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Who Is Dangerdust? An Exclusive
Dangerdust in action They’ve been popping up on campus all semester: intricately worked chalkboard messages with one signature, #dangerdust. Dangerdust has captured the attention of students and taken...
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Alumni, Faculty Craft Tiny Pieces for Annual Show
Photo from the 2009 Thumb Box exhibition (screenshot from www.oal.org) Tiny masterpieces are on display at the Ohio Art League’s Thumb Box exhibition, running through Dec. 28 at the OAL Gallery in...
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Update from an Alumna in Academic Affairs
Each year it is tradition for faculty and staff to serve a Thanksgiving feast to students. By Julie Taggart It’s Monday, Nov. 25, 2013, and a long-running tradition is underway—the Thanksgiving meal...
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CCAD Delivers Another Winning Holiday Card
CCAD student Lindsay Dale’s winning design Columbus College of Art & Design teamed with the Columbus Partnership for a second year on a contest to create the image for the holiday card that the...
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Students Explore Identity in Photography Exhibition
Students explored identity through photography in “What Lives.” Photography, Cinematic Arts, and Advertising & Graphic Design students explored identity through photography in What Lives, a class...
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First CPS Faculty Show on Display at Columbus Library
“Ipe” by Jamie Bennati The inaugural CCAD Continuing & Professional Studies faculty exhibition, Impact-Influence, is on display through Feb. 28 at the Carnegie Gallery in the Columbus Metropolitan...
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Student Designs Hit Shelves at Local Harley Dealer
T-shirt design by CCAD students America’s oldest Harley Davidson motorcycle dealer now has fresh new merchandise thanks to a group of CCAD students. The project was facilitated by CCAD’s MindMarket,...
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CCAD MindMarket Partners with Airstream on Iconic Design Project
Classic Airstream. Screenshot from www.airstream.com. Columbus College of Art & Design students made a first round of presentations to Airstream on Jan. 31., embarking on a semester-long creative...
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Ad-Graph Alum Featured in 614 Mag
Chavilah Bennett. Photo from 614 magazine. Credit: Sara Santillan Advertising & Graphic Design alumna Chavilah Bennett (CCAD 2012) talked about her childhood, artistic style, and individuality in...
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Students Go Back to Basics with ABC Book
“Flora & Fauna” The work of 17 students culminated in an ABC book titled Flora & Fauna, now available for purchase through Amazon. The book features illustrated drop cap letter forms designed...
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Alumni, Students to be Featured in Diverse Artistic Showcase
Skully’s Music Diner will host “Pixels” on Feb. 26 from 7-11 p.m. (Screenshot from www.rawartists.org/columbus) RAW, an independent organization of artists from all over the world, will showcase 25...
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Ad Graph Alum Makes Her Mark in Times Square
The final design mockup Advertising & Graphic Design alumna Chavilah Bennett (CCAD 2012) made her mark in a big way—on a giant LED screen in Times Square. Bennett and Columbus design studio S77...
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CCAD Students Own the Night at Local ADDYs
CCAD students took home a total of 17 awards at the ADDYS on Feb. 27. CCAD was well represented at the Columbus ADDYs, the industry’s largest and most representative competition, put on by the...
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Alumni Design HOW Magazine Cover
The cover of the 2014 HOW International Design Annual was designed by two CCAD alumni. Advertising & Graphic Design alumni Jen Adrion and Omar Noory (both CCAD 2008) designed the 2014 HOW...
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CCAD Students Present Model, Concepts to Airstream
Industrial Design junior Lauren Purkhiser “Why can’t you have a business meeting on the beach?” asked Industrial Design junior Lauren Purkhiser, setting the tone for the rest of the presentations to...
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Alumna, Blogger Featured in Cbus Chic Publication
Advertising & Graphic Design alumna Malia Carter (CCAD 2013) Advertising & Graphic Design alumna Malia Carter (CCAD 2013) was featured on Cbus Chic, an online lifestyle publication, on March 3....
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Work by Alumni Featured in Sketching How-To Book
Charlotte Belland’s dog sketches are included in “Urban Sketching: The Complete Guide to Techniques.” Sketches by alumnus Chris Campbell (Animation 2013) and Animation Professor and alumna Charlotte...
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April Art Fair to Offer Fresh, Unique Finds
Art Fair December 2013 Looking for fresh art to rejuvenate your space this spring? Look no further than the CCAD Art Fair on April 5—a juried event that will include more than 100 student, alumni,...
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Student Art of Illustration Show to Celebrate 17th Year
The 17th Annual Art of Illustration show opens April 5 at Rivet Gallery. Poster by CCAD Illustration students Hollyanne Shell and Hannah Ross. CCAD’s annual Art of Illustration show opens April 5 at...
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Creative Briefs—Spring 2014
The interior of the Airstream mock up that students used to develop concepts to present to the company Students Prototype Millennial-Focused Product for Airstream The CCAD MindMarket has engaged 170...
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CCAD Honors Teaching Excellence, Outstanding Seniors, Faculty Retirees
Liberal Arts Professor Lesley Jenike was honored with the 2014 Teaching Excellence Award. Photo: Tyler Dunlavy Columbus College of Art & Design recognized the recipient of the 2014 Teaching...
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CCAD Student Films Screened at Local Film Night
Still from “It Takes Courage, Columbus,” directed by Phil Garrett and filmed and edited by Sakhile Vanqa. A CCAD student film will once again be featured in Film Columbus‘ Camelot Cellars Film Series....
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Wexner Center to Screen Six CCAD Student Films
Still from “Dynamo” by MFA candidates Linda Diec, Liz Roberts, and Lexie Stoia. Photo from www.wexarts.org. Six CCAD student films will be screened at the Wexner Center for the Arts on April 26 as part...
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Student Exhibitions, Showcases Close Year with Flourish
Laser-cut paper sculpture by Professor Mark Hazlerig’s 3D Illustration class. On May 9, CCAD will celebrate the 135th year of one of its longest traditions: SHOW: The Annual Student Exhibition. A...
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Meet Outstanding Advertising & Graphic Design Senior Nigel Ewan
Outstanding Advertising & Graphic Design Senior Nigel EwanPhoto: Amanda Pierce At the end of the academic year, CCAD faculty select one outstanding senior for each undergraduate major. Today, in...
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Students Reveal New Office/Living Airstream to Executives
CCAD students and Airstream CEO Bob WheelerPhoto: Naomi Rossman Airstream executives joined CCAD students, faculty, and guests in the Canzani Center May 7 for the debut of the Airstream Pursuit—a new...
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CCAD Students Take Home Award at Young Ones Design Competition
Advertising & Graphic Design seniors Graham Fisher, Theresa Hensley, and Karl Fekete Advertising & Graphic Design seniors Karl Fekete, Graham Fisher, and Theresa Hensley took home a Bronze...
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Dangerdust, Fashion Show Lookbook Among District ADDY Winners
2013 CCAD Senior Fashion Show look bookPhoto by Danielle Ford CCAD students and alumni are still in the limelight after sweeping the local Columbus ADDYs, the industry’s largest and most representative...
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It’s the End of an Era: What’s Next for Dangerdust?
Dangerdust’s last chalkboardPhoto by Amanda Pierce Dangerdust is taking the world by storm—a chalky, dusty storm stretching to the far corners of the interwebs. The two still-anonymous CCAD students...
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‘Collector’s Collection’ Exhibition Includes Works by Joseph Canzani, Other...
Joseph Canzani served as CCAD president from 1949-95. Photo courtesy CCAD Archives The highlights of several area art collections, including works by former CCAD President Joseph Canzani, are on...
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Students Raise Awareness, Engage Community Through Art Initiatives
An East Franklinton resident works on a community flag design. Photo courtesy Tim Rietenbach Social impact was the theme of several community outreach projects completed throughout the course of the...
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Summer Exhibitions Include Alumni, Faculty Work
“Tour Bus” by Shannon Benine.Photo courtesy of the artist Works by several CCAD alumni and faculty are part of exhibitions around central Ohio this summer. The boundaries of the photographic medium are...
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Introducing the Class of 2014 (They’re an Impressive Bunch!)
Commencement 2014 We just sent an extraordinarily talented class of fresh alumni out into the world, and now we’re starting to feel nostalgic, so we’re taking a look back at the class of 2014 and all...
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Ad Graph Alumna Illustrates Fashion Books
Malia Carter. Image courtesy of www.columbusalive.com. Watercolor illustrations by alumna and blogger Malia Carter (CCAD 2013) bring Stephanie Simons’ debut book All’s Fair in Love and Wardrobe: A...
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Recent Grad’s Senior Thesis Featured on Pinterest
Photo courtesy of www.haleyfischer.squarespace.com/synesthesia. Haley Fischer’s interactive senior thesis exhibition, Synethesia, recently caught the eye of SquareSpace, the content management system...
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First Place: CCAD Student Wins with Eco Design
CCAD design student Jordan Metzer’s winning packaging design. Image courtesy of the artist. CCAD design student Jordan Hetzer was awarded first place in the Graphic Arts Education and Research...
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CCAD Alumni Make iTunes, Hot 100 Chart-Topping Music Video
Click the photo to view the music video for SomeKindaWonderful’s single “Reverse.” With a chart-topping single on iTunes, Alternative Hot 100, and Sirius XM’s Alt Nation, the foursome...
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Designer to Designer: 5 Lessons Learned from CCAD Alumni Pros
Assistant Director of Career Services Janie Robinson, Taylor Sears (CCAD 2007), and Elise Loeb (CCAD 2012) at the alumni employer employer panel Oct. 9. CCAD alumni pros from Abercrombie & Fitch,...
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A New Era: MLS Taps CCAD Design Alum to Revamp Team Logo
The new Columbus Crew logo co-designed by CCAD alumnus Will Bennett and Eric Sinicki. Twenty years after the original logo was born, CCAD design alumnus Will Bennett (Advertising & Graphic Design,...
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CCAD Announces 2015 Awardee for Teaching Excellence
Interim President, Kevin Conlon presents Suzanne Cotton, Assistant Professor and Fashion Design Department Chair, with the 2015 Teaching Excellence Award.Photo: Sean Dunn Columbus College of Art...
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End of Year Exhibitions and Showcases Display CCAD Students’ Tremendous Talents
Image: Still from “The Tragedy at Emmitt Whistle’s” a short film by Assistant Professor Phillip Garrett’s Collaborative Projects class. Director, Drew Theiss; Cinematographer, Hunter Preston. On May...
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CCAD Students Take Home 7 Awards at the 2015 “Hack the Home” Hackathon
CCAD Students, Sierra Clark, Faith Gutzman, Gabe Botkin, Nate Welton, Shane Reed, and Toby Hale show the off their project COO at the 2015 “Hack the Home” Hackathon.Image Credit: Sierra Clark In the...
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Typography in New York – Wrapping up the Semester
By Mark Mount Throughout the past month Josh Bodman’s Advanced Typography class has been hard at work organizing their New York program details, designing and printing a book, and creating typefaces....
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Congratulations CCAD 2015 Outstanding Seniors!
Faculty, staff, and administration at Columbus College of Art & Design will be joined by parents, family, and friends on May 9, 2015 for the college’s 136th Commencement ceremonies. Commencement...
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CCAD Advertising & Graphic Design Students Win 2 National ADDY Awards
Lindsay Dale’s Sloth Sanctuary print ad campaign. Columbus College of Art & Design will have three advertising & graphic design students nationally recognized at the American Advertising Awards...
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Welcome to New York
By Kristen Lick High Line, former train tracks, but soon to be opened as a park. WE’RE OFFICIALLY HERE! All our hard work from the semester has paid off and we finally get to experience all that New...
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Meeting Milton Glaser in New York
By: Faith Gutzman Milton Glaser We shook hands with the design legend and I hope his wisdom and talent rubbed off on us, well at least me. Milton Glaser, the grandfather of American graphic design,...
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Saying Goodbye to NY
By Caitlin Mulhall Group Bonding Our final day in New York City was probably the most packed day over the course of the trip. During our trip we were visiting 1-2 agency’s a day but on Thursday we had...
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More than just a class….
By: Ben Inmon Portfolio Night After visiting 16 different Ad firms over a two week period, we have all gained a new perspective and outlook on how the design industry works, what firms want in...
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Making a Spash in NYC – Final thoughts
By: Zach Wilke One of many industry visits Our two weeks in NYC have been a marathon—And personally I’ve never known anyone to finish one and not come back changed and inspired. An earlier post spoke...
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