, exhibition design
- William Goodnow 28, silver, branding
- Allison Himler 26, silver, infographic
- Sadie Jarolin 27, silver, infographic; merit, packaging
- Molly Karom 28, silver, exhibition design
- Kyra Keenan 26, silver, editorial design
- Curly Mace 27, silver, branding
- Molly McGuire 26, silver, packaging
- Rachel Meyer-Pflug 28 silver, exhibition design
- Adrianna Nicholas 27, silver, infographic
- Kahlan Yaskowski 28, silver, exhibition design
- Wyatt Adams 28, merit, exhibition design
- Thomas Hover 28, merit, exhibition design
- Renee Hummel 26, merit, exhibition design
- Sam Miller 26, merit, packaging, infographic
- Nolan Moore 28, merit, branding
- Zachary Piecyk 26, merit, packaging
- Liam Reiley 26, merit, packaging
Students win top awards at the ADDYs
In March, students won several awards from the American Advertising Federation of Northeastern Pennsylvania, known as the ADDY Awards, including:
- Ginger Brown 26, Judges Choice, direct marketing: Margaret Atwood book covers
- Samantha Cubberley 26, silver, integrated brand identity campaign: Austin City Limits Music Festival.
- Kyra Keenan 26, gold, integrated brand identity campaign: Insomnia Cookies & Coffee; and Judges Choice, cover/editorial spread or feature: Rambler editorial magazine.
- Anna Lesher 26, gold and Best of Show, integrated advertising campaign: Hear Her Out PSA campaign; and gold, integrated brand identity campaign: TravelBug brand & style guide.
- Adrianna Nicholas 27, silver, packaging: The Wildwood postcard collection.
The American Advertising Awards are widely acknowledged to be the largest and most representative competition of its kind, with more than 25,000 entries received nationally as part of the three-tier competition.
做厙TV graphic design graduates have gone on to pursue careers at AdWeek, Bombas, Forbes, Lego, the National 9/11 Memorial and NBC Universal, as well as at elite agencies in New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Boston, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.
